Going to USA Details: TN Visas (NAFTA Professionals)

Going to USA Details: TN Visas (NAFTA Professionals)

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement citizens of Canada in certain professions may enter the United States to work for a U.S. company or may be sent by their Canadian employer to perform work in the United States. In order to qualify for TN "Professional" status, the intended activity to be performed in the United States must be in a profession listed in Appendix 1603.D.1 of NAFTA and the applicant must possess the required credentials to be considered a "professional". Some of the qualifying professional titles include: Systems Analyst, Engineer, Scientific Technician, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Lawyers, Hotel managers, Management Consultants, Accountants, Journalists and Architects. While many of the listed professions require a minimum of a Baccalaureate degree, some professions only require a post-secondary diploma plus several years of work experience to qualify for the TN visa.
Obtained at the border.

Must be working in profession listed in NAFTA treaty. There is an official list of TN occupations & requirements.

Length: One year. Yes, can extend in increments of 1 year terms. No statutory limit but must intend to leave the United States.

Official TN Occupation Title for the resume you show at the border: Computer Systems Analyst.
At the top of your resume, very clearly, you must separate your vendor training and your school training, and prove: Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate and three years experience

Non Canadian institutions can be given equivalence from a company like the "World Education Services" www.wes.org

Contact me if you have questions,
Currently recruiting for various US roles....

Thanks,
Chris Richmond,

BScH, MCSE, MCDBA
Technical Manager
Ian Martin Ltd.
Oakville, ON.
905-815-1600 x 2276
richmond@ianmartin.com



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