The North American Free Trade Agreement provides for the temporary entry of Mexican and Canadian business persons to ``engage in activities at a professional level."
Allows Canadian and Mexican business persons to work in the United States at a professional level of employment.
The TN professional is allowed to receive a salaried income from the employer.
The TN visa allows for entry of spouses and children under of 21 years of age by way of the "TD" Treaty Dependent classification.
The spouse and children under twenty one year of age are permitted to attend school on their TD visa status.
The applicant must be a citizen of Canada or Mexico and coming to perform professional services of a temporary nature for a United States employer.
The TN applicant must be qualified as a professional the occupation must be listed in the Appendix 1603.D.1 to Annex 1603 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, as follows on the next page:
Accountant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
C.P. A., C.A., C.G.A., C.M.A. |
Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Computer Systems Analyst |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
post-secondary diploma or post-secondary
certificate, and three years experience |
Disaster Relief Insurance |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree,
Claims Adjuster, successful completion of training in disaster relief insurance adjustment; or three years experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in disaster relief insurance adjustment |
Economist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Engineer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Forester |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Graphic Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
post-secondary diploma or post-secondary
certificate, and three years experience |
Hotel Manager |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree in
hotel / restaurant management; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate in hotel / restaurant management, and three years experience |
Industrial Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
post-secondary diploma or post-secondary
certificate, and three years experience |
Interior Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
post-secondary diploma or post-secondary
certificate, and three years experience |
Land Surveyor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Landscape Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Lawyer (or Notary in province of Quebec) |
LL.B., J.D., LL.L., B.C.L.,
or Licenciatura degree (five years);
or membership in a State / Provincial bar |
Librarian |
M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree is a prerequisite) |
Management Consultant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or five years experience in consulting or related field |
Mathematician (Statistician) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Range Manager / Conservationist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Research Assistant
(in post-secondary
educational institution) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Scientific Technician / Technologist |
Must possess theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines: Agricultural Sciences, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Forestry, Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology, or Physics; and the ability to solve practical problems in the discipline, or apply principles of the discipline to basic or applied research |
Social Worker |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Sylviculturist
(Forestry Specialist) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Technical Publications Writer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
post-secondary diploma or post-secondary
certificate, and three years experience |
Urban Planner (Geographer) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Vocational Counselor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
MEDICAL / ALLIED PROFESSIONALS
|
Dentist |
D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia
or Doctor en Cirugia Dental;
or State / Provincial license |
Dietitian |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Medical Laboratory |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
post-secondary diploma or post-secondary
certificate, and three years experience |
Technologist (Canada) / Medical Technologist (Mexico and the United States) Nutritionist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Occupational Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Pharmacist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Physician
(teaching or research) |
M.D., Doctor en Medicina;
or State / Provincial license |
Physio/Physical Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree;
or State / Provincial license |
Psychologist |
State / Provincial license
or Licenciatura degree |
Recreational Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Registered Nurse |
State / Provincial license
or Licenciatura degree |
Veterinarian |
D.V.M., D.M.V., or Doctor en Veterinaria;
or State / Provincial license |
SCIENTIST
|
Agriculturist (Agronomist) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Animal Breeder |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Animal Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Apiculturist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Astronomer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Biochemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Biologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Chemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Dairy Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Entomologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Epidemiologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Geneticist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Pharmacologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Physicist
(Oceanographer in Canada) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Plant Breeder |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Poultry Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Soil Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Zoologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
TEACHER
|
College |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Seminary |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
University |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree |
Dependent spouses and children are not permitted to work on TD visa status.
TN visas are not convertible to lawful permanent residence status, however, TN status does not preclude qualification under another visa classification.