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TN Visa
The nonimmigrant NAFTA Professional TN visa allows citizens of Canada and Mexico, as NAFTA professionals, to work in the United States in prearranged business activities for U.S. or foreign employers. Such a visa category can be applied for at the port of entry or airport pre-clearance with proper documentation from employer as well as evidence of experience or education qualifications.
Professions covered under NAFTA include:
Profession1 |
Minimum Education Requirements or Alternative Credentials |
General |
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Accountant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A. or C.M.A. |
Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license2 |
Computer Systems Analyst |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma3 or Post-Secondary Certificate4, and three years experience |
Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (claims Adjuster employed by an insurance company located in the territory of a Party, or an independent claims adjuster) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree, and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims; or three years experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims |
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; or 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 in hotel/restaurant management |
Industrial Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
Interior Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
Land Surveyor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial/federal license |
Landscape Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Lawyer (including Notary in the 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 was a prerequisite) |
Management Consultant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years experience as a management consultant, or five years experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement |
Mathematician (including Statistician) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Range Manager/Range Conservationalist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Scientific Technician/Technologist5 |
Possession of: |
Social Worker |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Technical Publications Writer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
Urban Planner (including Geographer) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Vocational Counsellor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Medical/Allied Professional |
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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 Technologist (Canada)/Medical Technologist (Mexico and the United States)6 |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience |
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 only) |
M.D. or Doctor en Medicina; or state/provincial license |
Physiotherapist/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 |
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Agriculturist (including 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 |
Geologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Geochemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the United States) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Horticulturist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Meteorologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Pharmacologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Physicist (including 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 |
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College |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Seminary |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
University |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
Reviews
All my concerns about entering the United States went away after the Pilkington Law Firm was able to assist me in obtaining a waiver
I was able to have my spouse rejoin me min Canada very quickly thanks to the professional assistance of the Pilkington Law Firm
Pilkington Law Firm professionally handled our business transition to the United States under the intra-company transferee visa from start to finish
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