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NAFTA TN Visa Status
TN Visa & Green Card
Relevant Laws & More

Introduction to NAFTA TN Visa Status

  • Primer on U.S. Immigration Law

    Discussion of nonimmigrants vs. immigrants; and the nonimmigrant visa categories.

  • Background on NAFTA

    Creation of NAFTA; Purpose and Implementation of NAFTA; and the Four U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Categories created under NAFTA.

  • No Visa, Petition, or LCA Required for TN Status

    There is no numerical limitation on the number of Canadian citizens that may be admitted into the U.S. as TN professionals each year.

  • Limited Occupations Available for TN Visa Status

    A TN visa applicant may only seek admission under NAFTA in one of the professions set forth in Appendix 1603.D.1 to Annex 1603 of NAFTA. Check out the occupations here.

  • Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates for TN

    Learn about the Degree, Post-secondary Diploma, and Post-secondary Certificate Requirements for TN status under NAFTA.

  • License Not Needed for Admission as TN

    USCIS has adopted a rule that removes the requirement that an applicant for a TN must present a license at the time of application for admission to the United States.

  • Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement

    A foreign citizen who seeks admission to the United States for the primary purpose of performing labor as a health care worker, other than a physician, is inadmissible to the U.S. unless he or she presents a Health Care Worker certificate. Four TN visa categories are subject to this rule.

  • Training, School, and Part-Time Work as TN

    May obtain TN status to engage in training in one of the TN occupational categories; may attend school if incidental to work; or work in U.S. under part-time basis.

  • Restrictions While in Nonimmigrant TN Status

    Be mindful of the limitations to non-immigrant status. Work authorization is employer specific. Need to depart the U.S. once TN status expires.