Where to Apply for NAFTA TN Visa Status

Canadian Citizens outside U.S. Must Apply in Person at Border or Airport:

• A citizen of Canada outside the U.S. seeking temporary entry as a TN professional under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) must submit in person an application for admission at a United States Class A port-of-entry (“POE”), at a United States airport handling international traffic, or at a United States pre-clearance/pre-flight station (“PFI”).

• Note that TN Applications for Canadian Citizens outside the U.S. cannot be submitted with an I-129 petition through the Vermont Service Center. The application must be made in person at one of the designated areas listed above.

• If a TN applicant plans to submit his or her TN application at an airport, that person must apply the same day as his flight. However, a TN applicant who applies for a TN at a land POE may travel back and forth freely into Canada and the U.S. the same day after approval of the TN.

• Department of State Guidance on Processing NAFTA TN Visas for Mexican Citizens.

Go to Where to File TN Visa Chart - A comparison of procedures and issues for Port-of-Entry, Pre-Flight Inspection, and USCIS Service Center TN applications.

Back to TN Visa Application.

Revised November 17, 2006.