TN Visa Overview

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By: Brian D. Zuccaro

Attorney at Law
Serotte Reich & Wilson
300 Delaware Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14202
P: 716.854.7525
F: 716.854.0294

TN Visa – Registered Nurse

 

NAFTA Requirements for TN Visa as a Registered Nurse.


To qualify for TN visa status under NAFTA as a Registered Nurse, an applicant must possess one of the following:

  1. Licenciatura Degree; or
  2. State / provincial license.

The term “state/provincial license” is defined as “any document issued by a state, provincial, or federal government, as the case may be, or under its authority, but not by a local government, that permits a person to engage in a regulated activity or profession.” See 8 C.F.R. § 214.6 (c) and n.2.

Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement.

Individuals applying for TN visa status under the Registered Nurse category have to obtain a Health Care Worker (Visa Screen) certificate before they may obtain TN visa status.

Additional Materials:

References:

  • U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, Health Care (2008-09).

Revised July 14, 2008.