If you are Canadian, you can either apply for a TN at the border or with USCIS. If you are Mexican national, you can either apply for a TN at a US Consulate abroad, or with USCIS.
The TN visa is a non-immigrant visa open to Canadian and Mexican professionals who have a job offer in a profession that appears on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMAC”) profession list.
Provided they meet the degree or foreign license requirements; an applicant can qualify for the TN visa even if they do not have the U.S. state license at the time of application.
The USMCA (NAFTA) work permit under the International Mobility Program allows US and Mexican professionals to obtain work authorization in Canada if they have a Canadian job offer.
Scott Legal just had another Canadian TN approval. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years under the difficult category of Computer Systems Analyst.
Although a TN applicant cannot own or control the U.S. employer, a TN applicant who is self-employed by their business in Canada or Mexico can apply for a TN visa based on an independent U.S. employer requesting the services of…
We just had a TN extension of status petition approved by USCIS. The Applicant is a Canadian national and was applying for a TN under the Economist category.
Some TN visa categories do not require a bachelors degree; applicants can qualify with a 2-year post-secondary diploma/certificate, work experience, or a license depending on the category.
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