Braverman & Lin, P.C.
Toll Free: 800.237.8331
Tel: 703.243.1474
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Toll Free: 800.237.8331
Tel: 703.243.1474
Fax: 703.243.1494
E-mail: info@ocho.com
INFORMATION CENTER
Nonimmigrant VisasTN VISA APPLICATION. NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)
Copyright by Michael Lin, Esquire, October 2001
- TN application can be applied directly at the port of entry, US international airport or preflight inspection station. The application should contain the following:
- Evidence of citizenship (passport or birth certificate)
- Evidence that the applicant meets the minimum job requirements
- Employment letter setting forth detailed job description, length of employment, summary of the applicant's education and/or experience, and remuneration for the services rendered.
- Employment is granted for a period of up to one year.
- Employment can be renewed indefinitely for one year each time.
- Must file I-129 Visa Petition with CIS Northern Service Center even in emergent situations. The visa petition should contain the following:
- Evidence of citizenship (passport)
- Certified ETA9035 Labor Condition Application
- Evidence that the applicant meets the minimum job requirements
- Employment letter setting forth detailed job description
- Once the Visa Petition is approved, the applicant will be able to apply for a TN visa with an American consulate to enter the US.
- Employment is granted for a period of up to one year.
- Employment can be renewed indefinitely for one year each time.
- Must file amended I-129 TN Visa Petition to advise the CIS of any changes of terms and conditions of the employment that will affect the applicant's eligibility in remaining in a TN status.
- Must notify the CIS if the applicant is terminated prior to the expiration of the status
PROFESSIONS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE TN VISA:
- Accountant
- Architect
- Computer Systems Analyst - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate and three years' experience.
- Disaster relief insurance claims adjuster
- Economist
- Engineer
- Forester
- Graphic Designer
- Hotel Manager hotel/restaurant management
- Industrial Designer
- Interior Designer
- Land Surveyor
- Landscape Architect
- Lawyer
- Librarian
- Management Consultant
- Mathematician (including Statistician)
- Scientific Technician/Technologist
- Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist)
- Technical Publications Writer
- Urban Planner (including Geographer)
- Medical/Allied Professionals
- Dentist
- Dietitian
- Medical Laboratory Technologist (Canada)
- Nutritionist
- Occupational Therapist
- Pharmacist
- Physician (teaching or research only)
- Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist
- Psychologist
- Recreational Therapist
- Registered Nurse
- Veterinarian
- SCIENTIST
- Agriculturist (including Agronomist)
- Animal Breeder
- Animal Scientist
- Apiculturist
- Astronomer
- Biochemist
- Biologist
- Chemist
- Dairy Scientist
- Entomologist
- Epidemiologist
- Geneticist
- Geochemist
- Geologist
- Geophysicist
- Horticulturist
- Meteorologist
- Pharmacologist
- Physicist
- Plant Breeder
- Poultry Scientist
- Soil Scientist
- Zoologist
- TEACHER
- College
- Seminary
- University
