About TN Visas

Individuals typically apply for the TN work authorization by presenting an employer job offer letter, the qualifying position description, and evidence of the TN worker’s qualifications. Canadian citizens apply with Customs and Border Protection at the point of entry to the United States. Mexican citizens must obtain a TN visa stamp at US consulate. The TN can be requested for up to 3 years, and can be renewed. Below is a list of qualifying professions and education requirements under USMCA:

General

Accountant 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A., C.M.A.

Architect

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license

Computer System Analyst  

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or post-secondary Certificate and three years experience

Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (Claims Adjuster employed by an insurance company located in the territory of a Party or an independent Claims Adjuster) 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims; or three years experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims

Economist

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Engineer  

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license

Forester 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license

Graphic Designer  

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma and three years experience

Hotel Manager

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree in hotel/restaurant management; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate in hotel/restaurant management and three years experience in hotel/restaurant management

Industrial Designer 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate, and three years experience

Interior Designer 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate, and three years experience

Land Surveyor

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license        

Landscape Architect 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Lawyer (including Notary in the province of Quebec) 

L.L.B., J.D., L.L.L., B.C.L., or Licenciatura degree (five years); or membership in a state/provincial bar

Librarian 

M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Liceciatura degree was prerequisite)

Management Consultant

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years experience as a management consultant, or five years experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement

Mathematician (including statistician) 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degre

Range Manager/Range Conservationist 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution)                      

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Scientific Technician/Technologist 

Possession of (a) theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines:agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology, or physics; and (b) the ability to solve practical problems in any of those disciplines, or the ability to apply principles of any of those disciplines to basic or applied research

Social Worker

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Sylviculturist (including forestry) 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Technical Publications Writer

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate, and three years experience

Urban Planner (including Geographer) 

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree

Vocational Counselor

Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree