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The TN nonimmigrant classification if for Canadian citizens who are coming to the United States to work in one of the professional occupations listed in the below schedule. The applicant must have the minimum education/experience stated for each occupation. The TN classification is granted in one-year increments only and applications are made at the border inspection point.
The qualifying professions
and requirements are as follows:
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Accountant
– Bachelor Degree or CPA, CA, CGA
or CMA |
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Architect
– Bachelor Degree or license |
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Computer
Systems Analyst – Bachelor Degree
or P/S Diploma or P/S certificate
and three years experience |
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Disaster
relief insurance claims adjuster
(claims adjuster employed by an
insurance company located in the
territory of a party or independent
claims adjuster) – Bachelor Degree
and successful completion of training
in the appropriate areas of insurance
adjustment pertaining to disaster
relief claims; or three years of
experience in claims adjustment
and successful completion of training
in the appropriate areas of insurance
adjustment pertaining to disaster
relief claims |
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Economist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Engineer
– Bachelor Degree or license |
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Forester
– Bachelor Degree or license |
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Graphic
Designer – Bachelor Degree or P/S
diploma or P/S certificate and three
years of experience |
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Hotel
Manager – Bachelor Degree in hotel
and restaurant management or P/S
diploma or P/S certificate in hotel/restaurant
management and three years of experience
in hotel/restaurant management |
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Industrial
Designer – Bachelor Degree or P/S
diploma or P/S certificate and three
years of experience |
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Landscape
Architect – Bachelor Degree |
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Lawyer
(including Notary in the Province
of Quebec) – LLB, JD, LLL, BCL or
Degree (five years) or membership
in state bar |
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Librarian
– MLS or BLS (for which another
Bachelor degree was a prerequisite)
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Management
Consultant - Bachelor 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 |
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Mathematician
(including Statistician)- Bachelor
Degree |
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Range
Manager/Range Conservationist –
Bachelor Degree |
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Research
Assistant (working in a post secondary
educational institution |
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Scientific
Technician/Technologist – possession
of a theoretical knowledge in any
of the following disciplines: agricultural
sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry,
engineering, forestry, geology,
geophysics, meteorology, physics
and also the ability to solve practical
problems in any of those disciplines
or ability to apply principles of
any of those disciplines to basic
or applied research |
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Social
Worker – Bachelor Degree |
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Sylviculturist
(including Forestry Specialist)
Bachelor Degree |
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Technical
publications Writer – Bachelor Degree
or P/S diploma or P/S certificate
and three year s of experience |
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Urban
Planner (including geographer) –
Bachelor Degree |
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Vocational
Counselor – Bachelor Degree |
Medical/Allied
Professionals :
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Dentist
– DDS, DMD, Doctor en Odontologia
or Doctor in Cirugia Dental or s/p
license |
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Dietician
– Bachelor Degree or s/p license |
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Medical
Laboratory Technologist (Canada)
Medical Technologies (Mexico and
United States) – Bachelor Degree
or P/S diploma or P/S certificate
and three years of experience |
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Nutritionist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Occupational
Therapist – Bachelor Degree or s/p
license |
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Pharmacist
– Bachelor Degree or s/p license |
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Physician
(teaching or research only) – MD,
Doctor in Medicine or s/p license |
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Physiotherapist/Physical
Therapist – Bachelor Degree or s/p
license |
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Psychologist
– s/p license or Degree |
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Recreational
Therapist – Bachelor Degree |
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Registered
Nurse – s/p license or Degree |
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Veterinarian
– DVM, DMV, or Doctor en Veterinaria
or s/p license |
Scientists
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Agriculturist
(including Agronomist) – Bachelor
Degree |
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Animal
Breeder – Bachelor Degree |
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Animal
Scientist – Bachelor Degree |
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Apiculturist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Astronomer
– Bachelor Degree |
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Biochemist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Biologist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Chemist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Dairy
Scientist – Bachelor Degree |
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Entomologist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Epidemiologist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Geneticist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Geologist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Geophysicist
(including Oceanographer in Mexico
and United States) – Bachelor Degree
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Horticulturist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Meteorologist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Pharmacologist
– Bachelor Degree |
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Physicist
(including Oceanographer in Canada)
– Bachelor Degree |
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Plant
Breeder – Bachelor Degree |
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Poultry
Scientist – Bachelor Degree |
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Soil Scientist – Bachelor Degree |
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Zoologist – Bachelor Degree |
Teacher
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College – Bachelor Degree |
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Seminary – Bachelor Degree |
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University – Bachelor Degree |
Documentation:
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A letter from the US employer stating the proposed job title, job duties and salary. The letter should also summarize the alien's qualifications for the position. |
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Evidence of Canadian Citizenship |
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Evidence that the alien meets the TN minimum education/license/experience qualifications.
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