Applying for a TN visa
I am here today to talk to you about how to obtain a TN status.
TN status is a US work visa that allows the opportunity for North Americans to temporarily
work in the US for up to three years.
The duration status is based on the offer of employment you are provided.
The status also allows you to travel freely between either Canada and the US or Mexico
and the US depending on where to reside as you are provided with a multiple entry visa.
The first step in determining whether or not you qualify for TN status is whether or not
you have a valid offer of employment with a US based employer, without this you can
not go any further.
If you have this we can determine based on what the offer says and the capacity in which
you will be required to work in the US, what category, if any, you qualify under.
To determine which category you qualify under we refer to the NAFTA professional list.
This list includes computer systems analyst, registered nurse, accountant, lawyer, biochemist,
management consultant, graphic designer and scientific technologist.
There are many other categories which are included.
For a complete list please refer to our web site.
Once it is determined which category you fall under we can very easily determine whether
or not you have the necessary credentials to qualify.
Usually the minimum requirement is a Bachelor’s degree, however, there some categories that
require just job related experience and generally about three to five years in the field.
There are also some categories that use a combination of both your education and work
experience.
It is always important that you discuss your credentials with a qualified immigration specialist
to ensure that you are going through for the right category and that you are not denied
and so hindered from applying the next time.
Quite often we have clients come to the office who have been unsuccessful in their application
that they have done on their own, and upon reviewing the application they have provided
it is determined they did not provide the necessary evidence and, if an offer of employment
letter was included, it did not include the required information the adjudicating officer
was looking for.
As part of our legal services at Niren & Associates we ensure that the employment letters include
all of the immigration regulations that the adjudicating officer is looking for.
This includes detailing how you, the applicant, qualify for the position and usually results
in a successful application.
Also because we understand this is a very intimidating process especially if you have
been previously denied, we ensure that all our clients are fully prepared prior to the
application at the port of entry.
This includes advising the client on what to expect from the moment they step into the
border or airport to the time they leave.
We also ensure that they have a rough idea of the types of questions that they will most
likely be asked by the adjudicating officer.
Our clients unanimously agree that this preparation gave them the confidence in order to apply
for TN status and get a successful outcome.
Although this may seem straight forward there are various complexities which regularly come
up especially for those individuals who are independently contracted and are looking to
work in the US.
It is therefore very important that you always discuss this with a qualified immigration
specialist to ensure that you are going through under the right category and you will be successful
with your application.
For further information on how to obtain TN status, how you may qualify and how we may
assist you with this please call the number below or visit our web site and email us.
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