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 The TN visa is for Canadian and Mexican business visitors, treaty traders and investors, intra-company transferees, and professionals to work in the United States.

This visa category is currently eligible for expedited processing by the USCIS for an addtional fee of $1,000 (U.S.). If you would like to take advantage of this program, please click here to begin your "TN Premium Processing" application.



What Are The Requirements For A TN Visa?
How Long Is The TN Visa Valid?
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 What Are The Requirements For A TN Visa?
  • If the applicant is presently in the United States, in status, VisaNow.com® can submit the application here in the U.S.
  • If the applicant is residing in Canada or Mexico, the applicant may apply directly at the U.S. port of entry.
The TN visa is available for Canadian and Mexican citizens. The applicant must be coming to work in the United States as one of the following and possess the required education and/or experience:
  • Accountant (baccalaureate, CPA, CA, CGA, or CMA)
  • Agriculturist/Agronomist
  • Animal Breeder
  • Animal Scientist
  • Architect (baccalaureate or state/provincial license)
  • Astronomer
  • Biochemist
  • Biologist
  • Chemist
  • Computer systems analyst (baccalaureate degree, or post-secondary diploma and 3 years experience)
  • Dairy Scientist
  • Dentist (DDS, DMD, or state/provincial license)
  • Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (baccalaureate degree or 3 years experience/training in disaster relief claims)
  • Economist
  • Engineer (baccalaureate degree or state/provincial license)
  • Entomologist
  • Forester (baccalaureate degree or state/provincial license)
  • Geneticist
  • Geochemist
  • Geographer
  • Geologist
  • Geophysicist
  • Graphic Designer (baccalaureate degree, or post-secondary diploma and 3 years experience)
  • Horticulturist
  • Hotel Manager (baccalaureate degree in hotel/restaurant management, or post-secondary diploma in hotel/restaurant management and 3 years experience)
  • Industrial Designer (baccalaureate degree, or post-secondary diploma and 3 years experience)
  • Interior Designer (baccalaureate degree, or post-secondary diploma 3 years experience)
  • Land Surveyor (baccalaureate degree or state/provincial/federal license)
  • Landscaping Architect
  • Lawyer (member of state/provincial bar, or LLB, JD, LLL, or BCL)
  • Librarian (MLS, BLS. BLS must be one for which another baccalaureate degree was a prerequisite)
  • Management Consultant (baccalaureate degree or 5 years experience in consulting or related field)
  • Mathematician
  • Medical Technologist/Medical Lab Tech. (baccalaureate degree or post-secondary diploma, and 3 years experience); note: U.S. job must be in a lab to perform chemical, biological, hematological, immunological, microscopic, or bacterial tests, and analyses for diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease
  • Meteorologist
  • Nurse, Registered (must have state/provincial license)
  • Nutritionist
  • Occupational Therapist (baccalaureate degree or state/provincial license)
  • Oceanographer
  • Pharmacist (baccalaureate degree or state/provincial license)
  • Pharmacologist
  • Physician (teaching and/or research only, MD or state/provincial)
  • Physicist
  • Physio/Physical Therapist (baccalaureate degree or state/provincial license)
  • Plant Breeder
  • Poultry Scientist
  • Psychologist (must have state/provincial license. Cannot qualify with just baccalaureate degree)
  • Range Manager/Range Conservationist
  • Recreational Therapist
  • Research Assistant (baccalaureate degree; work in U.S. must be at a post-secondary educational institute)
  • Social Worker
  • Soil Scientist
  • Statistician
  • Sylviculturist/Forestry Specialist
  • Teacher (baccalaureate degree) must be coming to work for a college, seminary, or university only; no secondary or elementary school teaching.
  • Technician or Technologist, Scientific (Electronic engineering technician); must work in direct support of professionals in one of these disciplines: biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology, physics; must possess theoretical knowledge of discipline, and solve practical problems in discipline, or apply principles of the discipline to basic or applied research
  • Urban Planner
  • Veterinarian (DVM, DMV, or state/provincial license)
  • Vocational Counselor
  • Writer, Technical Publications (baccalaureate degree or post-secondary diploma and 3 years experience)
  • Zoologist


 How Long Is The TN Visa Valid?
 A TN visa holder is admitted for one year. TN visas may be renewed indefinitely in yearly increments. VisaNow.com® can prepare and file the TN visa extension application.



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