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Are nurses who are nationals of either Canada or Mexico eligible for the TN visa?

April 26, 2017eligible mexico nationals nurses TN Visa

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Are nurses who are nationals of either Canada or Mexico eligible for the TN visa?

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Yes, nursing is a qualifying “Profession under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A registered nurse holding a state/provincial license and having an appropriate sponsoring employer meets the criteria for admission on the nonimmigrant TN visa status. There are significant benefits attendant to the TN visa. First, eligibility for the TN visa is not predicated on meeting the high bar set by the specialty occupation requirement for obtaining an H1B visa. Second, time to issuance in many cases is shorter for the TN visa than for a nurse green card case. Finally, because there is no statutory limitation on stay, nurses are not restrained by the maximum stay limitations that exist for other nonimmigrant visas. TN visas are valid for 1 year, and are renewable each year. Filing procedures vary depending on whether the nurse is a Canadian national or a Mexican national. Question 4.