{"id":1180,"date":"2015-08-25T21:44:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2015-08-25T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T21:44:10","slug":"tn-visas-for-canadian-and-mexican-citizens-an-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/tn-visas-for-canadian-and-mexican-citizens-an-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"TN Visas for Canadian and Mexican Citizens \u2013 An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is a TN Visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A TN visa allows qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level. \u00a0A TN Visa is similar to an H-1B visa except that it is only available to persons from Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is eligible for a TN Visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the types of professionals who are eligible to seek admission as TN nonimmigrants are accountants, engineers, lawyers, pharmacists, scientists, and teachers.\u00a0 In order to be eligible for a TN visa, you must show that you are a citizen of Canada and Mexico and that you have a pre-arranged job in the U.S. in one of the qualifying fields. \u00a0You must also demonstrate that you have the professional qualifications appropriate to this sort of position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do I apply for a TN Visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Mexicans must apply for a TN Visa at a U.S. consulate, Canadians can apply by presenting the appropriate documentation to U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the U.S. border.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I know if my job offer qualifies me for a TN Visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order for your job offer to qualify you for a TN Visa, the job must fall under the list of professions recognized under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).\u00a0 The list of professions recognized is available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/canada.usembassy.gov\/visas\/doing-business-in-america\/professions-covered-by-nafta.html\">http:\/\/canada.usembassy.gov\/visas\/doing-business-in-america\/professions-covered-by-nafta.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I get help applying for a TN Visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applying for a TN Visa can be a complicated process.\u00a0 If you would like assistance, please contact John L. Wheaton, Attorney at Law at 206-829-8214.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a TN Visa? A TN visa allows qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level. \u00a0A TN Visa is similar to an H-1B visa except that it is only available to persons from Canada and Mexico. Who is eligible for a TN Visa? Among &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/tn-visas-for-canadian-and-mexican-citizens-an-overview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1181,"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1180\/revisions\/1181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}