TN Visa Requirements, USA 2020
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TN Visa - Requirements
Attorney Menchaca, the TN visa, what requirements would I need to meet in order to apply?
The TN visa is a work visa to work in the United States legally.
It allows people from Mexico and Canada to come to the United States, so you have to be a citizen of Mexico or Canada to qualify for the TN visa.
Unfortunately if you don't have either one of those citizenships then you don't qualify.
Ok, I see, so what else does the TN visa require?
The TN visa requires that you have a job offer in the United States, that somebody in the United States be wanting to hire you.
You can't work unless somebody offers you a job.
Of course.
Next you need to have a job offer that is of a professional level.
So what exactly does a job offer at a professional level mean?
It means that it needs to be a job that is normally performed by persons with a college degree, with the university 4-year degree or its equivalent.
So for example, if I get a job offer as an engineer would I be able to qualify?
Sure because engineering is a field that is normally performed by people with college education.
I see, what would happen if I get a job offer as a medical assistant?
Then unfortunately that one would not qualify, medical assistants normally requires something less than a four-year education at a university level, usually it's like two years and you get like something called an associate's degree or sometimes even less than two years so that one would not qualify for the TN visa because it would be considered a non professional level job.
So what would be the fourth requirement?
The fourth requirement is that you be a professional, and it makes sense, if you're being offered a job as an engineer, which requires a college education and you need to have a college education in engineering okay so you need to be a professional as well, which means that you need to have a completed college education.
You could have studied in any country, in Mexico, Canada or abroad anywhere else as long as you have completed a four-year college education equivalent to that of a United States college education.
I see, so what else would a TN visa require?
It requires that the profession in which you are getting a job in the United States be listed, be included in the TN job list.
So there's this list, which you can find on our law firms website, that includes all the professions that are eligible for the TN visa.
So one of the things we need to do is figure out what profession you have, look at the list and see if your profession is included on that list.
So for example I have a communications degree would I be able to apply for this visa?
Unfortunately communications is not on the TN job list, so the initial answer would be no, however there is a way to still qualify you for the TN visa and that's through a position, which is on the list called the management consultant.
So management consultant is somebody that comes to a company to teach and explain and improve systems and processes related to their field of education or expertise, so in your case, you have an education in communications, you're an expert in communications, you could be hired in the United States to provide consulting services on communication issues and that could qualify you for the TN visa.
So there is an exception there are ways to qualify you for the TN visa even if your profession is not on the list, as long as the job that you're being offered is to provide consulting services.
Thank you very much attorney Menchaca.
Sure.
Very helpful
Thanks for the kind comment. I appreciate it.
Hello, thank you for the video. I have a question, I’m logistics engineer with purchasing experience in Mexico and I got an job offer in purchasing, I would like to know if I’m available to apply to TN visa?
Hi. Hard to say with the information you provided, but me try: (1) the job offered needs to be related to your field of study, (2) if the purchasing of the kind that requires an engineering knowledge, then yes, you should get the visa, (3) but if the purchasing you are going to do is general purchasing, the kind a non-engineer can do just as well as you, then you will not get the visa. Good luck. Hope this answer helps. The trick is to be able to explain these issues clearly.
I have a bachelor's degree in Marketing, and marketing covers many professional job opportunities. I see Marketing is not included in the list.
Lazcano, hi. You are correct. Unfortunately there is no TN Visa for people with marketing degrees who have job offers to work in marketing in the USA. Sorry for the bad news.
I'm offered a position to UX Design at a company in SF. I have a masters degree in Business Mgmt MBA. However, I switched my career from business to UX Design 7yrs ago when UX was still very cutting edge and had no definitive standards. Until today, the vast majority of UX Designers are coming from business, engineering..etc or mainly anything that's not design or arts related.. I have a letter of experience from every employer I worked with before. Would that still qualify?
Hi. I would need to know more to answer your question. But in general terms, I think that you probably do qualify.
Does the job offer or letter have to indicate “3 years”? I am being offered a full time long term job. I’m not sure if they will include the time frame of work to be within 3 years for the purpose of the letter.
Hi. It wont help to do it for 3 years because right now the TN visa is only good for 1 year.
@@InmigracionAbogado so they shortened the length?
If i have a bachelors degree in finance but i currently work in IT, would i qualify? And if not, is getting a diploma/masters in IT make up for it or it must be a bachelor's?
Hi. No, unfortunately the degree in finance will keep you from getting this visa. A masters degree will work. Good luck.
Hi! Thanks for the video, I have a BA in Finance Administration in Mexico and getting a job offer as a Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant (Recruiter for a Life Sciences Supply Chain Recruitment Agency), do you think I could qualify for a TN visa?
Hi. I think you have a very difficult case because of your degree and because of the job position you are being offered. Sorry for the bad news.
I am thinking of starting a startup c corporation in Delaware. What visa would I need to be able to work as a ceo and get paid?
Hi. Seems like an E2 Visa would be the right place to start.
do management professionals such as in finance qualify for TN visa
They sure can assuming the other requirements are met.
Hi I got a job offer as an office assistant at a law firm and the job requires a bachelors degree for the position. I m not sure if I will be qualified for TN visa or no? Do I need to bring my original certificates to show at the port of entry? I’m a Canadian.
Hi. Well bad news. Office Assistant is not a job eligible for the TN visa, regardless of the degree you have. Sorry for the bad news.
@@InmigracionAbogado hi again, do the visa officers check original bachelors certificates? I just have scanned copies of my certificates will that work?
Always a good idea to have originals but approvals have been achieved with just copies.
Mexican citizen here! I will be working with a company under post-competition OPT as a business operations specialist until my permit is over. I have a BS from an American university in TV Production and Business. Would I be able to qualify for the TN visa as a business operations specialist?
Hi. You will qualify for a TN if your profession is on the TN visa list of Professions. Unfortunately, your degree is not on the list.
@@InmigracionAbogado Thank you for your response :( so would an H-1B visa be my only option?
H1B seems like the best option.
As a certified plumber in canada, Is there any way i could get a visa or apply for non immigrant status?
Hi. Based on the information I have, I do not see a way of qualifying you for a work visa. Sorry for the bad news.
I have a bachelors degree in psychology and I work in the social services field. If I apply for a job as a social worker would I qualify under the job description “social work” since that’s the job I currently do but with a degree in psychology? Or would I require a specific degree in social worker ? Thank you!
Hi. You are in a gray area, so you can try and may be approved since you can make a good argument. However, my reading of the law is that you need a degree in social work.
@@InmigracionAbogado okay thank you. In regards to the argument I would be making, would this be in the interview. I would have to justify my degree and how it relates to the job?
In the paperwork.
@@InmigracionAbogado sorry can you clarify the paperwork? Is this the application or the paperwork from my perspective employer?
@@icichick Both sir.
Hi I'm having data science master's degree. if i able to get a job in computer system analyst, will i get tn visa as my degree is from data science field and my job is computer system analyst thank you
Yes, I think you make a good candidate for a TN visa. I don't see a problem.
i have bachelor degree in medicine and an offer for medical assistant job can i still get tn visa? if not than what visa would be best to get.
Hi. Unfortunately the answer is no. Sorry for the bad news.
@@InmigracionAbogado thank you for your response, saved me from the trouble.
@@nadimquasimuddin6725 You are welcome. Best of luck in all you do.
What if you are in the us with DACA
Cesar, if you are on DACA you do not need the TN work visa because DACA gives you a work permit, which is basically the same thing that you get from a TN visa.
@@InmigracionAbogado the difference with DACA is that I can't travel to my country... And can I travel to my country with tn visa and I don't think TN visa aplies to licence vocational nurses like my I think I need to be a Registered Nurse
Yes, there is the traveling issue which is a big one. And yes, you need to be a Registered Nurse.
@@InmigracionAbogado so I can I travel with TN visas is that the only one visa that apply for registered Nurses or there are more ? I am not an overseas student I did all my school in California USA .
There is also an H1B for nurses. But unfortunately, people on DACA can not get an H1B. In simple terms, to get DACA you have to have been out of status. To get the H1B you have to have been in status.
I’am indian origin Canadian citizen RN nurse with bachelor degree,can i apply for TN ?
Hi. Yes, you sure can.