Oct 17
The USCIS (United States Citizens and Immigration Services) recently announced the expansion of the Trade NAFTA (TN) Nonimmigrant Visa Program for professional workers from Canada and Mexico, modifying the program to 3 year increments.
Impact to TN Visa Holders & Employers
- Professional workers from Canada or Mexico may now request extensions of their TN Visas with an increment of three years instead of an annual extension.
- Workers/Immigration attorneys and specialists must be advised to request/apply for their three years extension when it is time to renew their TN Nonimmigrant Visa.
- Workers will now enjoy a once in every three years interruption from their job in regards to renewing their TN Visa, allowing them to fully concentrate on their job function for three consecutive three years
- This provides two years of savings of the usual Immigration Counsel’s Fees and TN Application Fee, in addition to the Return on Investment from hiring the workers.
- This supports greater efforts in hiring professionals from Canada and Mexico to augment the shortage of technical and professional workers in the United States. TN visas are simpler than H1’s.
- James