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September 12, 2011
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. NAFTA provides for a special nonimmigrant visa - called a TN visa - for citizens of Canada or Mexico to work temporarily in the United States in certain enumerated professions. The TN visa lasts 3 years and can be extended in 3-year increments. Getson & Schatz, P.C. provides immigration representation to a hospital in Pennsylvania. This hospital petitioned for a change of TN employer and a 3-year extension of TN status for a Canadian citizen for employment as a registered nurse which is one of the professions eligible for TN status. The Canadian citizen was eligible for TN status as she met the academic qualifications, had a valid Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, and had a valid CGFNS Registered Nurse Certificate. We filed Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and the Trade Agreement-Supplement to Form I-129 with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). We used the Premium Processing Service so that we would receive a decision from USCIS within 15 days. The Premium Processing Service needed to be used in this case because unlike an H-1B employee who can start working for a new employer upon the filing of an employer transfer petition under the H-1B portability rules, a TN employee cannot start working for the new employer until the petition has been approved. We also filed a Form I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status with USCIS to extend the TD status of the nurse’s daughter. USCIS approved both applications.
June 15, 2010
Our firm prepared a letter for our client to apply for TN status at the U.S.-Canadian border for the classification of Dentist. In addition to preparing the letter we advised our client of the documents necessary to bring to the interview at the border. Following the interview our client was granted TN status as a Dentist for a period of 3 years.
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