TN Visas Remain Under NAFTA Replacement
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Tagged: Canada, Form I-9, Immigration Update, Mexico, NAFTA, Nonimmigrant, North America Free Trade Agreement, USMCA, Work Authorization, Work Visa
Benjamin A. Nucci
Partner
Despite rumors that the TN visa category would be eliminated when the North America Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) was replaced, the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) appears to preserve the status quo. Consensus over the replacement trade agreement was announced on the evening of September 30, 2018. Notably, the text of USMCA’s Chapter 16 – granting temporary entry for certain Canadian and Mexican business professionals and the right to engage in business activities at the professional level – remains essentially unchanged from the original NAFTA text.
Read on more about the USMCA and TN visa category here.