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Potential employers of Canadian or Mexican professionals under TN visa status must meet certain requirements. One of the main requirements for TN visa status is an offer of employment to engage in business at a professional level for a U.S. entity. We discuss the basic employment requirements for TN visa status here.
After receiving an offer of employment from a US employer, it is crucial to verify that the position you have been offered qualifies for TN Visa status. Many employers don’t contemplate the need for a work visa when drafting the offer letter. Even if they do, they are not sufficiently familiar with the qualifying professions, and requirements for TN Visa offer letters. Before applying for a TN Visa, verifying that your job offer qualifies for a TN Visa is essential. We discuss determining if your job offer qualifies for a TN Visa here.
One of the required documents when applying for a TN visa is an offer letter. Traditional offer letters are not written for visa application purposes and often lack many of the details required for applying for a TN Visa. Often times this means a new letter, what we refer to as a support letter, must be drafted for the TN visa application. In this article, we discuss the difference between an offer letter and a support letter for a TN visa application.