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USCIS ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO INCREASE PERIODS OF STAY FOR TN
PROFESSIONAL WORKERS FROM CANADA OR MEXICO

On May 5, 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to increase the maximum time a Trade-NAFTA (TN) professional worker from Canada or Mexico can remain in the United States before seeking readmission or obtaining an extension of stay.

The proposed rule will extend the maximum period of admission for TN workers from one year to three years, the same term USCIS currently may grant to H-1B specialty occupation workers.

The proposed rule also will allow eligible TN non-immigrants to be granted an extension of stay in increments of up to three years, as opposed to the current maximum of one year. TN non- immigrants are not subject to a maximum period of stay and may seek multiple readmissions or extensions, provided their intended professional activity continues and they remain otherwise eligible.

Canadian and Mexican citizens seeking temporary entry to the United States as professionals may come into the country as TN non-immigrants under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). TN status is available to Canadian and Mexican citizens with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, or appropriate professional credentials, who work in professions including, but not limited to accountants, engineers, attorneys, pharmacists, scientists, and teachers.

The NPRM, once implemented as a final rule, also will apply to spouses and unmarried, minor children of TN non-immigrants in their corresponding non-immigrant classifications as NAFTA dependents.

The NPRM is available on USCIS’ Web site at www.uscis.gov

HaydenLaw will continue to monitor this process and provide updates whenever new information is available.

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Thank You,
Frances Hayden and the HaydenLaw Staff

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