Requisitos para o visto TN para Canadenses e Mexicanos que trabalham na NAFTA
Kyle Huffman • February 10, 2023
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O sistema de imigração dos Estados Unidos possui opções de visto de A a Z. Com tantas opções diferentes de visto disponíveis, pode ser desafiador procurar pela melhor opção. Uma das opções disponíveis é para cidadãos canadenses e mexicanos que procuram trabalhar temporariamente nos Estados Unidos com o visto TN.
O visto TN é um resultado da NAFTA, que é o acordo norte-americano do livre comércio (North American Free Trade Agreement). A NAFTA providencia uma economia especial e uma relação de comércio entre os Estados Unidos, México e Canada. A classificação do TN permite que canadenses e mexicanos que sejam profissionais qualificados venham para os Estados Unidos temporariamente para prover serviços profissionais para negócios americanos.
Então, quem é qualificado para esse visto?
O primeiro requerimento é ter a disponibilidade para comprovar a cidadania mexicana ou canadense. Sem a cidadania de um desses países, o indivíduo não será elegível para o visto TN. Em adição, para provar a cidadania de uma das nações qualificadores, a pessoa que estiver se aplicando para o TN deverá mostrar que entrará nos Estados Unidos para prover serviços profissionais.
Essa evidência pode ser frequentemente estar no formato de uma carta assinada pelo empregador dos Estados Unidos, detalhando a posição e os requerimentos para tal. Ainda, ser autônomo não é permitido como base para o visto TN.
Por fim, um aplicante para o visto TN deverá comprovar que a posição que eles irão trabalhar é definida como uma profissão de acordo com a NAFTA. A lista completa das profissões elegíveis para o status TN podem ser encontradas aqui. Dentre as profissões incluídas na lista estão: contador, arquitetos, engenheiros, economistas, designer gráficos, advogados, assistente sociais e outras variedades dentro de educação, medicina e pesquisadores científicos. O que a maioria desses profissionais tem em comum é que eles requerem, no mínimo, um diploma de bacharel em uma área relevante. Para cidadãos mexicanos e canadense com uma oferta de emprego para uma posição profissional nos Estados Unidos, e com disponibilidade para comprovar que eles são qualificados, o visto TN é uma excelente opção para assegurar o visto temporário e para morar e trabalhar nos Estados Unidos.
Enquanto o visto TN está disponível para ambos os cidadãos do México e Canadá, existem algumas diferenças entre o processo de requisitar o visto dependendo se o aplicante é mexicano ou canadense. Para cidadãos do México, eles precisam requisitar a admissão nos Estados Unidos como TN status antes da entrada no país. Entretanto, para cidadãos canadenses eles possuem a opção de requisitar o status TN diretamente na fronteira com os Estados Unidos, sem precisar se aplicar previamente ao TN status.
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