The following is list of professions which qualify for TN status under NAFTA, and the applicable minimum education requirements and alternative credentials. The U.S. State Department notes:
With some exceptions, each profession requires a baccalaureate degree as an entry-level requirement. If a baccalaureate is required, experience cannot be substituted for that degree. In some professions, alternative criteria to a bachelor's degree is listed. For some professions, experience is required in addition to the degree.
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PROFESSION1 MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS General Accountant Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A. or C.M.A. Architect Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license2 Computer Systems Analyst Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or PostSecondary Diploma3 or PostSecondary Certificate4, and three years experience Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (claims Adjuster employed by an insurance company located in the territory of a Party, or an independent claims adjuster) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree, and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims; or three years experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims. Economist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Engineer Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Forester Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Graphic Designer Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or PostSecondary Diploma or PostSecondary Certificate, and three years experience Hotel Manager Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree in hotel/restaurant management; or PostSecondary Diploma or PostSecondary Certificate in hotel/restaurant management, and three years experience in hotel/restaurant management Industrial Designer Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or PostSecondary Diploma or PostSecondary Certificate, and three years experience Interior Designer Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or PostSecondary Diploma or PostSecondary Certificate, and three years experience Land Surveyor Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial/federal license Landscape Architect Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Lawyer (including Notary in the Province of Quebec) LL.B., J.D., LL.L., B.C.L. or Licenciatura Degree (five years); or membership in a state/provincial bar Librarian M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree was a prerequisite) Management Consultant Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years experience as a management consultant, or five years experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement Mathematician (including Statistician) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Range Manager/Range Conservationalist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Scientific Technician/Technologist5 Possession of (a) theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology or physics; and (b) the ability to solve practical problems in any of those disciplines, or the ability to apply principles of any of those disciplines to basic or applied research Social Worker Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Technical Publications Writer Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or PostSecondary Diploma or PostSecondary Certificate, and three years experience Urban Planner (including Geographer) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Vocational Counsellor Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Medical/Allied Professional Dentist D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental; or state/provincial license Dietitian Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Medical Laboratory Technologist (Canada)/Medical Technologist (Mexico and the United States)6 Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience Nutritionist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Occupational Therapist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Pharmacist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Physician (teaching or research only) M.D. or Doctor en Medicina; or state/provincial license Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Psychologist State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree Recreational Therapist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Registered Nurse State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree Veterinarian D.V.M., D.M.V. or Doctor en Veterinaria; or state/provincial license Scientist Agriculturist (including Agronomist) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Animal Breeder Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Animal Scientist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Apiculturist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Astronomer Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Biochemist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Biologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Chemist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Dairy Scientist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Entomologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Epidemiologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Geneticist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Geologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Geochemist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the United States) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Horticulturist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Meteorologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Pharmacologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Physicist (including Oceanographer in Canada) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Plant Breeder Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Poultry Scientist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Soil Scientist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Zoologist Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Teacher College Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree Seminary Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree University Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree 1 A business person seeking temporary entry under this Appendix may also perform training functions relating to the profession, including conducting seminars. 2 "State/provincial license" and "state/provincial/federal license" mean any document issued by a state, provincial or federal government, as the case may be, or under its authority, but not by a local government, that permits a person to engage in a regulated activity or profession. 3 "Post-Secondary Diploma" means a credential issued, on completion of two or more years of postsecondary education, by an accredited academic institution in Canada or the United States. 4 "Post-Secondary Certificate" means a certificate issued, on completion of two or more years of postsecondary education at an academic institution, by the federal government of Mexico or a state government in Mexico, an academic institution recognized by the federal government or a state government, or an academic institution created by federal or state law. 5 A business person in this category must be seeking temporary entry to work in direct support of professionals in agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology or physics. 6 A business person in this category must be seeking temporary entry to perform in a laboratory chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic or bacteriological tests and analyses for diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease. Appendix 1603.D.1
Professionals
AND ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALS
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