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NAFTA Annex 1603 (Appendix 1603.D.1) |
Schedule B - TN Occupations This list of approved TN occupations and required applicant qualifications is listed in NAFTA Annex 1603, Schedule B and reproduced at 8 CFR 214.6(c). Please consult only the most recent edition of NAFTA as amended, or 8 CFR 214.6(c). This section may be revised in the future. Also, please note that the required degree or qualification listed in absolutely required for eligibility. Beneficiaries without the appropriate listed qualifications may not substitute equivalent qualifications. However, the H-1B category does allow beneficiaries to qualify upon showing education, training and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree. Thus, those ineligible for TN visas, but possessing substantial work experience and training may be eligible for the H-1B visa. (For more information, please see H-1B visas). The NAFTA professional categories list is divided into three areas: general, Medical and Allied Professionals and Scientists. Visitors may use the 'Control + F' search function to search this page for a specific occupation. General Professions Accountant: Baccalaureate, licenciatura degree, C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A., or C.M.A. Architect: Baccalaureate, licenciatura degree, or state or provincial licensure Computer systems Analyst: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience Disaster Relief Insurance 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 of experience in the field of 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 or provincial licensure Forester: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or state or provincial licensure Graphic Designer: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience Hotel Manager: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree in hotel management, or post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience Industrial Designer: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience Interior Designer: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience Land Surveyor: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or state, provincial or federal licensure Landscape Architect: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Lawyer: (Including Notary in the province of Quebec) L.L.B., J.D., L.L.M., B.C.L., licenciatura degree (five years), or membership in a state or provincial bar Librarian: M.L.S. or B.L.S. for which another baccalaureate or licenciatura degree was a prerequisite Management Consultant: Baccalaureate degree, licenciatura degree, or five years of experience in consulting or a related field Mathematician (including Statistician): Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Range Manager/Range Conservationist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution): Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Scientific Technician/Technologist: Must work in direct support of professionals in: chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, meteorology, physics, astronomy, agricultural sciences, biology or forestry; and must possess theoretical knowledge of the discipline, and must possess the ability to solve practical problems in the discipline, or the ability to apply principles of the discipline 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 post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience Urban Planner (including Geographer): Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Vocational Counselor: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Medical Professions Dentist: D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia, Doctor en Cirugia Dental, or state or provincial licensure Dietitian: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or state or provincial licensure Medical Laboratory Technologist (Canada) or Medical Technologist (Mexico): Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or post-secondary diploma or certificate and three years of experience. Must be seeking entry to perform chemical, biological, hematological, immunological, microscopic , and bacteriological tests, procedures, experiments, and analysis in laboratories for diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease Nutritionist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Occupational Therapist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or state or provincial licensure Pharmacist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or state or provincial licensure Physician (teaching or research only): M.D., Doctor en Medicina, or state or provincial licensure Physio Therapist or Physical Therapist: Baccalaureate degree, licenciatura degree, or state or provincial licensure Psychologist: Licenciatura degree or state or provincial licensure Recreational Therapist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Registered Nurse: Licenciatura degree or state or provincial licensure Veterinarian: D.V.M., D.M.V., Doctor en Veterinaria, or state or provincial licensure Science Professions 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 Geochemist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Geologist: Baccalaureate or licenciatura degree Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico): 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: Requires baccalaureate or licenciatura degree for teaching college, seminar or university |