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TNPath builds packets for Canadian citizens applying under six TN professions, at a U.S. port of entry or airport preclearance.

Citizenship

TN profession

How you’ll apply

This packet is for

About you

Use your name exactly as it appears in your Canadian passport.

Full legal name

How should the letter refer to you after the first mention?

Your credentials

Each TN profession lists the credentials it accepts. Add whichever you hold. Adding more than one is fine.

What the TN list says for your profession

I hold a professional accounting designation

Designation

Year granted optional

Issuing body

Issuing body name

Licensing state

I hold a registered nurse licence

Issued by

Year first issued optional

Licensed in the U.S. state where you’ll work?

VisaScreen® certificate (CGFNS)

For Canadians, the licence is the practical route: the list’s degree alternative refers to a Mexican licenciatura. U.S. law also requires foreign-educated nurses to present a VisaScreen® certificate to be admitted to work. Your guide covers both.

I hold a bachelor’s (or higher) degree

Degree

Major or specialization optional

University

Country

Year awarded optional

Which country?

I hold a post-secondary diploma or certificate (two or more years)

Diploma or certificate

School

Year awarded optional

Years of experience in systems analysis

On this route, the list pairs the diploma or certificate with three years of experience.

I hold a state or provincial engineering licence (e.g., P.Eng. or PE)

Licensing body

Year first issued optional

I have at least five years of experience as a management consultant, or in a field of specialty related to this engagement

Years of experience

Brief summary optional

The experience route is shown by statement or professional credential, usually letters from past employers or clients.

The Economist entry lists a degree only. There is no licence or experience route. USCIS guidance looks for a degree related to the position.

Use the exact names shown on your certificates and diplomas. TNPath doesn’t decide whether your credentials are sufficient.

The U.S. employer

These details go into the letter’s header and the company description.

Company legal name

Street address

City

State

ZIP code

What the company does, in one or two sentencesWrite it as the company would describe itself. Include its industry and size if you know them.

Who will sign the letter

Signer’s name

Signer’s title

Signer’s email optional

Signer’s phone optional

The signer is usually your hiring manager, a finance leader or HR. Someone who can confirm the details if asked.

The job offer

Match these to your offer letter. Your employer will confirm them.

Job title

Reports to (title) optional

Engineering discipline optional

Who is employing you?

The consulting engagementOne or two sentences: who you’ll advise, on what, and toward what outcome. This becomes its own paragraph in the letter.

I’ll work at the company address above

Work city

Work state

Start date

Period requested

Annual base salary (USD)

$

Hours per week

The job includes the company’s standard employee benefits

Will you have direct reports?

What you’ll actually do

List 4 to 8 main responsibilities, one per line. Start from your job description. Tap a suggestion to add it, then edit it so it matches the real job.

Job duties, one per line

Suggestions (add only what’s true)

Where you’ll apply, and who’s coming

This tailors your port-of-entry guide and checklist.

Where do you plan to apply?

My spouse is coming with me

Unmarried children under 21 coming with me

Check your answers

Everything below goes into your letter and guide. Tap a section’s Edit link to change it.

I understand TNPath provides templates and general information, not legal advice, and doesn’t decide whether I qualify. My answers are accurate, and my employer will review, correct and sign the final letter.

Let’s confirm this packet fits

About you

Your credentials

The U.S. employer

Who will sign the letter

The job offer

What you’ll actually do

Where you’ll apply, and who’s coming

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