Fewer Professions Now Qualify for NAFTA-Related Visas

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has narrowed the scope of professions that can be considered an economist for purposes of obtaining a TN visa.

TN visas are reserved for professionals from Canada and Mexico, but they only apply to a specific list of professions. “Economist” is one of them.

There have been “inconsistent adjudications” over whether professions such as financial analysts, market research analysts, and marketing specialists qualify for the visas, the USCIS said. According a policy memorandum the agency released Dec. 18, they don’t qualify.

“This memo is clearly a continuing effort from the administration to limit the number ...