You need a valid Canadian passport, a complete employer-and-credential packet, and the $50 fee—but if Tesla is using Engineer or another bachelor-only TN category, you cannot qualify yet with only an unfinished transcript.

Canadian Citizens

If you are a Canadian citizen residing outside the United States, you are not required to apply for a TN visa at a U.S. consulate. You may establish eligibility for TN classification at the time you seek admission to the United States by presenting required documentation to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at certain CBP-designated U.S. ports of entry or at a designated pre-clearance/pre-flight inspection station. You must provide the following documentation to the CBP officer: Proof of Canadian citizenship; Letter from your prospective employer detailing items such as the professional capacity in which you will work in the United States, the purpose of your employment, your length of stay, and your educational qualifications; and Credentials evaluation (if applicable), together with any applicable fees.

(d)(3)(ii)

This documentation may be in the form of a letter from the prospective employer(s) in the United States or from the foreign employer, and must be supported by diplomas, degrees or membership in a professional organization. Degrees received by the applicant from an educational institution not located within Canada, Mexico, or the United States must be accompanied by an evaluation by a reliable credentials evaluation service which specializes in evaluating foreign educational credentials.

Engineer

A baccalaureate or licenciatura degree or a state or provincial license is required to qualify for TN nonimmigrant status under the occupational category for engineer. The degree must be in the related engineering field.

Degree Requirements

If a profession requires a baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, experience cannot be substituted for that degree.

Scientific Technician/Technologist

Aliens in the ST/T category must be coming to work in direct support of a supervisory professional. The supervisory professional must individually qualify as a professional in agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology, or physics. An ST/T is not required to have a baccalaureate degree and may instead provide documentation of extensive work experience directly related to the profession. USCIS weighs the lack of degree in consideration of the entire record.

Computer Systems Analyst

In the alternative, the analyst may have a post-secondary diploma or certificate and 3 years' experience. An acceptable post-secondary diploma is a credential issued, on completion of 2 or more years of post-secondary education, by an accredited academic institution in Canada or the United States.

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A TN visa can be issued for fellowships or internships only if the duties reflect a position that is truly at a professional level. If the applicant is seeking to work in a lesser capacity such as trainee or intern, in the sense of being a true novice, and therefore is not in fact working in the position listed in Appendix 2 of Annex 16-A, it is correct to refuse the applicant 214b. However, the application should not be refused solely because the title is "intern" if the duties are in fact at a professional level.

(b)

Temporary entry, as defined in the USMCA, means entry without the intent to establish permanent residence. In order to establish that the alien's entry will be temporary, the alien must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the inspecting immigration officer that his or her work assignment in the United States will end at a predictable time and that he or she will depart upon completion of the assignment.

Vancouver Preclearance

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance is the strategic stationing of CBP personnel at designated foreign airports to inspect travelers prior to boarding U.S.-bound flights. Vancouver Preclearance Vancouver International Airport International Terminal - Level 3

Canadian Citizens entering the United States by air are required to present a valid passport, or a NEXUS card when departing from Canada.

(d)(11)

Request for Classification of a citizen of Canada to engage in professional business activities under section 214(e) of the Act (Chapter 16 of the North American Free Trade Agreement). $50.00.

The corresponding Form I-94/I-95 may then be printed here. This is considered your lawful record of admission. If someone requests your admission information, this is the form you would provide.

(d)(1) and (i)

Sponsors of internship programs must verify that all potential interns are foreign nationals who are currently enrolled full-time and pursuing studies in their advanced chosen career field at a degree- or certificate-granting post-secondary academic institution outside the United States or graduated from such an institution no more than 12 months prior to their exchange visitor program begin date. Sponsors must fully complete and obtain all requisite signatures on a Form DS-7002 for each trainee or intern before issuing a Form DS-2019.

In general, only noncitizens authorized by the USCIS to work in the United States can get an SSN. To prove your identity and work-authorized immigration status, you will need to show us your current U.S. immigration documents and your unexpired foreign passport. Acceptable U.S. immigration documents include: Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record showing DHS work authorization.