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Can I get a TN1 as a citizen but a non-resident of Canada?

• vecinu 6y ago
  I may be able to share my experience here since I went through multiple TN1s. You'll satisfy the citizenship requirements but will have difficulty proving significant ties to Canada if you don't have a bank account, car, home or family still in Canada. Typically speaking you'd have some of these ties if you were a resident of Canada but it doesn't really follow as a hard requirement. As long as you satisfy the border officer that you have the intent to return home to Canada after finishing your contract, you will most likely receive a TN1. It becomes easier if you're a current resident.
• jariel 6y ago
  I am 100% not a lawyer, so understand that. But having gotten a few TNs at the border, they've never really asked about residency. With your degree, a letter from the employer highlighting the constraints (role, salary), they ask you some questions and that's it. If you are young, the border guards might get stuffy that you make 2x their salary, I found that to be the case. The Mexican border officials I found have no clue about NAFTA/TN, it's literally a trade violation, it's really odd I guess they don't process many Visas but you'd think it would be 'in the book' somewhere. So if you go to the US/Can border with the right paperwork, my experience (not legal opinion) has indicated you'd be fine.
  • sunir 6y ago
    You have to ask for a NAFTA officer. You should do your research where the NAFTA officers are and cross at those border entries at the times they are present.
    • jariel 6y ago
      The staff at the Mexican border had absolutely no idea what 'NAFTA TN Visa' was, there was no response of "We don't have a NAFTA officer on duty now, come back later or go to XYZ border crossing" it was "What are you talking about? We have no idea, go away."
• proberts 6y ago
  Absolutely.