There are two other visa considerations that should give prospective employers pause for thought. By definition, a TN visa is temporary. Unlike an H-1B, there's no space on a TN application that asks whether a candidate intends to emigrate. So if a worker decides to apply for a green card, she or he must start the immigration process from square one. H-1B visa holders can automatically apply for a green card.
Timing Is Everything There's also a matter of timing.
TN visas are issued only for twelve months at a time, though they can be renewed again and again. She is a Senior Strategist with the AIRS Course Development team and regular contributor to AIRS content. This article is reprinted by permission from AIRS, a global leader in Internet recruitment, tools, news and information. Copyright Hanover Capital Management Corporation 1997-2001. Inc. All rights reserved.