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Hypothetical example: A Canadian professional receives a detailed offer from a US engineering firm after a video interview. The employer wants a quick start, but the candidate’s degree, work history, and provincial registration are held in different places. TN analysis begins with the real position and the exact USMCA profession, not the urgency of the client project. The candidate must be a Canadian or Mexican citizen; Canadian permanent residence alone does not satisfy that nationality rule. The arrangement must be temporary professional employment for a US employer, and the individual must meet the listed qualification for the profession. A person cannot use TN to operate an independently controlled US business as self-employment. Before relying on a single occupation label, test whether the employer’s description, the applicant’s education, and any regulated-practice requirement are all describing the same profession. Preserve the original offer and note any revisions. An applicant should not claim future work that has not been offered, or present a client arrangement as though the client were the employer when it is not. Where facts are uncertain, identify the uncertainty plainly and obtain the record that can resolve it. This early discipline helps the household distinguish a possible job opportunity from a fact pattern ready for a TN assessment. A remote review can test the record before the applicant commits to a travel date. It should identify who can sign the employer letter, which qualification document controls, and whether a revised job description changes the occupation analysis. No one should begin services until the applicable permission is in place. Keep a copy of the final facts list with the travel record. It can help the applicant verify that the work planned after admission is the work described in the evidence. Hypothetical example: A Mexican urban planner is hired by a U.S. design practice to prepare zoning analyses for a fixed redevelopment assignment. The deciding question is whether the signed duties actually fit the listed professional category and whether the planner holds the credential that category calls for, rather than whether a client hopes the project will begin quickly. The initial file review yields a duty-to-credential comparison and identifies the person with authority to correct the employer letter before travel is arranged.