Hiring Professionals Under NAFTA

DAVID B. ETHERINGTON, a shareholder in the Gainesville, Florida law firm of Etherington & Chambliss, P.A., has practiced immigration law since 1990 and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Before relocating to Florida, he maintained a law office in the Republic of China, where he provided immigration counsel to Chinese multinational companies and served on the faculty of Tunghai University in Taichung. He is a frequent speaker and writer on immigration law matters. DONNA LEA HAWLEY is the author of a number of legal texts and articles in Canada and the United States. She has taught at Simon Fraser University and the University of Lethbridge. She earned her law degree in 1976 and a Masters degree in anthropology of law in 1985 from the University of Alberta. She is now with the law office of Etherington & Chambliss, P.A. in Gainesville, Florida.

Preface Abbreviations Introduction Business Persons Under Nafta Business Persons Traders and Investors Intracompany Transferees Professionals Categories of Professionals Permitted under NAFTA Procedures for Admission to the United States Extension of Stay Changing or Adding Employers Changing and Ending Employment Professional's Spouse and Unmarried Minor Children Supplementary Issues Effect of a Strike Changing the NAFTA Employee's Status to Permanent Resident Employer Obligations for Employment Eligibility Appendixes Appendix A: North American Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Sixteen, Entry for Business Persons Appendix B: North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Appendix C: Immigration and Naturalization Act Appendix D: Section 307, the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Appendix E: Documents Recommended to Support a Petition for L-1 Intracompany Transferee Appendix F: List of INS Service Center Addresses Appendix G: Translation of Documents into English Appendix H: Credential Evaluation Appendix I: Information Required by the Employer to Complete INS Form I-129 Appendix J: INS Forms Glossary References Index