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I am in the process of applying for jobs in the US and wondered if anyone might have some thoughts on how best to communicate in my application that I am eligible to work in the US under NAFTA? I am leaning towards a one-sentence line in my cover letter but am not entirely certain as to how to word this (e.g., Under NAFTA, I am entitled to work in the US??"
Date Posted:13:50:44 09/03/07 Mon
Instead of mentioning NAFTA on your coverletter, it might suffice to say that you are a Canadian (citizen) looking to work in the U.S. I think the visa becomes a detail after they are interested in hiring you, so I don't know if you want to use NAFTA as your selling point. It also depends on the duration of your contract/work arrangement. A TN visa will work for 1 or 2 years, but anything beyond it might need a H1 or some other kind of visa -- which is not necessarily related to NAFTA. (This is not a professional opinion, but the sense I get from my experience and asking around).
Best, --hdc.
>Hi everyone:
>
>I am in the process of applying for jobs in the US and
>wondered if anyone might have some thoughts on how
>best to communicate in my application that I am
>eligible to work in the US under NAFTA? I am leaning
>towards a one-sentence line in my cover letter but am
>not entirely certain as to how to word this (e.g.,
>Under NAFTA, I am entitled to work in the US??"
>
>Any advice would be greatly apreciated.
>
>thanks,
