No. The entry also permits a qualifying post-secondary diploma or certificate plus three years of experience. Check the regulation’s definitions and establish both elements. Canadian or Mexican citizenship, qualifying prearranged professional work and temporary entry remain separate requirements.
Use the actual alternative without expanding it
Experience alone is not the stated substitute under this diploma-or-certificate alternative. Nor does a certificate’s title establish that it meets the definition. Bring the complete educational record and documented experience together so the reviewer can assess the precise path being claimed.
The candidate should collect the diploma, transcripts, licence records, and any needed credential evaluation before travel, then ask the employer to describe the prearranged duties independently of its skills test. Each listed profession carries its own minimum, and those minimums differ: some accept a baccalaureate, some require a provincial or state licence, and a few recognise experience in place of a degree. The route is restricted to citizens of Canada or Mexico who have prearranged professional employment, meet the particular qualification for a USMCA-listed occupation, and will not be self-employed in the United States. The parties should make their offer, work order, reporting structure, location, and requested period agree before choosing either a Canadian applicant’s port-of-entry presentation or an employer-filed Form I-129 route.