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The Architect entry lists a baccalaureate or licenciatura degree or a state or provincial licence. A qualifying licence can therefore be relevant as its own credential alternative. That is separate from permission to practise in the destination jurisdiction. Establish what the licence proves for TN, then check what the offered services require before anyone assumes the Canadian registration is portable. First decide whether the offer is prearranged employment by a U.S. employer, rather than a plan for the architect to sell services through an entity the architect owns or controls. TN excludes self-directed business activity in the United States. Canadian applicants commonly request classification on arrival at a U.S. inspection location or during preclearance; an employer can instead pursue an I-129 classification request with USCIS. Mexican applicants generally need a TN visa before seeking admission. Those mechanics do not change the temporary purpose or professional-qualification requirements. Hypothetical example: a museum-exhibit architect is offered a twelve-month design role by a U.S. gallery while also being asked to invoice through a U.S. company she owns. The decision is whether the relationship is genuine employment or prohibited self-directed work; the signed offer, payroll arrangement, and ownership records resolve it. The first package should also separate immigration evidence from regulatory permission, so a missing state approval is not presented as a missing TN credential. At a first review, match the offered duties to the Architect entry before collecting supporting material. The practical decision is whether the employer will describe a professional post or a commercial arrangement that leaves the applicant directing the engagement. Hypothetical example: a conservation architect specializing in salt-crystal damage is asked to serve a U.S. client through a company the architect wholly owns. The service agreement, ownership register, and client’s instructions reveal whether the facts describe employer-directed work; if they instead describe the architect’s own U.S. operation, TN is not the suitable structure.