Read the general professional work overview
A Hudson professional may receive several versions of an employer letter while the role is being clarified. Keep the final description accurate and identify substantive changes; collecting signatures on inconsistent versions does not resolve the underlying TN question. Before comparing drafts, settle who has authority to state the job. A letter signed by a recruiter or a future colleague carries less than one signed by the officer who controls the position and its budget. Ask the employer to name that person, and route every later version through them.
Keep a clear version history
Record who issued the replacement, its date and which duties or terms changed. Hypothetical example: the first letter described design work, while a later version adds ongoing sales responsibilities. Ask the employer to confirm the actual role rather than choosing whichever version sounds more favorable. Preserve authentic records and explain a relevant discrepancy when the process requires it.
Test the duties against the actual profession
TN requires Canadian or Mexican citizenship and a listed profession with its prescribed qualifications. A revised title does not change those requirements. Experience is not a universal substitute for a required degree; a degree from an institution outside Canada, Mexico or the United States requires a reliable foreign-credential evaluation, separate from translation.
Separate document revision from permission to begin
The letter should accurately describe the employer, compensation and intended temporary work. Services to a U.S. entity solely owned or controlled by the applicant are prohibited under TN. If the actual employment changes after a case was prepared or approved, assess the applicable next step; a replacement letter alone does not update immigration authorization. Compensation deserves the same scrutiny as duties. A letter that shifts from a stated salary to commission, or that leaves pay to be agreed later, describes a different arrangement from the one first reviewed. Where equity appears in a revision, raise it immediately, since ownership of the employing entity bears on the prohibition just described.
Decide which version is the operative one
Multiple drafts create a question that has to be answered before anything is filed: which letter is the employer standing behind today? Ask for a single signed version marked with its date, and for written confirmation that earlier drafts are superseded. Keep the superseded copies; a file that can explain how a description evolved is in a better position than one appearing to have produced a single perfect letter from nowhere.
Decide who pays for the credential evidence
Qualification evidence costs money and takes weeks, so agree early who is obtaining it and who is paying. A foreign-credential evaluation, certified transcripts and licence-register confirmations each have their own supplier and their own timetable. Hypothetical example: a boarding-stable group revises its offer letter three times while nobody commissions the credential evaluation the listed profession requires, and the intended start date passes with the file no further forward. Assign that task to a named person at the first meeting.
What else is on your mind?
Is a matching job title enough for TN?Can years of experience replace a degree for TN?Can my own U.S. company employ me under TN?Can my spouse work if I hold TN status?Editorial source review: 2026-09-07. General preparation guidance, not an individual assessment.