A bonus does not create TN eligibility or guarantee a start date. Review the actual professional employment, Canadian or Mexican citizenship, credentials and temporary entry requirements, together with all compensation terms. If the bonus agreement changes duties, ownership or control, those facts need substantive review as well as consistent paperwork.
Compensation terms versus qualifying criteria
Read what earns the bonus and what could require repayment. A payment tied to remaining in the same professional appointment differs from one conditioned on accepting a different role or acquiring control of the business. Share the complete agreement with counsel, including schedules, rather than assuming the headline amount is the only relevant term. The review must follow the arrangement actually offered.
Do not use a convenient English title to imply professional duties that the employer does not propose. The legal test remains unchanged: the applicant must be a Canadian or Mexican citizen, have prearranged work in a USMCA-listed profession and meet that occupation's particular qualification rule. The letter can protect trade secrets while still identifying the employer, genuine duties, duration, pay, and professional purpose.
Yes if the professional agronomy work is the substance of the position and sales are incidental to it. Permanent residence in Canada does not substitute for citizenship, and self-employment in the United States is not permitted in this classification.