Confirm the intended arrangement before relying on it for filing or admission. If a location changes, have the revised facts reviewed rather than assuming an address correction is always sufficient. Travel should follow the assessed employment plan.
Keep a current contact for assignment changes
Name a person who can verify where the employee is expected and explain last-minute changes. Update the relevant documents through the proper process. Do not present a planned assignment as settled if the employer is still negotiating the site or customer contract.
Admission is granted for a period not exceeding three years and is tied to the employment described in the file. A ticket or project deadline does not guarantee TN admission. Separate the primary worksite from any short stop at a client or partner location added to the same trip, since each stop may carry its own duty description and level of client control. Ask for written confirmation of the worksite from the office that controls day-to-day work, not only from the office that issued the offer, because those two functions are sometimes held by different teams. Where an assignment moves between locations, keep a record of who confirmed each change and when, since that record supports the file if a later question arises about which activities were authorized. A schedule that has not been confirmed by the controlling office should be treated as provisional, however close the departure date has become.