Eliminating the Numerical Cap on Mexican TN Nonimmigrants

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

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• Document number: 04-5324
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: March 10, 2004
• Effective: January 1, 2004
• Agency: Homeland Security Department

Official abstract

This rule removes the annual numerical cap on the number of Mexican professional admissions under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This rule also eliminates the associated requirement of a petition for a Mexican-based NAFTA professional and the corresponding labor condition application. These changes to the regulations are consistent with the NAFTA's requirement that the annual numerical cap and petition provisions for Mexican professionals sunset by January 1, 2004. Note that on March 1, 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (the Department) pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296. Accordingly, the Service's adjudication function transferred to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) of the Department.

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