Consultant vs. Management consultant

[zagorette]

Hi there

I have yet another question about the TN1 visa letter.

I am going to be working as a consultant for a supply chain management company, and in my role i will be providing consulting services for supply chain management of clients.

Does this qualify under the Nafta occupations as a management consultant?

And if so, does the letter have to specify Management consultant? Or is consultant ok?

On my letter, the company stated my title was: consultant, so i'm wondering whether this needs to be changed before I try crossing the border.

Thank you

[Steven]

Must say management consultant and it must be a "supernumerary temporary position". CBP can be pretty tough on this TN-1 category:

Management consultants provide services which are directed toward improving the managerial, operating, and economic performance of public and private entities by analyzing and resolving strategic and operating problems and thereby improving the entity’s goals, objectives, policies, strategies, administration, organization, and operation. Management consultants are usually independent contractors or employees of consulting firms under contracts to U.S. entities. They may be salaried employees of the U.S. entities to which they are providing services only when they are not assuming existing positions or filling newly created positions. As a salaried employee of such a U.S. entity, they may only fill supernumerary temporary positions. On the other hand, if the employer is a U.S. management consulting firm, the employee may be coming temporarily to fill a permanent position. Canadian or Mexican citizens may qualify as management consultants by holding a Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree or by having five years of experience in a specialty related to the consulting agreement.

[zagorette]

great info! thank you.

I have heard it's one of the hardest categories to obtain a visa for, and the nature of my work is also not a very common one, so i'm expecting alot of questions!