Step One: Country Ratification

• USA - Completed

• Mexico - Completed

• Canada - Completed

Step Two: Congress Acts

• US Congress must enact laws to implement USMCA - Completed

Step Three: DHS / DOS Regulates

• U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and Dept. of State must amend existing TN visa related regulations to become consistent with the language of the USMCA

July 2, 2020

• The USMCA is in effect now…what’s the impact on TN Visas?

May 14, 2020

• TN visas and statuses issued prior to the effective date of the USMCA will remain valid, and will be continued to be governed by the applicable NAFTA rules in effect prior to USMCA.

April 27, 2020

• U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says that USMCA will be effective starting July 1st. According to USCBP, the agency that handles TN visa admissions and processing at the U.S. border, USMCA regulations are pending publication.

March 30, 2020

• The Trump administration is not on track for the USMCA to go into effect on June 1st as planned. If not, the USMCA may not go into effect until July 1st the earliest.

March 16, 2020

• U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has notified Congress that the USMCA will go into effect on June 1, 2020.

march 13, 2020

• Canada ratifies USMCA

January 30, 2020

• Trump Signs USMCA, but Agreement Not in Effect, Yet

• Congressional Research Service - USMCA in Focus

January 29, 2020

• Trump signs USMCA - The Washington Post

January 24, 2020

• Trump to sign USMCA next Wednesday, but "new NAFTA" still months from going into effect - Politico

January 22, 2020

• Trudeau wants USMCA deal ratified quickly, opposition says not so fast - Reuters (the U.S. and Mexico have already ratified the USMCA)

January 16, 2020

• Senate approves new NAFTA / USMCA - The Washington Post

January 14, 2020

• U.S. Senate Republicans aim to vote on new NAFTA this week

January 7, 2020

• Key Senate panel approves USMCA...#USMCA #TNvisa

January 5, 2020

• Senate could approve USMCA as early as Friday

December 19, 2019

• U.S. House passes “New” NAFTA; Senate may not vote on agreement until after Trump impeachment trial. #uscma #tnvisa

December 18, 2019

• The House of Representatives is expected to approve the USMCA trade agreement on Thursday #tnvisa #USMCA #nafta

December 17, 2019

• U.S., Canada & Mexico Sign Agreement to Replace NAFTA - Again

June 24, 2019

• Mexico Ratifies, Canada Takes Steps, & the U.S. Stalls New NAFTA

January 31, 2019

• USTR Announces USMCA Does Not Require Changes to US Immigration / TN Visas

September 30, 2018

• U.S. Announces agreement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

August 31, 2018

• U.S. Statement on “New” NAFTA Trade Negotiations