On May 6, 2008, the USCIS issued a press release announcing a proposed rule to increase the validity period for TN visas from one-year to three-year increments. If and when this regulation becomes final, annual extensions for Canadian and Mexican citizens holding TN visa status will no longer be necessary. Unlike the F-1 regulation that was issued last month, this is a proposed rule that needs to go through a comment period before it can take effect. The proposed rule changes only the TN visa's validity period from one year to three years. This proposed rule will not remove the TN visa category's nonimmigrant intent requirement, nor does it take away the ability of a qualified individual to extend the TN status indefinitely.

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