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NAFTA Business Visitors  

  

  

Requirements to NAFTA Business Visitors

To qualify as a NAFTA/CCFTA Business Visitor the following conditions have to be met by individual and/or business he/she represents:

  • to be a citizen of the United States, Mexico or Chile;

  • indented to enter Canada to conduct activities relating to:  

    • after-sales service,

    • research and design, 

    • growth manufacture and production, 

    • marketing, 

    • sales, 

    • distribution, and 

    • general service.

  • business activities has to be international in scope;

  • there is no intent to enter the Canadian labour market;

  • the primary source of remuneration remains outside Canada;

  • the principal place of business remains outside Canada, and

  • compliance with existing immigration requirements for temporary entry. 

Duration of entry for NAFTA Business Visitors

The duration of NAFTA/CCFTA Business Visitor status is for a period of up to six months. However, most business persons seeking entry to Canada as visitors typically intend on remaining in Canada for a brief period of time. Therefore, where a formal "Visitor Record" is issued, the duration of the Business Visitor status will be assessed based on the particular visa officer's determination as to the applicant's requirements, up to an initial maximum period of six months. Where no such "Visitor Record" is issued, NAFTA/CCFTA Business Visitors are authorized to enter and remain in Canada for a period of up to six months.

   

Distinction between NAFTA and CCFTA

Unlike NAFTA - which is a tri-partite agreement among Canada, Mexico and the United States, the CCFTA is a bi-lateral agreement between Canada and Chile only. Even though much of the CCFTA is modeled after NAFTA, the CCFTA is not binding upon the United States or Mexico. Thus, citizens of Chile should not presume that any of the rights and privileges granted to them under the CCFTA will apply with respect to the USA or Mexico. Similarly, citizens of the USA and Mexico should not presume that any of the rights and privileges granted to them under NAFTA will apply with respect to Chile.

  

    

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