On 6 May 2008, USCIS announced that "it is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to increase the maximum amount of time a Trade-NAFTA (TN) professional worker from Canada or Mexico can remain in the United States before seeking readmission or obtaining an extension of stay." Under the proposed rule, the maximum period of admission for TN worker will be extended from one year to three years. It will also allow TN workers to be issued extensions of stay for a period of up to three years. Once the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register, USCIS will accept public comments for thirty days.

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