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MCBRIDE · TN FIELD GUIDE

Does sharing preparation costs mean the two applicants have one eligibility decision?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. A private cost-sharing arrangement does not combine individual qualifications or permissions. Keep the actual scope of any professional engagement clear.

Separate shared logistics from individual evidence

Identify which records and current government charges apply to each person. A joint invoice cannot guarantee either case or make one applicant’s missing facts irrelevant.

Degrees from institutions outside Canada, Mexico and the United States require a reliable foreign-credential evaluation for the TN degree evidence; that should not be confused with the separate health-care certification. The health-care worker certificate involves credential evaluation, an English test where required and a fee to the certifying organization; state licensing adds its own application, verification and examination costs; transcripts and licence verifications often carry charges from the issuing institution. The immigration column contains the petition fee if the hospital files, premium processing if it wants a decision quickly, and the charge collected at the border for an application made in person; Form G-1055 is the only reliable figure, since amounts are revised periodically. The larger cost of the petition route is preparation: assembling the support letter, degree evaluation, organizational documents and any explanation of a staffing structure takes professional hours that the border route mostly avoids.