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Annex Table 13A.2. (continued) Provision
U.S.–Singapore
Side letters
Yes (professionals must comply with certain labor and immigration laws and have an employer in the United States) Investors, traders, intracorporate transferees, professionals
Worker categories covered
Specification of length None of stay Provisions on professionals Annex on App. 11.A.2 professionals 2 (disaster relief Number of claims adjuster, professional management categories consultant) covered
Specified quotas
Postsecondary degree required Specification of length of stay
U.S.–Chile Yes (professionals will obtain visa through the U.S. H-1B program)
U.S.–Morocco None
CAFTA–DR
U.S.–Peru —
Yes (“No provision shall impose any obligation on a party regarding its immigration measures”)
Investors, traders, intracorporate transferees, professionals
—
—
—
None
—
—
—
Annex 14.3.D
Annex 11.B
Singapore: no numerical limit United States: 5,400 Yes: 4 years or more
0 (pledge to 4 (disaster relief work on) claims adjuster, management consultant, agricultural manager, physical therapist) — Chile: no numerical limit United States: 1,400 Yes: 4 years or more —
None
None
Annex 11.9
Annex 11.B
0 (pledge to work on)
0 (pledge to work on)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Source: Authors’ compilation. Note: — = no provisions; CAFTA–DR, Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement.
Annex Table 13A.3. Agreements between Canada and Developing Countries Provision
NAFTA
Canada–Chile
Canada–Colombia
Canada–Peru
Entry into force
January 1, 1994
July 5, 1997
Signed November 21, 2008
January 1, 2009
Chapter on trade in services
Ch. 12
Ch. H
Ch. 9
Ch. 9
Yes (Art. H-02) Yes (Art. H-03) No (Art. H-04)
Yes (Art. 902) Yes (Art. 903) No (Art. 905)
Yes (Art. 903) Yes (Art. 904) No (Art. 907)
Ch. K None Yes (Annex K-05) Yes (Art. K-06) Yes (Art. K-04)
Ch. 12 None
Ch. 12 None
Yes (Art. 1206) Yes (Art. 1204)
Yes (Art. 1206) Yes (Art. 1204)
Investors, traders, intracorporate transferees, professionals
Investors, traders, intracorporate transferees, professionals, technicians, spouses
Investors, traders, intracorporate transferees, professionals, technicians
Treatment of foreign services National treatment Yes (Art. 1202) Most favored nation Yes (Art. 1203) Local presence required No (Art. 1205) Provisions on mode 4 Chapter Art. 16 Side letters None Committee Yes (Art. 1605) Dispute settlement Yes (Art. 1606) Transparency of Yes (Art. 1604) regulation Worker categories covered
Investors, traders, intracorporate transferees, professionals
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