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thanks simsd, and sorry for not replying. There has been a bit of development. I spoke to the lawyers at the hospital and to my (hopefully future) boss, I explained my concerns about the TN getting denied and me getting stuck in Canada, and they've agreed to try of an H1 visa instead. It takes...

I will try to get those, even if it was unpaid work. I spoke to one of the lawyers in the immigration dept of HR today, and she seemed honest and on-the-ball. Basically she said there were two likely pitfalls - one was that i've lived in the US for 8 years, and have been on an O-1 visa, so the...

I see. Thanks.

Thanks. To be clear, i was in science that year, but transferred to Music after that, so whether or not i actually have a 'science background' is somewhat up to interpretation. Do you think it would still work? ie. I have a bit over 1 year of science credits, and my degree is in Music..

I was a science major that year so i have first year math (including calculus), physics, etc. I'm pretty sure they were planning to try to get me in as a computer systems analyst, since that's what the job offer letter says, but I will bring this up with them tomorrow. My job will indeed be...

I should add that they are supposed to give me my TN letter tomorrow, so i will try to clarify these issues with the head of immigration at HR, but i would really like to get some other opinions, especially since, when it comes down to it, HR is not looking out for me exactly... they want to...

I'm in a weird situation and I was hoping to get some advice. I'm a musician by training (I have a masters degree from a big NYC school), and am currently in the US on an O-1 visa (I'm Canadian). I've also always been a big computer geek, and have a considerable amount of knowledge on...