Ambiguous offer letter?

jarmve

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I've noticed in this forum and some other forums like Reddit that people really emphasize the importance of your education/TN category aligning with the job responsibilities.

I'm graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering and have a full-time offer in the states for a Software Engineer role. I noticed that on my offer letter, there is absolutely 0 description of my role. It literally just says "You will be working as a Software Engineer" and then there's information regarding compensation and the usual boilerplate contract stuff.

So what does this mean in regards to TN? Will my employer need to change the offer letter to include some responsibilities? Of course, given my degree is a mismatch with the job, I feel like adding the responsibilities could hurt my case.

The company's lawyers intend to get me pre-approved with USCIS under the Engineer category. Is my case likely to succeed in both USCIS and getting through the airport? As I understand it, even with a pre-approval in hand, the border officers can still reject you.
 
TN Letter (needed to get the TN status) is different than your offer letter. Your TN letter should describe your job duties and they should be related to your educational qualification. Your corporate attorney should be able to handle it. Not sure what this "pre-approval" is. Do you mean filing I-129?
 
TN Letter (needed to get the TN status) is different than your offer letter. Your TN letter should describe your job duties and they should be related to your educational qualification. Your corporate attorney should be able to handle it. Not sure what this "pre-approval" is. Do you mean filing I-129?
I see, can I assume that the company/lawyers will tailor the letter toward my case?

Yes, I believe so; the lawyer said they will pre-file a petition with USCIS
 
>>I see, can I assume that the company/lawyers will tailor the letter toward my case?
I would suggest to stay informed - by asking lawyers about the TN letter. Since you got the offer, I am assuming it is somehow related to your education. You need to have that relation in your TN letter.

Your job duties should align with educational qualification.
 
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