H1B job offer min. requirements

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benjibutton

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I have an offer letter for a job having the following minimum requirements:

"Bachelor's degree with coursework in computer science or other related area plus one (1) year related full-time paid experience; OR a combination of related education and/or experience to equal five (5) years."

My education: Foreign 4-yr Bachelor's degree in computer science (obtained in 2007) printed in English.

My experience: 2 yrs part-time and 3 months full-time. All paid and 100% related to the aforementioned position. Have proof as well.

Current immigration status: F1 (Neither CPT nor OPT)

My employer (same university where I'm on F1) is ready to sponsor my cap-exempt H1B visa with premium processing. Since I don't have the needed 1 year full-time paid experience, will my H1B visa be denied?
 
Did you finish an MS? An MS can substitute for work experience. If your work experience is part of your education (assistantship), it cannot count both ways.

Universities are very familiar with immigration issues; don't worry.
 
Thank you for your reply.

I haven't finished my master's yet but am near completion; infact just one long semester to go. Can I get a letter from the registrar showing the coursework that I've completed so far? Will that make up for my lack of needed full-time paid work experience?

Also, the related part-time oncampus jobs that I've done so far have not been a degree requirement i.e. they have not counted toward my master's degree. Also, they were neither TAs nor RAs.

I know you might suggest that I apply for H1B after I'm done with my master's, but for personal reasons I want my H1B done asap and my employer understands that. My employer doesn't care for these minimum requirement technicalities (which is why I was offered the job in the first place) but USCIS might.

So what say now? Do I have a good chance of getting my H1B approved by USCIS?
 
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