TN with Non-Straightforward Job Category Match Backup Plan?

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AtTNGodsMercy

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Hey there,

I'm a Canadian citizen who is applying for a TN through USCIS expedited processing with Montreal. The job is essentially data work around HR (people analytics), which matches my education fairly well (Masters in Organizational Psychology, Bachelors of Science). That said, neither my education nor the job fit a TN category super well. We have decided to go with Statistician since I took a good amount of statistics courses across both degrees, but I have already been told that it is not equivalent to a statistics degree and may be difficult to get approved.

My questions are the following:

1) Has anyone had luck with getting the TN in a similar situation?
2) As a back-up plan, we are looking at applying for an H1-B, and having me work remotely and fly in for meetings in the meantime. Will I be subject to extra scrutiny for entering the country based on my denied visa and these trips?
3) If I get denied this TN / withdraw, and apply with a different company under a different job category, would there be additional scrutiny?

Thanks for your help!
 
My thoughts:
  1. You probably want to make sure that the statistics courses are stressed upon in the TN letter. Who is preparing your letter? a lawyer or the employer directly?
  2. Issue with H1b is that its lottery dependent of course and the earliest you are looking at to start working (assuming you get selected) in October-2018. There is a possibility of additional scrutiny but I think as long as a Canadian source keeps paying you and you take sufficient proof, it will be ok. This said, after you have worked for the company for an year out of Canada, you can try for L1 transfer
  3. By additional scrutiny, do you mean if they will scrutinize your TN application further? They'll evaluate it the same way as before
 
Thanks Hello Mister!

1) A lawyer is preparing the letter
2) It is an american company, but I think they have the infrastructure to pay me through Canada. I think L-1 would be a double backup, haven't looked at it too much
3) Yes that is what I meant

I appreciate your informative answers, and would appreciate hearing from folks who were in similar situations!
 
Good luck. If I were you, I'd use L1 as a first backup since its not lottery dependent (if you are eligible)
 
You would need to work for the Cdn company before you could be an L1. You could go to US on B1 (for meetings) until you work long enough to qualify for L1 (which is one full continuous year).
 
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