I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by theboat on Friday July 24, 2020 @04:20PM (#23943999)

I'm a Canadian with a BA in economics, but I now work as a data engineer at a startup. I see postings for remote data engineering jobs in the US which say that I must be eligible to work in the US and/or have a social security number.

Is it possible for me to work for one of these companies using a TN visa? Does my degree have to be "engineering" if the role is "data engineer"?

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday July 24, 2020 @04:52PM (#23944296)

First, you can work for all these companies remotely in Canada without US work authorization. You have to come within one of the occupations (economist or engineer) and have the appropriate educational background. I would argue that your degree is appropriate for a data engineering position but USCIS and CBP typically take the narrow (irrational) view that the appropriate degree is one in engineering (or a related field).

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