TN for Sales or Business Development Position

[AndyC]

Hi,
I am a Canadian engineer with experience in R&D and technical consulting. Have an engineering masters degree. An IT consulting company in US is offering me a job in business development (selling web portals).

Can I get a TN visa?

Sales or Business Development is not directly included in the NAFTA job list. Do I have a chance if the company picks a relatively different job title to match one on the job list? what would that be?

Thank you!
Andy

[Steven]

Sales/marketing/PR jobs are not listed under the NAFTA job list as you've discovered, so sales jobs are basically out. Obviously it's illegal for the company to misrepresent what you're doing for them.

You clearly qualify as an engineer, wouldn't an engineering job make more sense? (Which is easier said than done during a recession, I realize.)

If the job requires your degree, then they could file an I-129 for you and sponsor you for H-1B. Can't see how a sales job for websites would require an engineering degree though.

[lawsrlaws]

"Do I have a chance if the company picks a relatively different job title to match one on the job list?"

Yes. Have the company lie about what you will be doing so you can obtain the TN. We need more honest people in the USA. Good Luck!

[AndyC]

Thanks Steven. I will be using my engineering background along the way but it starts with marketing.I guess a lawyer could also answer if the approach is legal.