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I did masters in Bio-Technology(major- "biobusiness") in Georgetown University. Currently, I'm on F-1 OPT and working in a temporary position as "Application Support analyst" (related to IT and Business) in the business School of Georgetown University. For Employing me for a full-time position and giving me H1-B visa a year after; the people here are saying that I have to work in a job directly related to my major. Even though I'm correlating the work with 17/30 credits of my biobusiness major, The Offfice of International programs is not accepting it. But my employer is not ready to loose me. Is there any way to continue in this job and not going for a second masters degree in some IT related major. Please help me to come out of this situation.
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There is a chance that you may be able to obtain the H-1B if you are able to correlate 17 out of the 30 credits of your bio business major with the work that you will be doing as an application support analyst. You would of course have to convince the petitioning organization to sponsor you. I also note that you do not have to rely upon your masters degree as the H-1B only requires that you have a bachelors degree or equivalent in the field of specialized occupation. Therefore you can use your bachelors degree for the H-1B if it is more closely related to the job duties of the position. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Aug 18th, 2014 at 1:10 PM