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As a Canadian citizen, working as a software developer for the past decade. I did not finish my degree in CS. Am I eligible to work in USA? What Visa would I need?


You could obtain a TN visa under the sci-tech category (which does not require a degree). Before I had my degree this is how I got my first TN.

It is a little less straightforward then the Computer Systems Analyst category but it can be done.


This is the exact situation I'm in and I'm on my 3rd TN. Get a good lawyer and this shouldn't be a problem.

If you do get this visa though, be very careful what you say to the border guards. You need to ensure that when speaking about your work, you always frame it as "work in support of scientific research/innovation".


I'm a Canadian working in software in the US with a B.Math, so I got in without a CS degree.




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