TN VISA and wants to change job

What is the name of your state? CT

I currently have a TN Visa working as a librarian. My visa is expiring soon and I have the opportunity to work for a publishing company as a editor. If my new title is not a librarian, will I still be granted the new visa or am I restricted only to library positions? (I hold a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies.)

Thank you.

Is your new employer willing to sponsor your visa? If so then you should have no problem. However, make sure you check with the INS if there is a lapse in time between the new job and the visa expiration.

Yes my employer- to- be is willing to sponsor me. I am just concerned because it is not a library job and it was my belief that one could only get a job in the US that is in your field of study.

[cbg]

You can certainly apply for the visa. You will need to provide your qualifications for the position. If you're accepted for the visa, fine. If you're not, you won't be able to work for this company.

P.S. If by chance you are denied the visa at one border station, that does not necessarily mean that you will be turned down at a second.

[JETX]

Sorry, hexy and cbg, ya'll got this one wrong.....

The problem you will likely have is that the TN visa is 'profession specific'. In order to qualify for it, you must be in a profession listed on Schedule 2 of NAFTA.

In this case, you apparently met:
"Librarian -M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another baccalaureate or licenciatura degree was a prerequisite)".

So, in order to qualify for a TN visa in your 'new' position, that position would have to meet the professional description and requirements of NAFTA schedule 2.
And 'editor' is not on the list. A copy of the professions permitted can be found at:
[url]http://www.immspec.com/tn-list.htm[/url]

Well I just stepped in it didn't I

[cbg]

I admit it. I meant to include that it had to be on the NAFTA list, (which I no longer have a copy of to check specific professions against) but somehow I didn't. I'm right about having to provide the qualifications, though.