回复：向大家咨询一个关于答辩毕业工作申请h1b的事情，很急！！！

You can go to work first and come back for defense in one year. I know a guy who worked for two years and then went back to defend his thesis. Not a big problem, but you do need to check with your boss and get his/her approval first, and learn from the graduate program brochure about the details.