VISAS EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
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Visa Information
Non-immigrant visas are based upon your ability to demonstrate that you have a residence, family, assets or property to return to in your native country. Some non-immigrant visas allow you to work. The three types of non-immigrant visas and their specific regulations are:
J1 Category(Foreign Exchange Visitors Program)
- This visa is the most commonly used by IMG’s to enter a residency. The basic requirements are acceptance into an accredited residency program, ECFMG Certification, and English language competency. The application can be made only after you have matched. When all the requirements have been met, the ECFMG will issue an IAP-66 form which makes you eligible to obtain or convert to a J1 status.
The drawback of the J1 status is that you MUST return to your country after your program to fulfill a two-year residency requirement. Waivers for this requirement are extremely difficult to obtain and include hardship, political asylum, or a request by a government agency on your behalf.
H1B Category
- This is the visa of choice is you plan to stay in the U.S. permanently. This visa is valid for three years and extendible up to six years. Some hospitals are unwilling to sponsor an H1B because it attaches more responsibility to the petitioning hospital. In most states, the H1B status requires one year of clinical experience before issuance. The ten states that do not require this are:
New York, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia.
Requirements for the H1B, in addition to ECFMG certification and the ability to practice medicine abroad are:
1.. Pass Steps 1, 2, AND 3 of the USMLE (or an equivalent set of exams)
2.. Obtain a limited permit or a state license
3.. Employer must file a “labor condition attestation” certifying wage comparisons.
O1 Visa
- This visa was established in 1990 for people of “outstanding ability and renown”. Proof of such renown must be provided by an outside organization and could be granted to , for example, someone who has practiced medicine for several years and has contributed to medical journals.
- The O1 is valid for (3) three years and is extendible.
Permanent Residency:
In most cases an offer of employment and a labor certification that ample attempt has been made to recruit a U.S. national is required.
