Offering physicians J-1 waiver immigration applications, State 30, and permanent residency. |
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| Immigration attorneys offering representation to obtain H-1B work visas, labor certifications and J-1 waiver applications for foreign medical graduates and physicians. Physicians who receive clinical medical residency training in the U.S. pursuant to a J-1 exchange visitor visa are required to return to their home country for two years before they are eligible to apply for an H-1B visa or permanent residency. J-1 visa physicians need not complete this two-year home requirement if they are approved for a waiver to deliver medical services in a designated underserved area or at a VA hospital. Obtaining a J-1 waiver is a three-step process. The first step is to obtain a recommendation for a waiver from an interested government agency (IGA) or interested state agency. This recommendation is then forwarded to the United States Department of State Waiver Review Division in Washington, D.C. (formerly known as the USIA), which in turn issues its recommendation to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which provides approval of an Application to Waive Foreign Residence Requirements (Form I-612). Most J-1 Visa Waivers typically require a three year service obligation. However, certain states, such as West Virginia, require a four-year contract. All State 30 waiver programs require a showing that the employer has made efforts to recruit a U.S. physician prior to offering a position to a J-1 physician. | ||||
Immigration firms in Virginia offer national interest waivers for Canadian doctors. |
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| L-1 visas are temporary nonimmigrant visas available for employees and Canadian doctors who intend to enter the United States to work temporarily in either a managerial or executive capacity, or in a capacity that involves specialized knowledge for a parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of their current employer. To qualify for an L-1 national interest waiver, the applicant must have been employed abroad continuously for one (1) of the previous three (3) years by a parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of the U.S. organization in either a managerial or executive capacity, or in a capacity involving specialized knowledge. In order to qualify for a waiver through any program (except the immigration firm in Virginia), it is required that the intended practice site be located in a federally designated shortage area, meaning a Mental Health or Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or a federally designated Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or Medically Underserved Population (MUP). While the HPSA designation is universally accepted, certain states do not recognize the MUA/MUP designation. Both HPSA and MUA/MUP areas are designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but the methods of determination differ. | ||||
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