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drawbacks of J1

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uphill
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11/15/07 - 05:21 PM

what r the drawbacks of J1 visa for an IMG?
WHY DO WE OPT FOR H1 over J1???????
please help!

prueba
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11/15/07 - 07:12 PM

J1 goes back after training (max 7 years) at least for 2 years to country that supported your application of J1 (M. Health), if waiver = first 5 years in underserved area and then H1, then GC...
J1 is better to get fellowships, though....and processing is faster and less expensive than H1

H1: goes directly to Green C...

there are lot of discussion here...search for them....maybe on the IMG forum visa issues...

Edited by prueba on 11/16/07 - 12:21 AM

PGI2alpha
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11/16/07 - 06:28 AM

waiver period is 5 YEARS!!! ????? did it change recently prueba...heard sm rumors...but nothing concrete...can u pls share your source of information?

decide
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11/16/07 - 07:19 AM

I think the waiver jobs are also for 2 years.

imad
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11/16/07 - 09:21 AM

whoa whoa whoa...5 years...whats ur source prueba?i thought it was 2 years..

uphill
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11/16/07 - 03:33 PM

thanks guys!its just that uni programs offerring J1 are so much more teaching oriented.
but i guess H1 is a safer option in the long term!

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11/16/07 - 03:39 PM

Waivers are dependant on your contract with the employer - it's usually 2 years, I've heard of a couple of 3 years, but never 5. Waivers - fairly easy to find. I've a resident who have been offered employment by 3 employers and he can make a great decision.

H1 - does not go directly to a green card, you will still have to find an employer that will sponsor your H1 so that you can work while your green card is still in process.

Fellowship bound? Go for the J-1, I had a resident on an H1b visa, matched with a Cardiology fellowship (go him - great guy), but they didn't take an H1b, and now he's on a J visa. J visas are more common in the fellowship world.

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amer44
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11/17/07 - 09:39 AM

BBB You are My Man.....!!!!!
Thanks for clearing that wrong information.....I almost had a heart attack when I read about the 5 years thingy......ooops shocked

jo
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11/17/07 - 11:02 AM

If you plan on doing a fellowship, and you have a J1 visa, should you apply for a waiver after finishing internal medicine or after fellowship?
anyways, how easy is to get a waiver after fellowship and what are the pros and cons?
Thank you for your help guys

prueba
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11/17/07 - 12:08 PM

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I am sorry about that...that's what I heard from 2 PDs...maybe they don't know, or I understood it wrong... I read somewhere that it was changing (more years..)...I read also that waivers are for 4 years in NJ....
I'll post again if I found more info...

prueba
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11/17/07 - 12:09 PM

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probably by the time we finish with our training it will increase... I don't know...hope not..

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11/17/07 - 12:37 PM

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jo wrote:
If you plan on doing a fellowship, and you have a J1 visa, should you apply for a waiver after finishing internal medicine or after fellowship?
anyways, how easy is to get a waiver after fellowship and what are the pros and cons?

1. You should apply for J1 extension (or restart a new J1) from ECFMG when entering fellowship.
2. Waiver is applied when u finish ur fellowship and u wanna stay in US.
3. Depends on the location.

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