nonstopdoc1
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i would greatly appreciate if anybody could give me some advice about the dillema i am facing right now. as we all are aware of the implications of J1 visa for canadian IMGs, i am looking forward to getting a residency on H1 visa.
the problem is that as i am interested in the field of emergency medicine (which unfortunatly happens to be 'bit' more competetive than specialities like IM/FP), there are not that many EM programs who sponsor H1 . i just want to ask u all that assuming a worst case scenario in case i do fail to get any hospital sponsor me a H1 visa than what should i do ?
should i start my residency on J1 (in case some hospital says that we only sponsor J1 and not h1)
or should i drop a whole year and try again for the H1 in next match (2006).
i am currently concentrating on my step 2 exams (CS is on 14th oct) and i'll be able to take step 3 only by early next year and in case u think that i shud keep j1 as my backup than i have to take MCCEE also in coming january so im pretty confused at this point.
should i take both EE and step 3 or should i forget about EE and focus on step 3.
any sort of advice will be a great help for me.
thanx
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| nonstopdoc1
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what do u think bbb ?
any idea ?
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I was under the impression that Canadians (or Canadiens) could only get a J-1 visa because the H visa was basically an immigration visa.
The only Canadians that we have had in the program had a dual US/Canadian citizenship.
Sorry, no help
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