J-1 Visa
Green Card for Physicians
Physicians seeking a permanent employment opportunity in the United States and employers seeking to sponsor a physician for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States must go through a multi-step process.
Foreign nationals and employers must determine whether the foreign national is eligible for lawful permanent residency under one of several, acceptable paths to lawful permanent residency.
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J-1 Waiver Based on Exceptional Hardship Upon a U.S. Citizen Child
We filed an application seeking a waiver of the foreign residence requirement for our client based on exceptional hardship upon the client’s U.S. citizen child. We argued that the minor child would suffer extreme hardship if he were forced to leave the U.S. with his mother to fulfill the two-year home residency requirement because of a serious medical condition, for which treatment was not readily available in the applicant’s home country. We provided ample supporting documentation in this regard.
USCIS granted the waiver.
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
Citizenship and Naturalization
USCIS Program Extension Alert
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advises the public that Public Law 112-176, signed by the President on Sept. 28, 2012, extends the following USCIS programs until Sept. 30, 2015:
- E-Verify
- Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program
- Special immigrant visa category for non-minister special immigrant religious workers
- The date by which J-1 nonimmigrant exchange visitors must obtain that status in order to qualify for the Conrad 30 program.
Program Details
J-1 Visa Waivers for Physicians to Work in Medically Underserved Areas
A J-1 exchange visa holder who received graduate medical education or training in the U.S.
Nonimmigrant Visas
Profession/Occupation
J-1 Visa Waivers for Physicians to Work in Medically Underserved Areas
A J-1 exchange visa holder who received graduate medical education or training in the U.S.
Profession/Occupation
Guestbook Entry for Raghava, United States
USCIS publishes Executive Summary Of J-1 Exchange Visitor Waiver Teleconference
USCIS executive summary from the 11/2/11 teleconference regarding the adjudication of J-1 Exchange Visitor waivers of the two-year foreign residence requirement.