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after emailing ALL 120 some-odd US ophtho residencies, only 1/4 to 1/3 stated that they would provide an H1B visa to someone in my position... J1's are apparently are freely given. What my question is concerns a bias when it comes to getting an interview with a program... If a program would sponser both J and H1 visas, would they tend to favor inviting the student (assuming all else was equal) with the simpler J1 request than the H1 request? I really want to gun for ophtho and feel like I have a good shot, but if i'm only going to apply to the 30-or-so residencies that accept H1 visas, I better make sure they'll give me a fair shake... if i have to, i'd rather apply to all of them and worry about the J1-associated crap when I'm done residency...
brendan.
brendan.