Canadian citizen, US training, Visa questions post-training

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I think this question may have been asked before:

My situation:

Canadian citizen (no GC)
US training (UG, med school on F1. Residency, fellowship on H1B+extension).

I'm in my last year of fellowship, as I look for jobs, what type of restriction do I need to look out for? What kind of visa are my options?

 

[NotAProgDirector]

What you want is an employer to transfer the H1b to, who will sponsor you for citizenship. That's the magic of the H1b visa.

You need a visa lawyer for this. It's complicated.

Depends on how many years of your H1b have been used. If you did a 2 year fellowship, then you still have 1 year of H1b left. If you did a 3 year fellowship, then you're H1b will be coming to an end -- I'm pretty sure you can still extend it if your future employer will start the GC process for you.

Did I mention you need a lawyer?