F-1 or B-1 visa for residency

[threecoins]

I am a FMG applying for match 2006, I know that a few number of FMGs go the US for residncy each year on eitehr F-1 or B-1 visas? I would appreciate it if any one knows who would qualify for those and teh process involved. Thanks

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[Santiago]

Residency can be done on either h1b( work) or J1 (exchange student) visa.
F1 is a student visa and B1 is a visitor visa. You can't do residency on both.

 

[f_w]

You can enter on F1 or B1/B2. But you have to change status to J1 or H1b for the residency. (be careful not to file COS request before 30-60 days in the country. Otherwise CIS can void your B1/B2 or F1 visa). This can be helpful if you want to enter earlier than the 30 days before start of residency a J1 for example will allow you.

 

[threecoins]

Thanks guys for your comments, well actually it is possible to do residency on B-1 or F-1 ( see statistics from American medical Association ) below...only a handful of people do that , the question is how? who is eligible?






Number Percent
Native U.S. citizen 3,257 12.6%
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,578 10.0%
Permanent resident 6,682 25.9%
B-1, B-2 temporary visitor 70 0.3%
F-1 student 56 0.2%
H-1, H-1B, H-2, H-3 temporary worker 1,619 6.3%
J-1, J-2 exchange visitor 4,798 18.6%
Refugee/asylee/ displaced person 55 0.2%
Other 375 1.5%
Unknown 6,293 24.4%
Total 25,783 100.0%

Source: Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept. 3, 2003. Data are from the 2002 National GME Census, the most current available.

 

[f_w]

After one finishes a degree granting course of study in the US (e.g. MPH), one can get something called 'OPT'. This is a 1 year limited work permit for 'occupational training'. Some people use this for internship, they would show up as F1 in such a statistic.

On B1/B2 there is absolutely NO way to do a residency in any lawful way. The statistics are flawed, probably by people who stated B1/B2 on their residency application but changed to a different visa later on.

In order to start a residency as non-citizen one needs a valid J1, H1b or O1 visa (or L1b if one is a 'loaned' employee sent for training by a foreign corporation or hospital). The other alternatives are a valid asylum document an employment authorization (EAD) or best of all a green-card.