j1 statement of need administrator

[M.Furfur]

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[gerickson03m]

Her name is "edit". I have been incontact with her many times and she is definitly not on your side. I needed a J1 extension for 2 years for vascular fellowship in the US and this process of obtaining it is extremely painful. I am Excempt for the EE exam but was supposed to take MCC part 1 and 2 exams for B.C. I'v regestered for Part 1 exam in May/08. I'm starting to think its too much work and just staying in the US after my training.

 

[M.Furfur]

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[PistolPete]

I keep hearing that Canada Health does not want to submit a "no-objection" letter on behalf of Canadians who want to get a J-1 waiver and stay in the US and practice. Why is this? Why are they making other peoples lives so hard?

 

[NewCanadian]

I keep hearing that Canada Health does not want to submit a "no-objection" letter on behalf of Canadians who want to get a J-1 waiver and stay in the US and practice. Why is this? Why are they making other peoples lives so hard?

J-1 physicians are not allowed to use a no objection letter to get a waiver.

see these references.

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/J_WaiverFAQ21-DEC-06.pdf


and

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1288.html

* No Objection Statement (NOS):

The EV's home country government issue a No Objection Statement (NOS) through its Embassy in Washington, DC directly to the Waiver Review Division that it has no objection to the EV not returning to the home country to satisfy the INA 212(e) two-year foreign residence requirement and does not object to the possibility of the EV becoming a resident of the U.S. The NOS may also be issued by a designated ministry of the EV's home government and forwarded to the U.S. Chief of Mission, Consular Section, within that country to be forwarded directly to the Waiver Review Division. The EV has the responsibility for obtaining a no objection statement from his/her home government.

Note: The law precludes the use of this option by foreign medical physicians, who acquired J-1 status on or after January 10, 1977, for the purpose of receiving graduate medical education or training.

 

[PistolPete]

Wait... so you're saying that if I attend a US medical school, as a Canadian, and then I do a residency on a J-1 visa, I cannot go work for the VA, for example, and get a J-1 waiver? I remember reading that several individuals have done this.

So the only option, as a Canadian with a US medical degree (therefore NOT a foreign medical graduate), is to go for H1-B?

 

[M.Furfur]

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[PistolPete]

OK. Thanks for the info! How hard would you say it is to get an H1-B visa from programs in competitive specialties in the US, such as radiology/anesthesiology/opthalmology? Do you basically have to be in the top 10% of your class, with 235+ Step 1? Or are things a little easier? I'm just trying to gauge what the competition is like.

 

[M.Furfur]

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[PistolPete]

Which school did you get into, if you don't mind my asking? You can PM me if you want. I'm a Canadian and am currently in the admissions process myself.