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Hi,
I was lucky enough to be accepted into a US med school (Jefferson) as a Canadian Citizen. I have heard through older medical students that as a Canadian citizen, its really hard to get an american residency (even if you graduated from an American Medical school). They say that you have VISA issues and the hospital is not always willing to sponsor you for a green card because there is so much paperwork.
I was wondering how true this is? Does anyone have stat on the subject? I am not a bad student, but I don't want to have to kill step 1 to get a mediocre residency.
Thanks!
ps. I'm sorry I don't know exactly where this goes, but the Canadian forum seemed to be more focused on getting into an american medical school, so I posted this here. feel free to move it.
I was lucky enough to be accepted into a US med school (Jefferson) as a Canadian Citizen. I have heard through older medical students that as a Canadian citizen, its really hard to get an american residency (even if you graduated from an American Medical school). They say that you have VISA issues and the hospital is not always willing to sponsor you for a green card because there is so much paperwork.
I was wondering how true this is? Does anyone have stat on the subject? I am not a bad student, but I don't want to have to kill step 1 to get a mediocre residency.
Thanks!
ps. I'm sorry I don't know exactly where this goes, but the Canadian forum seemed to be more focused on getting into an american medical school, so I posted this here. feel free to move it.
