Physical Therapist H1b

[Neha1984]

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Hi,

I have successfully completed NPTE and I am now a licensed PT in state of WA. However, I am on H4 visa and need authorization to work in the United States. The H1B quota for 2013 (for-profit) has reached its cap. So I am looking at non profit sectors. I am preferably looking for permanent positions and not travel PT positions. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[PTatHeart]

Hi Neha..it seems it has been quite some time since you posted this. Could you share how you proceeded thereafter ? Same boat.

 

[Phyline]

Hospitals? I worked as a research assistant at Mass General Hospital, and my H1b was cap-exempt - though idk how it works for clinicians.

 

[PTatHeart]

Hospitals? I worked as a research assistant at Mass General Hospital, and my H1b was cap-exempt - though idk how it works for clinicians.

Good for you! I guess cap-exempt is not easy to come by. How did you go about it. ?

Does it also involve a couple of years' contract?

Thanks.

 

[Phyline]

Good for you! I guess cap-exempt is not easy to come by. How did you go about it. ?

Does it also involve a couple of years' contract?

Thanks.

At-will, no contract. I quit after 2 years and now am working at Rockefeller University, which is also cap-exempt. But a lab assistant job isn't hard to come by.
I just figured that since most (all?) hospitals and academia qualify as nonprofit, you may want to look there - I dunno, acute or inpatient rehab maybe? Being foreign sucks, not looking forward to this in a couple years' time D:

 

[PTatHeart]

At-will, no contract. I quit after 2 years and now am working at Rockefeller University, which is also cap-exempt. But a lab assistant job isn't hard to come by.
I just figured that since most (all?) hospitals and academia qualify as nonprofit, you may want to look there - I dunno, acute or inpatient rehab maybe? Being foreign sucks, not looking forward to this in a couple years' time D:

Sucks big time man ! Big time

Thanks for your advice.
Am looking at the NY license for Physical Therapist for now. Caught up in the bureaucratic mess.
Thanks!