B1\B2 visa: clinical rotations for a med student?

[AndreyE]

I want to use my B1\B2 visa to enter the US for clinical rotations.
I'm a med student in 5th year in Russia (out of 6). The rotations are paid (I get an invoice with that).
What kind of paperwork should I have with me at POE to avoid problems?

 

[Concerned4us]

You cannot be paid with US funds on B1/B2 visa. Your medical school should be making proper arrangements for your visa.

 

[AndreyE]

I'm sorry for misunderstanding, what I meant was that I'm not getting paid for this. Also, I never heard of any med school to take any care about that, they simply say "come on B1\2 since clinical clerkship is listed among other eligibilities"

 

[Triple Citizen]

Which schools are these? They should be looking at J visas for you, not B-2 visas.

they simply say "come on B1\2 since clinical clerkship is listed among other eligibilities"

 

[AndreyE]

I'm not taking residency training for which J1 or H1 is needed. It's clinical clerkships (could also be observership or externship). For which every single university from Havard to a not-known-suburban hospital requires B1 with no support, but a letter of enrollment. It's not an easy question I asked, even immigration officers at the border take up to a few hours to look up the information... It's all I got from scarce sources.

 

[Triple Citizen]

If it is considered work (regardless if you get paid or not) according to USCIS, then there will be an issue. Else B-1 should be fine.

It's not an easy question I asked, even immigration officers at the border take up to a few hours to look up the information... It's all I got from scarce sources.