born Canadian citizen physician visa/EB green card options

[araj_98]

Is eligible to apply for GA Medical license. What are the options to get a green card based on employment?

are J, E visas viable options?

How about TN? its only good for research/teaching from what I have read on the internet.

for H1b you have to write the USMLEs, which is not needed in GA so would like to avoid that if I can.

Interesting thing is GA licensing board requires (at least it sounds like that, they havent confirmed it yet) work permit before they would issue a license.

Is it possible to get a job offer and have a practice or hospital sponsor a green card before starting the work with them? then apply for the license.

any similar experiences?

 

[araj_98]

anyone?

 

[Calimero]

Well,

If your goal is to get a green card, the only way I know is to first apply for a H-1 visa, then you can apply for perm or NIW depending on your specialty if any and place of work.

J-1 visa doesn't lead to the green card, quite the opposite. On completion of your work related to the J-1, you'll have to go back to Canada for 2 years before you can come to the US which will make you go back to square one. You can also obtain a waiver of the 2-year residency requirement but this is very complicated and you'll have to work for 3 years to a specific place (underserved area or VA).

TN is a temporary visa, I know that nurses use that one but I don't know if it is available for physicians, and you'll be denied entry at the border if the officer finds out that you are trying to get a GC.

As for E, I have never heard of that one for physicians.

Usually, people apply for H1, and while they are working for their employer the green card paperwork gets done.

Hope this helps.