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Hey guys,
I am a Canadian citizen doing my medical degree in Ireland at University College Dublin. I want to write the USMLEs and get an internal medicine residency in the US on a J-1 visa. I am not interested in practicing medicine back in Canada. I hear the H1-B would be really hard for me to get as there is a limited amount given out in the US so for now I believe I will try and get a residency in the US on a J-1 visa. In addition, I would have to take a year off to write the USMLE step 3 to be elligible for the H1-B.
After I finish my residency on a J-1 it seems like I would have 2 options. I could either get a J-1 waiver and work in the US in an underserviced area for 3 to 5 years and then eventually get an H1-B visa or greencard. Or if I didnt get the J-1 waiver I would have to return to Canada for 2 years doing a fellowship or research before I could apply back to the US for a job in internal medicine and have a hospital sponsor me on the H1-B. Please note that it would be very hard for me as a canadian IMG to get a fellowship so I would most likely be doing research and observerships for these 2 years.
RECENTLY I HAVE BECOME WORRIED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A JOB IN THE US AFTER MY US RESIDENCY.
If i get a J-1 waiver I would be able to get a job in an underserviced area and I would be happy with this. BUT if I go back to Canada for 2 years and then apply for IM jobs in the US after my 2 years return of service in Canada WOULD I BE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND A HOSPITAL TO SPONSOR ME ON THE H1-B? Many Canadians from Ireland have taken this route on the J-1 visa in the past BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF CONTACTING THEM TO SEE IF THIS ROUTE ACTUALLY WORKS and if they are getting jobs in the US after their two years back in Canada.
I am wondering if you guys know anything about this? Do you think if I got a residency in the US and passed my IM boards I would be pretty much guaranteed a job in the US eventually? Would it be hard for me to get a J-1 waiver?
Thanks so much for your help
Mike
I am a Canadian citizen doing my medical degree in Ireland at University College Dublin. I want to write the USMLEs and get an internal medicine residency in the US on a J-1 visa. I am not interested in practicing medicine back in Canada. I hear the H1-B would be really hard for me to get as there is a limited amount given out in the US so for now I believe I will try and get a residency in the US on a J-1 visa. In addition, I would have to take a year off to write the USMLE step 3 to be elligible for the H1-B.
After I finish my residency on a J-1 it seems like I would have 2 options. I could either get a J-1 waiver and work in the US in an underserviced area for 3 to 5 years and then eventually get an H1-B visa or greencard. Or if I didnt get the J-1 waiver I would have to return to Canada for 2 years doing a fellowship or research before I could apply back to the US for a job in internal medicine and have a hospital sponsor me on the H1-B. Please note that it would be very hard for me as a canadian IMG to get a fellowship so I would most likely be doing research and observerships for these 2 years.
RECENTLY I HAVE BECOME WORRIED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A JOB IN THE US AFTER MY US RESIDENCY.
If i get a J-1 waiver I would be able to get a job in an underserviced area and I would be happy with this. BUT if I go back to Canada for 2 years and then apply for IM jobs in the US after my 2 years return of service in Canada WOULD I BE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND A HOSPITAL TO SPONSOR ME ON THE H1-B? Many Canadians from Ireland have taken this route on the J-1 visa in the past BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF CONTACTING THEM TO SEE IF THIS ROUTE ACTUALLY WORKS and if they are getting jobs in the US after their two years back in Canada.
I am wondering if you guys know anything about this? Do you think if I got a residency in the US and passed my IM boards I would be pretty much guaranteed a job in the US eventually? Would it be hard for me to get a J-1 waiver?
Thanks so much for your help
Mike