HARDON, J1 Vitim AND OTHERS,PLS .GUIDANCE!

D

Dr.B.

Registered Users (C)
First of all thanks for keeping this forum running, it is such a comforting place in the mitts of the administrative challenges that many of us experienced.
I’m a Canadian Citizen J1 holder, in my 1st(out of 2) yr of child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program in Boston. According to the great collateral info fro this forum, it looks like that Conrad 30 is the way to go in may case.
Questions:

1. Case#: I’m missing my IAP 66 copy(for the 1st yr of my internship), but I have all others DS2019’s(after my 1st,IAP became DS2019).ECFMG mail me a letter (record of training)endorsing the validity of my J1 status 2002-present.They don’t provide the copy’s of IAP’s or DS2019’s.Where I can get then copy of IAP 66 from 2002 and do I really need that since ECFMG covered me w the letter?
2. DS3035 Section 5: which one I should check out if I use Conrad 30 Path?
3. DS3035 Section 17: I ‘ve change my citizenship during my residency training. Now with Canadian passport I don’t have(b/c I don’t need) an actual J1 visa stamped in my passport. Should I leave the section asking for the visa control number blank?
4. If someone can tell me if the Departments of Public Health usually fill the all 30 spots in Conrad 30 quota every year?
Thank you all for your time.
:)
 
> 1. Case#: I’m missing my IAP 66 copy(for the 1st yr of my internship),

Go to the GME office of your internship place. If you remember, the IAP 66 had a white, a pink and a maroon copy. The maroon copy I believe remained in the files of the GME office.

> 2. DS3035 Section 5: which one I should check out if I use Conrad 30 Path?

What was the question there again. I believe it offers 'physician with department of health as interested goverment agency'


> 3. DS3035 Section 17: I ‘ve change my citizenship during my residency
> training. Now with Canadian passport I don’t have(b/c I don’t need)
> an actual J1 visa stamped in my passport.

You don't ?? I know that with the CDN passport you are able to cross the border with little inspection, but I still thought that you need to go to the consulate for a J1 and that you get issued an I94 upon entry. But I certainly could be completely wrong on this.

> 4. If someone can tell me if the Departments of Public Health usually
> fill the all 30 spots in Conrad 30 quota every year?

Depends on the state. Places like South Dakota rarely use all their slots, california and NY use them in the first day.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Thanks Hardon for your prompt response

and yes,Canadian Citizens dont need the actual J1 visa-stamp in the passport.The actual DS2019(renewed every year), I94, and the valid passport are the only documents necessary to cross the US border.
 
Canadian I94

I94 with D/S(duration of status)on it , is VALID for multiple entries from Canada via land (driving) i.e. Buffalo port of entry.No need to surrender I94 to Canadian officers,unless you would like to pay 5$ upon re-entry to US(no need , trust me).
If you r re entering US via air, one is to surrender I94 to airline representative upon departure from US airport,and new I94 will be given in the airplane on way back (to US),and consequently stamped (D/S)on the port of entry, w/o any problems(as long as your CND passport and DS 2019 r valid).
Conclusion:Canadian citizens(w valid passport), on J1, do not need to go back to US consulate in Canada, to renew their J1 Visa anually, as long as their DS 2019 is valid and renewed anually.
 
Ok, but once in your life you do need a J1 in your passport and you do have to go through the entry inspection at the border. It is just that you don't need to extend your visa once you have a D/S I94 and you don't have to turn it in at the border.
 
Oh, one more thing:

Some health departments (MN for example) require you to bring a 'letter of no objection' from the embassy of the country that sponsored your J1. Anticipate this possible need and find out beforehand how to obtain this letter (I am from a place with a very well working embassy, my no-objection letter took only a couple of days. some countries are not as organized and it can take weeks/months of negotiating with the consul to get this done).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top