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Suresh2000

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A few questions regading the j1 visa

1. With regard to the HRR do you have to spend the two years in your home country or is it possible to work somewhere else other than the US during the two years?

2. If I do my residency in internal medicine under a J1 and am unable to get into a fellowship program would I have to return to my home country or is it still possible to remain in the US till the 7 years is over?
 
Suresh2000 said:
A few questions regading the j1 visa

1. With regard to the HRR do you have to spend the two years in your home country or is it possible to work somewhere else other than the US during the two years?

You will have to spend 2 yrs in your home country. That means you will have to be in India for 2 yrs before coming back.

2. If I do my residency in internal medicine under a J1 and am unable to get into a fellowship program would I have to return to my home country or is it still possible to remain in the US till the 7 years is over?
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No. You will be able to extend J-1 for your boards in Aug. Plus you will have 30 more days of legal status. After that you will have to leave US, if you do not have fellowship or waiver job or O1 visa job.
 
HRR fulfilment --- where?

Suresh2000 said:
A few questions regading the j1 visa?
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1. With regard to the HRR do you have to spend the two years in your home country or is it possible to work somewhere else other than the US during the two years?

>>> in your home country as per the law. If you acquire CITIZENSHIP of another country, then you may fulfill HRR in the new country. (remember, having green-card of new country is not enough)


2. If I do my residency in internal medicine under a J1 and am unable to get into a fellowship program

would I have to return to my home country
>>> Yes

or is it still possible to remain in the US till the 7 years is over?
>>> No. You need continued sponsorship to maintain legal status.
 
you have to go back to your home country,i know somebody that went to canada but still had to go thru waiver process.
Sweetu
 
> do you have to spend the two years in your home country or is it
> possible to work somewhere else other than the US during the two years?

More precisely 'your last country of habitual residence' or the country which issued your sponsorship letter. e.g.
- ukrainian/israeli dual citizen who lives in israel but gets his support letter from ukraine (bc israel doesn't issue them for residents) has to go to ukraine.
- indian living in kenya who gets his letter from kenyan goverment has to go to kenya.

But as you know, there are exemptions from the foreign residency requirement. Mainly if you practice in a medically underserved area for 3 years. For internists, these jobs are scarce, but most people do find something.

> 2. If I do my residency in internal medicine under a J1 and am
> unable to get into a fellowship program

Or you would have to get a 'waiver job'. But most people do get fellowships. There is allways some geriatrics program that doesn't fill.

> or is it still possible to remain in the US till the 7 years is over?

Your visa won't be issued for 7 years. Your status is dependent on staying a resident and receiving annual new sponsorship from your hospital.

Instead of doing an internal medicine residency on J1, you should look into doing family practice on H1b. There are enough jobs in rural areas to continue working for 3 years on H1b while you are getting your green-card. Once you have the GC, you can go back and do the residency/fellowship of your choice.
 
Proof of 2YHRR

Does anyone know how the US government supervises that the HRR is actually fullfilled in the country that takes part in the J-1 agreement?
What if for example one goes back but then you go for a fellowship in Europe or something. Would they be able to know or do tehy care at all?
What if you have two citizenships, two passports, and travel abroad with your second citizenship. I don't know, I'm just trying to be creative here...
 
Basically when you fill up any immigration or visa application form you give certain information(about your previous whereabouts) and sign it! Thats where you may get trapped if you submit information that is proven false at a later date. It may never happen but, who knows! If one's plan is to obtain permanent residency by lawful means than it is reasonable to be truthful.
 
One question that hasn't been resolved yet is how the european union is treated. For US trained docs it is fairly easy to winter out in the UK for two years doing locums, while maintaining a residence in your european home country. As you are free to choose your employment within the EEU space, there shouldn't be a conflict.

It is always dangerous and ill advised to lie, or even to interpret the rules in your own way. It is their interpretation that counts, nothing else.
 
J1victim said:
1. With regard to the HRR do you have to spend the two years in your home country or is it possible to work somewhere else other than the US during the two years?

>>> in your home country as per the law. If you acquire CITIZENSHIP of another country, then you may fulfill HRR in the new country. (remember, having green-card of new country is not enough)

>>> 2. If I do my residency in internal medicine under a J1 and am unable to get into a fellowship program

would I have to return to my home country
>>> Yes

or is it still possible to remain in the US till the 7 years is over?
>>> No. You need continued sponsorship to maintain legal status.
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Are you referring to the clause I read on INS web site - http://uscis.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/in...f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm#slb-act212e.
It says 9 lines down
"section 101(a)(15)(L) until it is established that such person has resided and been physically present in the country of his nationality or his last residence for an aggregate of a least two years following departure from the United States"

Anybody used this clause, in my spouse case she is in Canada more for 3 years after completing residency on J1 and has received citizenship.
 
HRR requirement where to do?

acube12 said:
Are you referring to the clause I read on INS web site - http://uscis.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/in...f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm#slb-act212e.
It says 9 lines down
"section 101(a)(15)(L) until it is established that such person has resided and been physically present in the country of his nationality or his last residence for an aggregate of a least two years following departure from the United States"

Anybody used this clause, in my spouse case she is in Canada more for 3 years after completing residency on J1 and has received citizenship.
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precisely, that's the clause. I personally don't know anyone who has done it, but there is nothing in the law that forbids it.
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