The Conrad 30 State Waiver Program is designed for international medical graduates (IMGs) who have entered the U.S. in a J-1 visa status to complete medical training and are subject to the two-year home residence requirement...more
In an effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and tap into available healthcare workers from around the world, on May 5, 2020 a group of six senators introduced bipartisan legislation which seeks to enhance the healthcare...more
6/23/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Green Cards ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Immigrants ,
India ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Nurses ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
USCIS
With media attention focused, and rightfully so, on the migrant crisis at our southern border, it is also important to pay attention to a more slowly-brewing crisis in our immigration policies and laws that directly affect...more
There are two main paths to Permanent Residency, or green card, for foreign national physicians. The first is the Physician National Interest Waiver (PNIW), created for those physicians who serve five years in primary care...more
5/16/2019
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Administrative Backlogs ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Green Cards ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
India ,
Labor Certifications ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Physician National Interest Waiver (PNIW) ,
Physicians ,
Residency Status ,
Special Immigrant Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
The United States health care system is struggling with an acute shortage of doctors. What does that have to do with immigration? The short answer is: Quite a lot. The longer answer leads us to an inescapable conclusion that...more
4/22/2019
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Foreign Nationals ,
Health Care Providers ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Reform ,
International Medical Graduate (IMG) ,
J-1 Visas ,
Labor Shortage ,
Physicians ,
Rural Areas ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Trump Administration
New legislation impacting international medical graduates would extend the Conrad State 30 program until 2021, improve the process for obtaining a visa, and allow for additional slots if certain thresholds are met. The bill...more
4/12/2019
/ Healthcare Facilities ,
Immigration Reform ,
International Medical Graduate (IMG) ,
J-1 Visas ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Residency Requirements ,
Rural Areas ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Underserved Locations ,
Visa Waiver Program