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Now, if you DO NOT want to return to Canada for that ‘‘two year’’ requirement, then you CAN stay in the U.S. if you agree to go and work as a physician in a rural/underserviced area in the U.S. for 3-5 years. But unfortunately the J-1 waiver is not that easy to get, especially if your home country is a first-world country. Also if you do get a waiver you can’t choose where you go, the INS places you somewhere. . .so say hello to Granite Peak, Montana or Kearney, Nebraska or Star City, Arkansas.
But the kicker is, that as a Canadian you won’t be able to get a waiver. Because to get the waiver you would have to get a ‘no objection’ letter from Canada, and Canada will not issue you this document. I know of many Canadians who did residency in the U.S. on J-1, then tried everything they could to stay in the U.S., but they were not able to. So they had to go back to Canada and live at home with their parents for two years.
In my personal opinion this visa should be called the N-1 visa. ‘N’ for nightmare. Because as a Canadian, it means that you will most likely lose two years. Why? Because after you complete residency in the U.S. you must go back to Canada for two years. And when you return to Canada for that two years you cannot practice medicine.
Why? Because Canada does not accept the USMLE, Canada does not accept the ECFMG certificate. To work in Canada as a doctor you would have to do the ENTIRE Canadian certification process all over again. That's right, you would have to write MCCEE, MCCQE Part 1, MCCQE Part 2, AND the board exams for the residency that you did in the United States.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Now, if you DO NOT want to return to Canada for that ‘‘two year’’ requirement, then you CAN stay in the U.S. if you agree to go and work as a physician in a rural/underserviced area in the U.S. for 3-5 years. But unfortunately the J-1 waiver is not that easy to get, especially if your home country is a first-world country. Also if you do get a waiver you can’t choose where you go, the INS places you somewhere. . .so say hello to Granite Peak, Montana or Kearney, Nebraska or Star City, Arkansas.
But the kicker is, that as a Canadian you won’t be able to get a waiver. Because to get the waiver you would have to get a ‘no objection’ letter from Canada, and Canada will not issue you this document. I know of many Canadians who did residency in the U.S. on J-1, then tried everything they could to stay in the U.S., but they were not able to. So they had to go back to Canada and live at home with their parents for two years.
In my personal opinion this visa should be called the N-1 visa. ‘N’ for nightmare. Because as a Canadian, it means that you will most likely lose two years. Why? Because after you complete residency in the U.S. you must go back to Canada for two years. And when you return to Canada for that two years you cannot practice medicine.
Why? Because Canada does not accept the USMLE, Canada does not accept the ECFMG certificate. To work in Canada as a doctor you would have to do the ENTIRE Canadian certification process all over again. That's right, you would have to write MCCEE, MCCQE Part 1, MCCQE Part 2, AND the board exams for the residency that you did in the United States.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net