After getting a J-1 waiver application approved ("J-1 waiver"), foreign grad physicians often wonder when to apply for the green card. In most cases, the time to apply depends entirely upon the physician and the sponsoring employer (or relative). Typically, physicians get permanent residence (green card) through one of the following categories: National interest waiver …
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Most doctors get a green card through an employer's sponsorship of the labor certification process. Depending upon your country of birth, it can take anywhere from two to eight years to get the green card this way. And if you don't have an employer willing to sponsor, then labor certification is not an option at …
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In an excellent article by Walter Ewing with American Immigration Council, Mr. Ewing explains why the current system of determining the "prevailing wage" for visa applications is flawed: The bottom line is that the current system for determining the prevailing wage of a worker in a particular occupation and industry, with a given amount of …
Forced by a federal court order, the Trump administration finally announced that it will accept applications pursuant to the international entrepreneur parole rule (IER). The Obama-era rule was set to go into effect in July 2017, but was delayed by the current administration. This announcement should be good news for immigrant innovators who planned to apply for …
In another measure to roll back Obama-era initiatives, the Trump administration is likely to end the H-4 EAD rule, which gave work authorization to thousands of legal immigrants since 2015. CNN reports that the Department of Homeland Security stated that it intends to eliminate the rule, without explanation, other than: [I]t was acting "in light …
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