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J-1 Waiver Granted to a Colombian Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician to Serve in an Underserved Area in San Antonio, Texas

This physician from Colombia completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship while on a J-1 Visa. To forgo the 2 year home residency requirement, the physician found a job in an underserved area in Texas with an employer who agreed to sponsor her J-1 Waiver and H-1B. 

The physicians group retained our firm to file the J-1 Waiver. In the application, we demonstrated that the area in which the physician will work had diminished access to medical care. We showed that the physicians group is trying to expand their services to satisfy the needs of the community and enhance its access to primary medical care reducing the need for emergency care. We also argued that this can only be accomplished by adequate physician staffing. With adequate physician staffing, the community that the doctor will serve will enjoy better access to health care, decreased hospital costs and reduced burden on the emergency departments. The application was approved and the physician’s 2 year foreign residence requirement was waived. After we secured the J-1 Waiver, we successfully applied for the physician’s H-1B visa.

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