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I am a final year medical student and am going to undertake a year of research and medical assistance experience in a dermatology clinic in California (starting July this year). This is a paid placement and i understand that I can get a H1-B visa for this (is this correct?). I would go for a simple J-1 visa but I would like to start a medical residency in the USA straight after this and understand that i have to leave the US for a minimum of 2 years after completion of my program on a J-1 visa.
The owner of the establishment is willing to sponsor me and is starting to file the LCA form on the iCERT system. I have been looking through the next step (form I-129) and have some questions that I would love to have answered as the embassy takes forever to reply to emails!
1) I live in the UK and understand I need to have my employer submit a duplicate of form I-129 + all relevant evidence so that the embassy in the UK can have it. Does the duplicate need to be hand-written again or can it be a simple photocopy?
2) For the section titled "H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement" on question 2. I currently have a Bachelor's degree in pharmacology and am going to receive my medical degree (MB BChir) in June. As i intend to submit form I-129 well before then, do I check "Bachelor's degree" and submit a copy of my degree as evidence along with evidence that I am a final year medical student, or do I check "Professional degree" and just submit evidence that I am a final year medical student?
3) What evidence needs to be submitted to prove that the occupation I will be undertaking is a "speciality occupation"?
4) With regards to evidence of my degree, passport etc. - do i need to submit the originals? I thought that once form I-129 is approved I then have to make another application for the visa with the embassy online. I thought that was when I submit my original passport.
Any help would be much appreciated!
I am a final year medical student and am going to undertake a year of research and medical assistance experience in a dermatology clinic in California (starting July this year). This is a paid placement and i understand that I can get a H1-B visa for this (is this correct?). I would go for a simple J-1 visa but I would like to start a medical residency in the USA straight after this and understand that i have to leave the US for a minimum of 2 years after completion of my program on a J-1 visa.
The owner of the establishment is willing to sponsor me and is starting to file the LCA form on the iCERT system. I have been looking through the next step (form I-129) and have some questions that I would love to have answered as the embassy takes forever to reply to emails!
1) I live in the UK and understand I need to have my employer submit a duplicate of form I-129 + all relevant evidence so that the embassy in the UK can have it. Does the duplicate need to be hand-written again or can it be a simple photocopy?
2) For the section titled "H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement" on question 2. I currently have a Bachelor's degree in pharmacology and am going to receive my medical degree (MB BChir) in June. As i intend to submit form I-129 well before then, do I check "Bachelor's degree" and submit a copy of my degree as evidence along with evidence that I am a final year medical student, or do I check "Professional degree" and just submit evidence that I am a final year medical student?
3) What evidence needs to be submitted to prove that the occupation I will be undertaking is a "speciality occupation"?
4) With regards to evidence of my degree, passport etc. - do i need to submit the originals? I thought that once form I-129 is approved I then have to make another application for the visa with the embassy online. I thought that was when I submit my original passport.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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