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Read MoreMedical doctors may apply for the Physicians J-1 Waiver in Underserved Areas. A foreign medical graduate who has been offered full-time employment in a health care facility in an area that there is a shortage of professional health care, agrees to begin working within 90 days of receiving the waiver, and signs a contract to work at the facility for a total of 40 hours per week, for no less than three years is eligible to apply for this waiver. It is possible for physicians to obtain this type of waiver through an Independent Government Agency or a State health agency.
The procedure for an Independent Government Agency sponsoring you is discussed below. For the procedure for a State Health Agency sponsorship, please click here:
Step 1
Foreign Exchange Visitor must submit the following:
The Independent Government Agency that is sponsoring the physician must submit the following:
To have the waiver application processed faster, the IGA may submit both the applicants and its documents together. All information should be submitted to:
(Courier Service)
US Department of State
Waiver Review Division
Box 952137
1005 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101-1200
(Regular Service)
US Department of State
Waiver Review Division
P. O. Box 952137
St. Louis, MO 63195-2137
Step 2
Once the Waiver Review Division has received the applicant's J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation Application, additional instructions will be sent along with the applicant's assigned case number. The instructions will include a list of outstanding documents that must be submitted in order to complete the application. After the applicant has received the applicant's assigned case number, the applicant must write the case number on all submitted documentation as well as on the outside envelopes of all future correspondence. If the applicant does not comply with these instructions, the submitted documents will be returned back to the applicant.
Step 3
Applicant should submit all requested documents to the State Department. Documents such as the "No Objection" statement must be submitted directly to the Waiver Review Division by the Home Country's Embassy. The applicant should request that the Embassy write the case number on the "No Objection" statement as well as on the outside of the envelope.
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the file is complete. You can check the application's status by calling (202) 663-1600. Applicant must know the case number in order to obtain the case status.
Step 4
Once it has reviewed the complete file, the Waiver Review Division will forward its recommendation directly to the USCIS. The applicant will receive a copy of the recommendation at the address provided on the applicant's J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation Application. If the application is denied, however, he or she will be directly notified by the USCIS.
For more information about J-1 visa, please refer to the following links: