Navigating Healthcare Visa Options for International Medical Professionals: Visa Types, Eligibility, Strategic Uses
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide an in-depth guide to understanding the various visa options available for international medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers seeking to work in the U.S.
Outline
- Overview of healthcare visa options
- Purpose and importance
- Key visa types: H-1B, J-1, O-1, TN
- Physicians – 212e Waivers
- Eligibility and application processes
- Detailed eligibility requirements for each visa type
- Application procedures and necessary documentation
- Physician Waiver options – IGAs (interested government agencies)
- Strategic uses of healthcare visas
- Common scenarios for each visa type
- Leveraging visas to address healthcare talent shortages – International nurses
- Taking advantage of early start to Permanent Resident status for international nurses/physicians
- Canadian citizens – visa flexibility and exceptions
- Compliance issues and legal considerations
- Compliance obligations for employers and employees
- Labor and employment issues specific to healthcare visas
- USCIS processes and policies
- Understanding USCIS adjudication trends
- Policy updates affecting healthcare visas
- Practical tips for navigating visa challenges
- Overcoming common obstacles in the visa process
- Best practices for successful visa applications
- Working with your physician recruiters to educate on visa options during interview process
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are the strategic uses of different healthcare visa options?
- What policies should you consider for support of visa and Permanent Resident petitions for your international employees?
- What compliance obligations do healthcare employers and petitioners face?
- What are the key takeaways from recent trends in healthcare visa adjudications?
- How can international medical professionals navigate the pathway to permanent residency?
Faculty
Andrea Godfread-Brown
Senior Counsel
Berardi Immigration Law
Ms. Godfread-Brown is a highly accomplished Senior Counsel at Berardi Immigration Law with over two decades of... | Read More
Ms. Godfread-Brown is a highly accomplished Senior Counsel at Berardi Immigration Law with over two decades of private practice experience. With expertise in all employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petition, and a special focus on healthcare-related immigration matters, she is a valuable asset to the firm. Ms. Godfread-Brown has extensive experience handling J waivers, H-1Bs, O-1s, NIWs and EB permanent resident petitions. She enjoys assisting clients in diverse sectors such as healthcare, higher education, IT consulting, and engineering with employment-based green cards.
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Ruth Garbanzo, Esq.
Attorney
Berardi Immigration Law
Ms. Garbanzo is a highly experienced attorney who specializes in immigration law, particularly in assisting... | Read More
Ms. Garbanzo is a highly experienced attorney who specializes in immigration law, particularly in assisting corporate clients with the employment-based green card process. She has a strong track record in successfully guiding employers from various industries – including Information Technology, Engineering Services, and Healthcare – through the complex process of obtaining permanent labor certifications for foreign workers, often involving Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) labor certification.
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