In the wait of H1b visa, how can I come to US to prepare for all the required test as a physician?
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Seriously, we've got enough physicians here.  How about staying where you're at so we don't have to send millions of dollars in medical aid to another third world country later on?
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One of the first steps you need to take in order to immigrate into the United States, legally is to make sure that you have an original of your birth certificate and a notorized english translation of the same, in order to prove to US Immigration authorities that you are who you say you are.\n\nTake those documents and a college admissions or job offer to the US Consulate in Colombia  to apply for a work visa. Make sure to mention, if you have any relatives living in the US (could help 50/50) \n\nAnother way you can do this is to hire an immigrations attorney to do all the leg work and file all the paperwork on your behalf. \n\nEither case you have to make sure that you file all the proper paperwork and apply for a social security card to make sure that the company that hires you to work in the US pays taxes on your behalf.\n\nFor more information you can go to the government's immigration website
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If you have a sponsoring employer and your degree has been certified as equivalent to a US degree, the process can take as little as two or three months depending on where you live.  But you have to check whether there are still H1B visas available.  They  get used up quick.  The guy that said there must be interviews is wrong.  Check out this website for processing times. https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp.
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It all depends on rules and regualtions applied, the country you are from.\n\n1]First you should get an acceptance letter from an American company as your employer.\n\n2]You should then apply for a work visa H1-b. You should have the required papers and certificates to prove that the compnay made a right decision employing you and you are worth it.\n\n3]Then all depends again on day of your interview. If you are able to establish that all the expenses for relocating justify you and you have the required expertise that the compnay cannot find elsewhere, you will be lucky to get a visa.\n\nVisit the US embassy website of your country for detailed procedure.
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With the shortage of skilled people in US, employers are quite willing to sponsor H1 visas. I donot know if there is a shortage in biochemistry. Also there might be restrictions based on your field of work.\n\nThe preference for visas is given to students who have studied in the US and have a US degree. \nIf you are really interested you could come on a J1, but I don't know if finding a job would be easy.
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That is definitely a problem. Why lie about marriage status for an H1B? No answer is better than another, and being married delays nothing. Now you have put any chance at residency in question.\n\nBe honest!
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i am planing to apply for one my self , while doing it isnt as hard to do as you may thing my best peace of advice it to get an immagration laywer to fill it out because they will help you not to make a mistake that may cause a very long wait ( i have herd of some one waiting 4 years to clear up a mistake on theres ) if you go to the home land security site for the US u will find immagration is part of that now and you can learn what forms and fees you will have to give them , you will also need to be checked out by a doctor that is aproved by the immagration for shots and tests , you may be able to bring your file from your doctor with ya and clear up a lot of things , but try to make sure that you have done every thing on the medical list before you go to see the doctor if the doctor is state side because of the cost of the health care there , on the immagration web site you will find a list of low cost lawyers there that may help you for a low cost , here is the site http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm look at all the diffrent types of visas and make sure that you apply for the right one , and what ever you do dont try to skip the visa if they find you gilty of it you could be charged to 5 years in jail and up to $250000 as i was told by the border gards for the US
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Go ask Kaplan people, they have test prep for everything.
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You need a job offer from an American company, then you can apply for an H1B visa.
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So, what do you expect our doctors to do?  Give you a free medical exam so you can become one of us?  Just go to the nearest authorized clinic.  Pay their reasonable fee.  Then get down on your knees and thank God that LaMigra allowed you to get across the border to start with.
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getting a greencard takes long (I heard up to three years too). Don't know if you can get one before you go. Usually you have to find somebody who hires you under a H1B worker (the job has to require at least a bachelors degree). Only big companies will even know how to do that and be willing to do that (and universities would fall under big companies)
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You can fillout all the necessary paperwork, check: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-129f.htm\nI once was in a similar position and went to one cheap immigration firm (called Latinos Unidos or something like that) and they only made things worse, if I had followed the INS instructions I could have done it myself without a problem. If you cannot afford a real decent lawyer I would advise you to do it yourself.\ngood luck!
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I have already answered a similar question and this is a repeat of my earlier Best Answer.\n\ncheck the following site for\nMedical Education in the US and how foreign doctors can work in USA.\nhttp://www.fulbright.co.uk/eas/studyus/s...\nI have worked with Indian doctors wanting to go to USA.They adopt the following strategy:\n1.They take USMLE part 1 and part 2 exams in India.\n2.For the 3rd part they have to go to USA as the exam is conducted there only.\n3.Normally visa for doctors is discouraged and as such they go for a MPH or other allied graduate programs in USA.\n4. They have to take GRE/TOEFL for getting admission in these programs.\nYou may contact me admit2003atrediffmail.com\nNBS\nAdmission Source\nSCO 139-141\nSector 17C\nChandigarh\nIndia
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For H1B visa, you need a job offer from a US employer who is also willing to sponsor your H1B. You can start with contacting the US companies with branches in Japan, or Japanese companies with offices in USA.
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http://www.immigration.com/dr/physicians.html
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You could come to the U.S. on a work visa (H1-B) but you must be sponsored by your employer in the U.S. The H1-B visa is valid for up to 6 years.\n\n"The H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability. A specialty occupation requires theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. For example, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts are specialty occupations."
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You asked a lot of questions, so I'll try to answer them all:\n\nFirst, the MCAT is just a test required for entry into medical school... if you are already in medical school and are coming to the US for residency, you don't have to worry about it.\n\nThe USMLE (US Medical Licensing Exam) is required for medical licensure.  It is broken up into 3 steps.  Generally, US medical students take Step 1 (basic science knowledge) after their 2nd year of medical school, Step 2 (clinical knowledge & mostly diagnosis-focused) after their 3rd year of medical school, and Step 3 (clinical knowledge & mostly managment-focused) after their first year of residency.  Step 2 is broken into 2 sections- Clinical Knowledge (multiple choice on computer) and Clinical Skills (12 standardized patients in an office setting).\n\nIf you are going to be graduating from medical school in India, and then applying for residency here in the US, you will take both Step1 & Step2 before applying (you don't have to schedule them with any time between, although it would probably be helpful to keep a month between for studying).  You don't have to worry about Step 3 until you start residency.\n\nLike stated by the other answerer, go to usmle.org to apply.  All of the tests are very expensive, around $500 each, but the exact prices will be on that website.  The tests are conducted at Prometric Testing facilities, and there are so many of these that you won't have to travel far to get to one from any US location.  The Step 2 Clinical Skills, however, is only located in 5 cities in the US so you have to schedule this one a few months ahead of time to be assured you get the location & date you want.  Basically, for all of them, you apply at usmle.org and they mail you a scheduling permit after 2-4wks that you then use to schedule your test online.\n\nNow, about preparing- there are many Review books for preparation.  The most popular ones are "First Aid for the USMLE" and the "Step Up" series.  Kaplan is a very popular test preparation company and they offer an online question bank that most people subscribe to for a month or two for practice questions.  Find more information about that at www.kaplan.com .  Also, many foreign medical graduates take the 8 week Kaplan Review courses for the USMLE since they generally have to get a much higher score than US grads to get the same residency spots.  The courses are very expensive ($3,000-$5,000), but look on their website for all of that information.  You can usually get boot-leg copies of the videos of the lectures they give from e-bay for less than $100.\n\nBasically, there is a lot of information you are asking about and I think you would benefit from looking around different medical message boards such as www.prep4usmle.com or studentdoctor.net\n\nGood Luck!