Maryland health care employers and J-1 physicians who commit to serve the underserved in Maryland and who missed the Dec. 1 J-1 Conrad 30 waiver application deadline are in luck: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has...more
1/13/2023
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) recently released its July 2022 Maryland Conrad 30 (J-1 Visa Waiver) Program Policy and Procedures. This policy is effective October 1, 2022 for the 2023 fiscal year. The Conrad 30 (J-1...more
J-1 exchange visitors, often Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), who receive graduate medical education or training in the U.S. are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration...more
On May 4, 2022 a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased the automatic extension period for certain categories of work...more
J-1 exchange visitors who received graduate medical education or training in the U.S. are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This...more
9/8/2021
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In early 2021, pursuant to INA § 212(f) the President of the United States issued a proclamation continuing the suspension of entry of certain travelers located abroad in an effort to control the spread of COVID (the “novel...more
5/25/2021
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The O-1A is a nonimmigrant classification that allows employers and agents to temporarily employ individuals who have “extraordinary ability” in the areas of science, education, business, or athletics in the United States. It...more