Can I change from H1B to J1?
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Can I change from H1B to J1?
I am a foreign medical graduate and will be applying for medical residency
training this year. I want to complete my internal medicine residency training on H1b for 3 years, then apply to J1 visa and complete 3 year cardiology fellowship and 2 year sub speciality training in cardiac electrophysiology. I cannot do 3 years of medicine residency and 5 years of training in cardiology a total of 8 years with just a J1 or H1b visa. is it possible to change from H1B to J1 after residency? How should I go about this?
Asked on March 4, 2016 under Immigration Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
SB Member California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
You can do it all on a H-1B visa if you also have a pending permanent application filed on your behalf at least 1 year prior to the expiration of your H-1B 6 year maximum. You can also change to J-1 but that is typically not the way to go. Usually, people opt to change from j-1 to H-1B since H-1B allows for immigrant intent.
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