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@drpepper4u ok at least you have a backup plan then. Do you know exactly what kind of visa you would be on? I was thinking of doing some observership or research in case the match doesn't work out this year. However, I'm not a US citizen either. Obviously I need some sort of visa but I don't even know which one is it.
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I see, but honestly I'm not sure if I want to be on J1 just to do research or observership. Unfortunately there are so many complicated issues with this type of visa (a lot of which I probably don't even know about at the moment). So if you're on J1 for research and then do residency later on with the same type of visa, you may possibly end up in a very difficult situation. Something to be careful about I think.