J1 visa-return to the US - drsweden

[ArchivalUser]

Hi guys,

If you complete residency on a J1 visa you have to go back to your home country for two years if you don´t get a waiver...

Will I be able to go back to the US to practise medicine after having spent two years in my home country? Will someone want to sponsor a greencard for me? Will it be easy to find a job two years after completing residency? (Of course I will work as a doctor in my home country while spending those two years there)

Happy New Year to you all!

[ArchivalUser]

hmmm.. my same thoughts. Anybody has an answer?

[ArchivalUser]

It will depend on how well you perform while doing residency/fellowship here. Most people I know that went back for those 2 years didn't have a problem to return to the US with good offers in hand. It is important to perform well and keep in touch with the people of your program during those two years.

[ArchivalUser]

Thanks Necker,
So you mean I have to look for a job at the same hospital I did my residency of fellowship? Most hospitals wouldn´t hire a guy who spent two years over seas you mean?