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pharmatiffany · 2009 June 15th, 04:02 AM

Does anyone has experience of, or know someone who did their internship on a J1 visa ?
Thank you for your feedback

anacleto85 · 2009 June 18th, 04:06 PM

Hi,

Only certain institutions can sponsor J1 visas, and to do so they need to have an existing program approved by the Dept of State. Those institutions that have such a program for pharmacist interns are research hospitals or federal agencies (VA, NIH...).

In my experience research hospitals don't take foreign interns requiring visa sponsorship. J1 visas sponsored by federal agencies usually come with a 2-yr home requirement (when the J1 expires you have to go back to your home country for 2 years - unless you obtain a waiver - before coming back to the US under any other visa type).

Cheers,

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2009 June 18th, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
anacleto85 Believe, Hon! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 140	Hi, Only certain institutions can sponsor J1 visas, and to do so they need to have an existing program approved by the Dept of State. Those institutions that have such a program for pharmacist interns are research hospitals or federal agencies (VA, NIH...). In my experience research hospitals don't take foreign interns requiring visa sponsorship. J1 visas sponsored by federal agencies usually come with a 2-yr home requirement (when the J1 expires you have to go back to your home country for 2 years - unless you obtain a waiver - before coming back to the US under any other visa type). Cheers,

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