internship

[OzPharmacist]

As far as I am aware, you are unable to do volunteer work under the H1B visa, as the employer is required to pay you the "prevailing" wage.

[smileysilvia]

OzPharmacist is right

[xtinch]

I saw an ad in Craigslist of a pharmacy in San Gabriel willing to sponsor interns.

[sandyvem]

hey guys..I cleared my FPGEE and Toefl Ibt..I am volunteering in an independent pharmacy.I dint get my intern license yet.Can these hours be still covered under my internship???? PLease let me know....
Thanks in advance..
Sandy

[hather]

Hi,

I got my intern licence last month and I am doing internship as volunteer. My H1-B is approved this year but will be effective rom 1st oct 2009. Presently I am on H4B so I am utilising my time by volunteer work in pharmacy. Its good to save time..

Regards

[Iwant2c]

Hi Hather, it seems you have sent your H-1 B petition early this year, how did you convince your employer to sponsor your H-1B without an intern license? Is it because you have been working for him without pay?

Originally Posted by hather

Hi,

I got my intern licence last month and I am doing internship as volunteer. My H1-B is approved this year but will be effective rom 1st oct 2009. Presently I am on H4B so I am utilising my time by volunteer work in pharmacy. Its good to save time..

Regards

[hather]

Originally Posted by Iwant2c

Hi Hather, it seems you have sent your H-1 B petition early this year, how did you convince your employer to sponsor your H-1B without an intern license? Is it because you have been working for him without pay?

NO Its not like that...Kruse has filed MY H1B in April 2009 and I am doing internship in another independent pharmacy as a volunteer...And Yes I had FPGEC at the time of filing...Even Kruse does filing on based of your FPGEE and TOEFL score report if u have fulfilled the required score...

[Iwant2c]

Thanks for you reply, Hather. I just cleared TOEFL and I am waiting the FPGEC right now. It's good to know your experience since I am wondering whether I have to wait for my intern license to proceed with H-1B petition. So you mean I do not even need FPGEC to file the H-1B petition? That is even better as I can start the process right now since it takes time to get approved...

Originally Posted by hather

NO Its not like that...Kruse has filed MY H1B in April 2009 and I am doing internship in another independent pharmacy as a volunteer...And Yes I had FPGEC at the time of filing...Even Kruse does filing on based of your FPGEE and TOEFL score report if u have fulfilled the required score...

[hather]

Originally Posted by Iwant2c

Thanks for you reply, Hather. I just cleared TOEFL and I am waiting the FPGEC right now. It's good to know your experience since I am wondering whether I have to wait for my intern license to proceed with H-1B petition. So you mean I do not even need FPGEC to file the H-1B petition? That is even better as I can start the process right now since it takes time to get approved...

Only Kruse doesn't need FPGEC..they need oNLY toefl and FPGEE score report...Recently I came to know that Kruse does H1- B filing for people who have cleared only fpgee and not TOEFL...Good to know right???

[c12]

Originally Posted by hather

Only Kruse doesn't need FPGEC..they need oNLY toefl and FPGEE score report...Recently I came to know that Kruse does H1- B filing for people who have cleared only fpgee and not TOEFL...Good to know right???

Is that so? In the offer letter that they had given me.. it was indicated that they can consider me for h1b petition but they will only file it to the USCIS upon completion of toefl and fpgee. But since I'm through with those, they filed my h1b last apr. So, I guess applicants will really have to complete both exams. Regarding the intern license, Kruse usually place interns in Tennessee - a state where there is no registration for pharm interns. So, no intern license needed.