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The Immigration Prescription for J-1 Visa Waiver Success- 10/10, 12-1PM CT
After residency or fellowship training is completed, all J-1 physicians must return to home country for two years or obtain a waiver of this requirement before he or she can be employed in H-1B status or adjust to permanent residence ("green card").
Ann Massey Badmus
Attorney at Law and Founding Member
Ann Massey Badmus has concentrated her legal practice in the area of immigration law since 1993. Since that time, she has successfully processed hundreds of H1B, L1, E2, O1 and other temporary visas, J-1 two year foreign residency waiver applications for physicians, and permanent residence applications based upon labor certification, extraordinary ability aliens, national interest waivers, outstanding researchers, and multinational managers and executives. Ann has also represented clients in family-based immigration cases. Ann is also a sought-after speaker to various groups and organizations on issues of immigration. She has published numerous articles on immigration, hosted a television show on the Africa Television Network called “Immigration Matters,” and has authored a well-received book entitled “The Immigration Prescription: The Practical Guide to U.S. Immigration for Foreign Born Physicians.” She has been interviewed about immigration laws on numerous affiliate stations of the Fox News Radio Network. To keep her clients well-informed about changing immigration laws that affect their businesses and livelihood, Ms. Badmus conducts periodic seminars and tele-seminars and publishes a free monthly newsletter.