Arkansas J-1 Visa Waiver Program

501.280.4706
orhpc@arkansas.gov

The Arkansas State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to work 3 years in an approved area of Arkansas, waiving the foreign medical residency requirement and allowing them to remain in the United States. The program is intended to provide physician services in areas that typically have difficulty attracting and retaining physicians.

Primary care physicians and any specialty will be considered.

This is an incentive program that offers foreign physicians a visa waiver, allowing them to work in the U.S.

Links to forms and application guidance are available on the program website.

Completed applications should be submitted by:

Mail:
Arkansas Department of Health
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
J-1 Visa Waiver Program
4815 West Markham, Mail Slot 76
Little Rock, AR 72205

Email:
orhpc@arkansas.gov

Applications open on October 1st of each year and priority is given to those received by October 10th. A second application period is open between October 11th and December 30th. The final submission date for each placement year is September 15 during which applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.