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California J-1 Visa Waiver Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
California State Office of Rural Health
Deadlines
Oct 31, 2023
Purpose

The California J-1 Visa Waiver Program offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of California, 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.

Eligibility

Priority is given to primary care physicians working in federally designated underserved areas, including:

  • Family practice physicians
  • Pediatricians
  • General obstetrics/gynecologists
  • Internists
  • Psychiatrists

Priority will also be given to rural practice sites.

Geographic coverage
California
Amount of funding

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

Application process

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

Completed applications should be emailed to j1visawaiverprogram@hcai.ca.gov.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · J-1 Visa Waiver · Maternal health and prenatal care · Physicians · Primary care · Specialty care · California

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