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Nonimmigrant Physician Becomes American Citizen One Month After Enlistment in US Army

Wednesday, 22 July 2009

First Nonimmigrant Physician Became American citizen in one month after enlistment in US Army Reserve!
It is really true! Dr. Brown (not real name) was the first H-1B physician to skip the green card process and directly from H-1B status to American citizenship less than three months after signing Army Reserve enlistment contract and one month after filing the citizenship application. He enlisted under the pilot Army MAVNI program. This program is an excellent antidote to waiting in the eternal waiting room in the Indian EB2 immigrant visa category particularly USCIS credits the record processing to the close coordination of USCIS and the US Army MAVNI program officials.

"This ceremony happened in record time because our military liaison team maintained close coordination with the Army and tracked

The one-year MAVNI pilot program will allow up to 1,000 non-citizens, who do not have permanent resident status but have been here legally for at least two years, to join the Army if they have the needed medical or foreign language and cultural expertise.

While citizenship is not guaranteed, nonimmigrants who apply under the MAVNI pilot program must undergo the same background checks, security screening and meet all of the general qualifications to become citizens of the United States, as do all other members of the U.S. armed forces who apply for citizenship.

To get the details, we suggest you listen to an audio seminar featuring Lt. Col. Margaret Stock and Jan Pederson which can be accessed at http://www.usvisainfo.com/content/view/95/72/ Then go to: https://www.goarmy.com/info/form/GetBrcFormRedirectByUrl.do?url=/info/mavni/ and complete the questionnaire. Then a medical recruiter will contact you. Remember that you want to speak only to a MAVNI Medical Recruiter.

Important things to remember:

1. You are under no obligation to join the Army by contacting a recruiter. It is important to contact a recruiter immediately if you have any interest at all.

2. It will take several months to complete the screening process. You are under no obligation to enlist until you sign the enlistment contract, which is at the end of the process.

3. You must have held valid H-1B, O-1, J-1, F-1 or other nonimmigrant status (other than B-1 or B-2) status for two years prior to joining.

4. You can keep your current job and join a reserve unit where you live and work. If you want to change jobs, you may transfer to another reserve unit in your new job location.

5. It is seldom that an army reservist physician will be called to active duty and you will not likely be called to active duty while in a residency or fellowship program.

6. Once you sign the enlistment contract and attend two weekend training sessions, you will be given Form N-426.

7. With the N-426, you can apply for citizenship, which is generally granted within six months and most are granted in two months.

8. This makes sense at this time because Indian physicians in the EB2 category have up to a ten to twelve year wait for a green card, unless the laws are changed by Congress.

Please contact us if you have questions. We would strongly encourage you to explore this option if you have a priority date after 2005.

Good Luck! Pederson Immigration Law Group is available to represent you in the citizenship process and to represent your spouse and children in applying for green cards as the spouse and children of an American citizen, which are not subject to any quotas.

PILG Attorneys Featured Speakers at J-1/H-1B Physician Immigration Conference

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Dawn Petrosky
Bravo Strategies, Inc.
(412) 217- 3296

Pederson Immigration Law Group Attorneys Featured in
14th Annual J-1/H-1B Foreign Physician Immigration Conference and Job Fair Series

WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) July 14, 2009- The Pederson Immigration Law Group, P.C., (PILG) announced that Jan Pederson, the nation's foremost foreign physician immigration expert and senior partner at the firm, will serve as keynote speaker at this year's J-1/H-1B Foreign Physician Immigration Conference and Job Fair Series.

The annual series provides a unique comprehensive educational opportunity for foreign physicians undertaking graduate medical training in the U.S. and residency program directors and coordinators who manage medical training programs at teaching institutions throughout the country to learn about the complex physician immigration process.

This year's events will take place in New York on August 8, Chicago on September 19 and Baltimore on October 24. Each conference will present seminars on topics such as finding and keeping a J-1waiver job, avoiding the H-1B cap and navigating J-1 waiver and permanent residence options. The series will also include job fairs hosted by employment recruiters to facilitate job opportunities for medical Residents and Fellows after completion of their training.

The annual conference and job fair series is co-sponsored by PILG, the American College of International Physicians and the National Consortium of Immigration Law Firms or IMMLAW.

"PILG is thrilled to host this conference and job series for the 14th consecutive year," said Pederson. "Foreign physicians have a long and proud tradition of providing medical services to America's medically neediest citizens in rural and urban underserved areas and to America's war veterans at VA hospitals. PILG is honored to continue our sponsorship of this free and invaluable resource to help foreign physicians endeavor to fulfill a vital and critical role in our nation's health care system."

The Pederson Immigration Law Group, P.C. has provided immigration counsel to physicians, urban and rural health care providers, Fortune 500 companies, television networks, entertainers, computer personnel and others, for more than 30 years. Pederson has been a leading advocate for the rights of J-1 Physicians in the U.S. as well as an author and expert on U.S. immigration law. Pederson has served on various professional boards and committees including the national Board of Governors of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its Physicians Task Force and Refugee Committee. Pederson has served as an expert commentator on CNN, ABC News and is often quoted by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times and The Legal Times of Washington, D.C.

For more information on the Pederson Immigration Law Group, P.C. visit www.usvisainfo.com. For more information about the J-1/H-1B Foreign Physician Immigration Conference and Job Fair Series, visit www.j1conference.com.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: below is additional information regarding each conference.

New York Conference and Job Fair - August 8, 2009
New York Hilton
1445 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Chicago Conference and Job Fair - September 19, 2009
Chicago Marriott - Medical District
625 Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL
Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Baltimore Conference and Job Fair - October 24, 2009
Hyatt Regency
300 Light St.
Baltimore, MD
Noon - 5:00 p.m.

H-1B Cap Count - USCIS Still Accepting H-1B Petitions

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

USCIS updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the H-1B cap on the USCIS website. As of July 10, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS announced that they will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn. USCIS may grant up to 65,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions annually.

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USCIS Announced Reinstatement of Premium Processing for certain I-140 Petitions beginning June 29

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