We have been informed of an alarming J-1 visa denial trend in India (especially at the US Consulate in Mumbai) for applicants who were previously in the US in B status for USMLE exams and residency interviews. ECFMG has been working on these cases and trying to get them reversed. It is possible that we will start to see similar denials at the US consulates in Pakistan. If you receive such a denial, please inform Irene Anthony at ECFMG – ianthony@ecfmg.org. Please be sure to include:
- Copy of DS-160
- Passport ID pages
- Copy of cancelled B-1/B-2 visa
- Copy of DS-2019
- Date and place of denial of J-1 visa
Please also note that APPNA’s Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee and the Committee for Young Physicians (CYP) has been able to facilitate the J-1 & H-1 visa issues for several young physicians applying from Pakistan. Please feel free to contact the CYP committee at info@cyponline.net
