Wisconsin J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Other State Letters of Support
J-1 Visa Waiver: Other State Letters of Support
H-1B Visa – Change in Employer and Practice Address:
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health can provide a state letter of
concurrence for H-1B visa physicians, who plan to petition the
US
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (exit DHS) for a
revision in their H-1B visa (for a change in employer and practice address
to another designated shortage area), and who previously received a
Wisconsin letter of support for their J-1 visa waiver. This state letter of
support does not alter the federal J-1 visa waiver requirement for the
physician to complete three years of practice in a designated shortage area.
The H-1B visa physician must submit a written request to the
Division of Public Health
(by fax or mail) and must provide some justification for the need to change
employer and practice address. The H-1B visa physician must also provide a
copy of a signed employment agreement, which includes the proposed new
practice address in a designated shortage area, continued full-time practice
in primary care, and fulfillment of the three year J-1 visa waiver work
obligation. The state letter of support includes the following: concurrence
that the practice address is in a federally designated Health Professional
Shortage Area (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or Medically
Underserved Population (MUP). Federal shortage area documentation will be
attached. Concurrence that the
recruitment of primary care physicians in this shortage area is in the
public interest, and acknowledgement that the state provided a letter of
support for the previous J-1 visa waiver request.
National Interest Waiver Petitions to the U.S. CIS:
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health can provide a state letter of
concurrence for H-1B visa physicians, who plan to petition the USCIS for a
national interest waiver and permanent residency. This state letter of
support does not alter the federal J-1 visa waiver requirement for the
physician to complete three years of practice in a designated shortage area.
The H-1B visa physician must submit a written request to the
Division of Public Health
(by fax or mail), and must provide documentation of their current practice
address, employer, and continued practice in primary care. The state letter of
support includes the following: concurrence that the practice address is in a
federally designated HPSA, MUA or MUP (federal documentation will be
attached), concurrence that the retention of primary care physicians in
this shortage area is in the public interest, and acknowledgement that
the state provided a letter of support for the previous J-1 visa waiver
request, if applicable.
Questions about or written requests for State Letters of
Support should be directed to:
Mailing Address
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Street Address
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Traici Brockman
Primary Care Office
Wisconsin
Division of Public Health
PO Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
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Traici Brockman
Primary Care Office
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
1 W. Wilson Street, Room 250
Madison, WI 53703
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Fax: (608) 267-2832
Telephone: (608)
267-1440E-mail:
traici.brockman@dhs.wisconsin.gov
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Last Revised:
March 14, 2013
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