Wisconsin Conrad 30 Waiver Program: Other State Letters of Support

H-1B Visa Change in Employer and Practice Address

The 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) 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 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.