H-1B or not to be?
CMAJ 1998;158:23
The article "Deportation proceedings against Canadian MDs may hold lesson for others heading south" (CMAJ 1997;157[7]:934-5 [in brief / en bref]), by Milan Korcok, outlined the problems 2 Canadian physicians encountered after seeking to practise in the US. However, it omitted an important legal fact.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canadian physicians are not permitted to practise in the US "on TN visas"; these documents only allow them to teach or perform research. The proper temporary category for physicians wishing to practise in the US is H-1B, and to declare that documents for this category "are rarely granted" is a gross overstatement. My firm has obtained approval of well over 100 H-1B petitions on behalf of Canadian physicians.
Carl Shusterman
Certified Specialist
Immigration and Nationality Law
Los Angeles, Calif.
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