Pennsylvania J-1 Visa Waiver Program
waiverprograms@pa.gov
717.772.5298
The Pennsylvania J-1 Visa Waiver Program offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Pennsylvania, waiving the foreign medical residency requirement and allowing them to remain in the United States. The program is intended to provide physician services in areas that typically have difficulty attracting and retaining physicians.
Primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and sub-specialty trained physicians are eligible to apply.
This is an incentive program that offers foreign physicians a visa waiver, allowing them to work in the U.S.
Links to program policies and an application checklist are available on the program website.
Completed applications should be mailed to:
Jacqueline Austin, Public Health Program
Administrator
Pennsylvania Primary Care Office
Room 1031, Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0701
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