Greg Siskind, an immigration attorney and the founding partner of the Memphis law firm Siskind Susser P.C., has released his fifth book, The Physician Immigration Handbook, A Guide to the U.S. Immigration System for International Medical Graduates, Recruiters, and Employers.
According to Siskind, physician immigration is perhaps the most complicated area of United States immigration law, despite overwhelming evidence of a long-term physician shortage facing the U.S. The book simplifies the visa process and explains what foreign physicians need to know to apply for graduate medical training at teaching hospitals in the U.S. It also tells how they can remain in the U.S.to pursue their careers.
The Handbook is structured as follows: first it reviews the application process through which IMGs receive ECFMG certification, eventually leading to admittance to U.S. graduate medical training programs. Then it discusses the two major immigration pathways open to IMGs who want to come to the U.S. for graduate medical training— the J-1 visa and the H-1B visa.
From there, The Handbook walks the IMG through training to post-training work, then on to permanent residency— the “green card” process, and ultimately to U.S. citizenship. Additionally, this book delves into employment issues, such as layoffs, mergers, and acquisitions, while also discussing special benefits available to foreign physicians in the U.S. military.
To learn more, visit http://www.visalaw.com/mdbook.