Visa Information for Residency/Fellowship Candidates

VISAS ACCEPTED FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

• J-1 (Exchange Visitor Visa) sponsored by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).  Application is processed by the GME Office.  The resident/fellow must meet the criteria of the ECFMG for sponsorship.

Note:  The J-1 must be a clinical J-1 and not a research J-1.

• Permanent Resident

 

VISAS NOT ACCEPTED/SPONSORED
FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

• H-1 B – The University does not sponsor foreign national physicians for Graduate Medical Education programs for the H-1B visa.

• O-1


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