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J-1 Visa Waivers
	
	
				
	
	
	ARC is committed to helping residents of Appalachia have access to quality, affordable health care. Accordingly, under certain conditions, ARC will consider recommending a waiver of the foreign residence requirement on behalf of physicians holding J-1 Visas in Health Professional Shortage Areas to address the Region’s healthcare needs.

The physicians receiving these waivers must practice a minimum of forty hours a week of primary care medicine or specialty medicine with an appropriate showing of need at a site in Health Professional Shortage Area within the legislatively defined Appalachian Region for a minimum of three years.

Requests for waiver under the ARC J-1 Visa Waiver Program must be sponsored by a state within the Appalachian Region. To begin the process, contact the designated J-1 Program person in the state in which you are planning to practice.

For information regarding the ARC J-1 Visa Waiver Program, please contact Deann Fairfax at dfairfax@arc.gov.





	


  
J-1 Visa Waiver State Public Contacts
          
                      This is the first step in requesting a waiver under the ARC J-1 Visa Program. Applicants must be sponsored by a state within the Appalachian Region.
          
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Policies & Forms




J-1 Visa Application Checklist – pdf 116 KB															
				
ARC Federal Co-Chair’s J-1 Visa Waiver Policy – pdf 117 KB															
				
J-1 Visa Waiver Policy – Sample Notice – pdf 88 KB															
				
J-1 Visa Employer Letter Outline – pdf 109 KB															
				
J-1 Visa Waiver Affidavit and Agreement – pdf 111 KB															
				
J-1 Visa Liquidated Damages Clause – pdf 87 KB															
				
Letter of Assurance – pdf 73 KB															
				
J-1 Visa Placement Verification Form – pdf 79 KB															
				
J-1 Visa Transfer Notification Form – pdf 104 KB






	



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