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There are many
foreign chiropractors that have received their education in the
United States and subsequently wish to remain here to begin their
employment career. Whether you attended a United States college
or not, as a chiropractor, there are several options available for
you to live and work in the U.S.
For chiropractors
looking to work in the United States there are generally two distinct
options:
Employment as a Chiropractor. The H-1B Visa is one of only 2 visas
that permits a chiropractor to work in the United States in a position
that primarily involves direct patient care. To qualify for an H-1B
visa a foreign chiropractor must have:
- A full-time
offer of employment from a U.S. employer that guarantees payment
of the prevailing wage
- A chiropractic
degree from a school in the United States or the equivalent from
a foreign country
- A chiropractic
license in the state of intended employment
The H-1B visa
is an option that should always be considered. Often graduates from
U.S. schools obtain Optional Practical Training for one-year post
graduation permitting them to work in their field. During that first
year (and sometimes immediately) the chiropractor must have the
employer petition for the H-1B visa to ensure there will be no gap
in employment authorization.
Self-Employment
as a Chiropractor. If a foreign chiropractor is looking to become
a 50% partner in a practice, start their own practice or to buy
an existing practice, the appropriate visa will be an E-1/E-2 Treaty
Investor or Treaty Trader visa as either a trader of services or
an investor in a practice. A chiropractor may also be an essential
employee of a practice currently owned at least 50% by nationals
or his or her treaty country.
To qualify for
an E-2 investor visa the following criteria must be met:
- The physician/investor
must be a citizen of a Treaty
Country.
- The business
must be an active and ongoing business
enterprise in the United States.
- The physician
must be a majority owner of the
business and must be responsible for actively directing and developing
the
business operations.
- A substantial
investment of at least US $60,000.00
must be invested in the business.
- The business
should employee 2-3 employees.
Chiropractors
who are citizens of one of the following treaty countries may have
the option of applying for an E-2 visa as an investor.
Albania, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brunei
(Borneo), Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China (Taiwan), Colombia,
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Kinshasa), Congo, Republic of
the (Brazzaville), Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador,
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece,
Grenada, Honduras, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyz Stan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Panama Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Senegal,
Slovak Republic, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine,
United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, Zaire.
If you would
like to learn more about your specific visa options please send
a request to us at:
visas@usimmigrationlaw.net
or contact
Leibl &
Kirkwood
12865 Point Del Mar, Suite 190
Del Mar, CA 92014, USA
Tel. (858) 481-5211
Fax. (858) 481-7271
questions@usimmigrationlaw.net
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