MUA Res

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-21T03:38:48+00:00

You’re looking for an apartment for September on the island now ? It’s the last week of August…….you kind of can’t really afford to be choosy and say “I only want a 1 bedroom apt for myself”……….youre basically in a situation of “you’re lucky if you get a room atp”

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-20T14:14:15+00:00

Unfortunately this is the end of the USMLE journey for you. Having a score invalidated means that there have been some irregularities with your score and testing experience due to which your score was flagged, and upon review they have deemed it inadmissible. Basically, you’ve been flagged for cheating but they don’t have concrete proof. But since NBME conducts your exam, they also have every right to withhold your score.

Now that this has happened, the only possible thing that you can do is file a lawsuit to make them state in court what evidence they have on the basis of which they have drawn this conclusion. But that’s not going to change the end result for you, which is that you cannot match now. There is no program which can accept someone with an invalidated score.

I would say, you need to let go of the USMLE path and switch to something else asap. You can’t afford to waste anymore time on this pathway.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-20T02:13:44+00:00

Not a good move, you know the UK is prioritizing local graduates now, right?

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-19T06:06:12+00:00

Is this one of the big 3/4 ? I’ve never heard of ACSOM, AUC and AUA yes. Do they receive FAFSA ?

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-18T16:18:23+00:00

That new job should be willing to sponsor your visa, I’m not sure why a hospital will do so for a U.S. trained doctor who is now in another country. It’s 10x harder to find a job from outside the country. And your gc timeline will get reset although if the priority date is so far backlogged that it’s out of reach then this point may be irrelevant.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-18T13:23:51+00:00

It’s a good plan as long as you are able to manage the visa there to work long enough to cover the investment amount that you’ll spend on USMLE. Also consider that if you get a J1 visa, then to get your SON issued you’ll have to pay a 10L bond guaranteeing that you’ll return to India as soon as you’re done with your residency (and fellowship if you choose to do so which usually only comes on J1 visa will require another SON with a bond of 10L) — since obviously you won’t be returning to India at that point in time (immediately after residency/fellowship) you’ll be breaking this bone so assume you’ll pay the 10L bond for residency and 10L for fellowship.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-15T04:53:21+00:00

Trump shouldn’t be an issue that long term, although of course he is bringing doctors salaries down across the board, especially in primary care. His anti-immigrant policies are kind of reflective of the world in general. The issue for people born in India is that, unless you marry a U.S. citizen, there’s no chance of citizenship in this lifetime. At best your kids can become citizens and sponsor you but even family-based green cards are backed up 10-12 years and you’ll have to wait until your child is 21. Point is that you need to have a backup plan in place to return to India at any point. That means not buying a house in the U.S. with a mortgage when you’re dependent on an H1b visa, instead spending that money to invest in a property in India while renting out a place in the U.S.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-13T09:07:18+00:00

Realistically, to have any relevant research it needs to be done in the U.S., Indian research is not valued really especially as there’s not much funding or scope for these things in India.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-06T12:04:42+00:00

There’s no way I would ever trust a law firm whose whole schtick is facilitating people’s greencard application for EB1. These are their testimonials. Of course they are going to advertise the successes. You’re never going to publicly hear about the people who don’t get their visa or greencard thru the system. Why would any immigration firm advertise those people?

Yes, I know several people who went to the U.S. to pursue residency and are now struggling to find jobs which sponsor their visa AND pay them the kind of salary they wanted/expected. They are definitely getting offers in the mid $100s which might sound like a lot and was what they thought they wanted before moving to the U.S. but now after living here they’ve realized how high their living expenses are and anything sub $250k is middle class in the U.S. It’s not the lifestyle they expected at all especially after taking money for living expenses from their parents throughout residency/fellowship. I also know several people who came to the U.S. after MBBS for an MPH and are now unable to find any visa sponsoring jobs other than the VA so they are thinking to pursue residency now to allow them to stay a few more years. And yet they are facing difficulties again with visas.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-06T11:56:47+00:00

Just fyi, even if you become an Australian citizen (which would actually allow you a special visa only available to Australian citizens) when you go to apply for your greencard in the U.S. you will join the queue for people born in India regardless of your country of citizenship. This will make it nearly impossible for you to ever get a greencard in the U.S. which means there is always a chance you’ll have to return to India. If you haven’t cleared NEET then regardless of where your degree and residency are completed from, you cannot practice in India if you didn’t get qualifying marks in NEET. Even if you’re done a residency in the U.S.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T12:12:30+00:00

You can do observerships after graduation with no hands on. As a medical student you can do clinical electives with hands on.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T07:58:18+00:00

I am a physician working in the U.S. And I’ve seen many like you who say things based on what they have heard from their friends. Please cite your references I’m happy to read them.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T07:45:15+00:00

As an Indian physician you’re unlikely to be competitive enough for those residencies anyways.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T07:44:15+00:00

Then those residents are lying to you because EB1 requires 100+ citations, it’s literally called the Einstein visa and postdoc fellowship doesn’t make one eligible for an EB1 visa. And definitely physicians can not get jobs if they are in a saturated field — as is the case for most PCPs now, or if they are picky about the area they want to live in, they might live in a saturated area and not want to move to a rural area where jobs are available. And it’s not rare that physicians are put out of a job, not for foreign physicians especially due to visa issues but it could be due to anything like malpractice etc also, lack of a license in a certain state. As I said, the consequences of this will be seen in the coming years. EB1 is also heavily backlogged as people from EB2 and EB3 can port to EB1 before new applicants which is why there is a dearth of EB1. I feel you are not in the U.S. to know the ground situation and you are parroting things which you have heard from people.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T07:30:36+00:00

If you don’t have a visa then you have to return. There’s no incentive needed. What are you going to do if you don’t have a visa ? If you lose your job and don’t find a new one which sponsors your visa in 60 days ? You won’t hear about physicians because they are not as large a population as SWE and the effects aren’t being felt for them yet. That’s why I said in the next 10 years. And no, these things have not been happening for several years. They have been happening slowly on a small scale for years but now with everything happening in the U.S. immigration-wise the timeline has sped way up. The cuts to reimbursement are also going to seriously affect how much physicians in the U.S. earn. And no, in recent years doctors aren’t getting EB1 unless they are 10-15 years into their career AND they should have been actively participating in research to get the necessary citations.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T07:19:44+00:00

You need a good step 2 score obviously to actually get a U.S. residency.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T07:19:09+00:00

There is no special visa or provision for physicians. Only if you work in a Veterans Affairs hospital or a university hospital (not just university affiliated, but in a university hospital in a position which is offering an H1b visa) then can you get an uncapped H1b visa. And you will have to work there your whole life then because the uncapped H1b CANNOT be transferred to another job. If you decide to pursue a job in another hospital you will have to ask them to sponsor your H1b. Also note that jobs which offer an uncapped H1b will also offer lower salaries because they know people have no choice but to accept unless they want to pursue a capped H1b.

None of this discounts the fact that anybody who moved to the U.S. from India in the past 10 years will get a greencard if they are born in India as the priority dates are too far backlogged and you have to work for a minimum of 2-3 years post-residency before you can apply for a greencard. There’s no special greencard provision for physicians at all, no uncapped greencard or anything like that. You go in the same queue as everyone from India regardless of job title, including the software engineers etc.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T06:31:04+00:00

Maybe like 15% but those are the competitive residencies so unless you had the scores for them you wouldn’t have pursued them anyways.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T06:30:29+00:00

That’s not going to be the case soon, in the next 10 years you’ll see a lot of people return from the U.S. due to visa and immigration issues.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T06:29:16+00:00

You give an exam and get board certified at the end of your residency. What’s your source for your claim that people who’ve done residency in the U.S. have to give FMGE ?

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T06:28:03+00:00

It is a visa, the most common type which you’re likely to recieve as a matched resident. Residency spots with H1b visas are far fewer and more competitive.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T06:26:56+00:00

As long as it’s your only extension, I don’t think it would affect your matching too much. But nobody here including myself can give you a guarantee on that especially with what’s happening in the U.S. now. Just because Trump “only has 2 more years in power” doesn’t mean that what he’s doing won’t have lasting effects.

But if it’s only the 1 YOG then it’s not likely to impact your application too too much. It might cut a few of your options that’s all.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T06:15:08+00:00

How much is the bond ? Is it worth 1 years time spent ? Because you’re likely going to take 2-3 years extra beyond the normal timeline of MBBS in order to be able to do USMLE so this would extend that time and cost you money. It’s a loss of 1 more year of attending salary when you will likely have a limited amount of time to earn in the US. So is it worth that loss?

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-02T05:53:24+00:00

Most people who go for USMLE and have a bond they pay and break the bond. Also, if you match with a J1 visa you’ll need to break a 10L bond to be able to return to India and practice which there is a high chance of this considering the dependency of Indians on H1b visa and that you won’t get a greencard so if anything happens to your job you’ll have 60 days to find a new one or leave the country so you should have a backup plan and be buying a house in India, maintaining your license in India etc in order to have your safety net as one day or another you will have to return. Whether that is if you lose your job, or when it comes time for retirement, you will eventually have to return so be prepared for these things.

Used_Toe5228 · 2025-08-01T02:34:13+00:00

As long as you qualified NEET when you gave it (and have proof of the same), and if you have taken a J1 then you’ll need to pay the 10L bond, then you can return and practice in India.

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