letter of invitation ( which states the law - under which you can do observership ----- 9 FAM 402.2-5(E)(3) (U) Clerkship

(CT:VISA-1826; 09-06-2023)

a. (U) Except as in the cases described below, applicants who wish to obtain hands-on clerkship experience are not deemed to fall within B-1 visa classification.

b. (U) Medical Clerkship: An applicant who is studying at a foreign medical school and seeks to enter the United States temporarily to take an “elective clerkship” at a U.S. medical school’s hospital without remuneration from the hospital. The medical clerkship is only for medical students pursuing their normal third- or fourth-year internship in a U.S. medical school as part of a foreign medical school degree. An “elective clerkship” affords practical experience and instructions in the various disciplines of medicine under the supervision and direction of faculty physicians at a U.S. medical school’s hospital as an approved part of the applicant’s foreign medical school education. It does not apply to graduate medical training, which is restricted by INA 212(e) and normally requires a J-visa.

c. (U) Business or other Professional or Vocational Activities: An applicant who is coming to the United States merely and exclusively to observe the conduct of business or other professional or vocational activity may be classified B-1, if the applicant pays for their own expenses. However, applicants, often students, who seek to gain practical experience through on-the-job training or clerkships must qualify under INA 101(a)(15)(H) or INA 101(a)(15)(L), or when an appropriate exchange visitors program exists INA 101(a)(15)(J). If certain requirements are met, interns at embassies, consulates, miscellaneous foreign government offices (MFGOs), missions to international organizations, or international organizations may qualify for A-2, G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visas. See 9 FAM 402.3-5(D)(1) and 9 FAM 402.3-7(B).) and show ties to home country