International Medical Graduates & J-1 Visas

Stanford Health Care (SHC) offers the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) J1 visa to graduates of international medical schools. Further information on application materials is available at www.ecfmg.org. Completed application packages should be submitted in PDF format via email to the Executive Graduate Medical Education (GME) Director. Please allow 120 days for processing.

Under some circumstances, use of the H1B is permitted. Programs should reach out to the Executive GME Director for approval and to obtain the contact information for the SHC immigration attorney.

Non-ACGME accredited programs will need to be Non-Standard Training (NST) recognized by ACGME before they can J1 visa candidates. NST recognition takes multiple months before J1 visas can be processed; this will need to be far in advance. Please contact GME Program Managers for more information.