I know that if you have a PhD it's way easier to get permanent immigration status than it is with a MS or BS. I'd be surprised if the same weren't true for MDs

I know that if you have a PhD it's way easier to get permanent immigration status than it is with a MS or BS. I'd be surprised if the same weren't true for MDs. Edit: it's an O-1 visa. To get one you need to show "special skills" in your area. For an academic (and I presume for physicians) that would be things like good research publications and so on. You have to be above the norm in some way. The advantage of this visa class is apparently that it feeds directly into the green card system.