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How did your SO from Viet Nam get a working visa to practice medicine is the US? Surely we don't have the full story here.
by throwaway2037 2y ago
How did your SO from Viet Nam get a working visa to practice medicine is the US? Surely we don't have the full story here.
- bluGill 2y agoIf you have skills getting a VISA is much easier - not all of them are random lotteries. Plus SO often implies OP was a citizen and then SO comes in on a priority VISA program. They do check to ensure you really are romantically involved. There are a number of poor who decide nearly any American is a better life than they could have at home and so will sign up for a blind marriage to anyone. A doctor likely has means to do some verification of a potential mate before committing, but if they find life bad enough back home they can have low standards. (from what I can tell it mostly works out for those doing this - some get abused, but most seem to have a good life)
- throwaway2037 2y agoThe bit about romantically involved was part of my point. If that person was a man, forget it, he will be staying home with low wages. Also, we are definitely missing a large part of the story. There are very few medical schools outside US that will qualify you to practice is the US. Getting recertified in the US is extremely difficult, especially from a developing country with much worse healthcare standards.