Access to Rural Physicians Improvement Act of 2004

Summary

Access to Rural Physicians Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to extend to one year after enactment of this Act the deadline for seeking waivers of the two-year foreign residence requirement applicable to foreign medical graduates (FMGs) who entered the United States on J-1 (exchange visitor) visas and are seeking to change status. Provides a special effective date for the extension provisions of this Act with respect to J visa holders by requiring such provisions to take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2004 (thus preventing the June 1, 2004 expiration of current waiver provisions). Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the numerical limitation on H-1B (specialty occupation) visas those FMGs whose visa status is changed from J-1 to H-1B after obtaining a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement upon request by an interested State agency.

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• Received in Senate (text)

  Received in Senate · EN · 7 October 2004

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• Received in Senate (PDF)

  Received in Senate · EN · 7 October 2004

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 6 October 2004

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 5 October 2004

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 5 October 2004

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 5 October 2004

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2004

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 May 2004

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