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Foreign national student programs for future Veterinarians
Be currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited DVM or VMD program, AND
Have authorization to work in the United States. For foreign students, this is available through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT) through enrollment at a U.S. school.
F-1 student visa
The F-1 visa (Academic Student) allows you to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college. After the first academic year, F-1 students may engage in three types of off-campus employment:
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Optional Practical Training (OPT) (pre-completion or post-completion)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training Extension (OPT)
Please note there are no temporary worker visas available for foreign veterinary students attending school outside of the U.S. F-1 visa sponsorship can be offered through a U.S. school but is not a category Banfield can provide sponsorship for.
Frequently asked questions
Veterinarians applying for nonimmigrant
visa sponsorship
H-1B specialty occupation visa
H-1B specialty occupation visa
TN (NAFTA Professionals)
TN (NAFTA Professionals)
TN nonimmigrant status is available to citizens of Canada and Mexico in certain professions to work in the U.S. for a sponsoring employer. Among the types of professionals who are eligible to seek admission as TN nonimmigrants are Veterinarians. Permanent residents of Canada and Mexico are not able to apply for TN status to work as NAFTA professionals.
For general information, see the USCIS website: Link
E-3 Australian specialty occupation visa
E-3 Australian specialty occupation visa
For general information, see the USCIS website: Link
H-1B1 specialty occupation visa (Chile & Singapore)
H-1B1 specialty occupation visa (Chile & Singapore)
The H-1B1 visa classification is available only to citizens of Chile and Singapore. H-1B1 applicants must be going to the U.S. solely to work in a specialty occupation and must be sponsored by an employer. Veterinarian qualifies as an H-1B1 specialty occupation.
For general information, see the USCIS website: Link
Questions? Contact us at EmployerSponsorship@banfield.com
For an unlicensed DVM to obtain a state license to practice veterinary medicine in the United States, he/she normally needs to show the following:
Passage of North America Veterinary Licensing Examination(NAVLE)
Graduation from an AVMA-accredited DVM program or completion of either Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) or Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Equivalence (PAVE) with veterinary degree from AVMA-listed or other veterinary program (i.e., to show that degree from non-accredited school is equivalent to DVM degree from AVMA-accredited college)
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