Healthcare
H1B Visa Information

1. What do I need to apply for an immigrant visa/green card?
There are two major requirements that you will have to fulfill:

     For Physical Therapist:
     1. You have to apply for credential evaluation to FCCPT/ICD/ICHP and if find considerable they will approved you and you can proceed on applying for eligibility to take the NPTE with FSBPT, after arranging for the visitor visa to get here, you can now take the exam in any testing sites in the US. You must also pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam (Countries whose primary language is not English) with a score of 220 or more. Once FCCPT receives passing scores for the TOEFL they will then issue a certificate (Visa Screen Certificate).

     For Occupational Therapies:
     1. You have to apply for credential evaluation to NBCOT and if credentials is approved based on US standard of education you can proceed on applying to take the exam. The State Board exam can be taken on the country where NBCOT has a testing site. After passing the exam you must also pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam (Countries whose primary language is not English) with a score of 220 or more. Once NBCOT receives both passing scores for the TOEFL they will then issue a certificate (Visa Screen Certificate).


2. Which exam should I take?

For most International Physical Therapists, it is usually easy to obtain a tourist visa (B-I) that allows you to travel to the U.S. and take the NPTE exam. You must also pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam (Countries whose primary language is not English) with a score of 220 or more.
For most International Occupational Therapist, all they need to do is find out in which country near their home country the NBCOT is conducting the NBCOT exam, if it is not available in their home country.


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