xarc123x Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 After completing my 3 yr residency + 2 yr fellowship....It was quite a surprise when I had to sign the 5 lakh surety bond with indian givernment in 2014...so that I could complete another one year fellowship from 7/2014-6/015 Now that I am done with my fellowship, I am in the process of getting a j1 waiver to work on a h1 visa. I had a question if anyone else is in my situation...and his/her surety bond will be executed in Sep 2015 this year?? I am not sure as to whether others are making the 5 lakh payments or not? Few people I know are saying that they will wait for government to contact them, rather than volunteering the money themselves. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Link to comment
jairichi Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 As far as I know J1 waiver is no longer given to Indian doctors. Without a J1 waiver there is no H1B. Link to comment
JoeF Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 As far as I know J1 waiver is no longer given to Indian doctors. Without a J1 waiver there is no H1B. At least not until the 2-year HRR is fulfilled. Link to comment
xarc123x Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I meant conrad 30 j1 waiver. Sorry for any confusion. Link to comment
pdpy Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi xarc123x, I am in exact similar boat as you are. Finished fellowship in 6/2015, didn't sign any bond, but had to sign it in 2014 just to complete last year of fellowship. I am also in the same dilemma. Whether to pay or not, and if yes, then how and when. So far, I haven't heard of anyone who stayed here (on waiver job), and has paid. Will keep this blog updated as I receive/hear further information. Link to comment
xarc123x Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 To pdpy Yes! Let's keep each other posted if we hear of anyone who paid it. Thanks Link to comment
drqrs2007 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I am also on the same boat and have just started working in NY City after getting my waiver and had filled the atrocious bond for the last year of my fellowship. I would also update in the forum about anything that I hear but just to let you all know that many of my known to fellow doctors in the same situation as me did not had to fill this bond . So technically we can always take some legal help to pursue this unjust bond . I think we should not Stoke this hornets nest until we hear something from GOI . Any other way to tackle this mess would be appreciated. I would be all ears for that . Link to comment
xarc123x Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 To drqrs2007 Good to know at least that there are bunch of us in this situation. I spoke to two more people recently...who are also saying that they will wait for indian government to initiate something...rather than volunteering to pay the money. Please let's keep each other posted if we hear anything else. Thanks Link to comment
drqrs2007 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I do not know how can we all be in touch . If the moderator allows we can try to meet either in person or just email each other and keep each other updated . Let me know about your thoughts. Thanks Link to comment
xarc123x Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hi...I agree...Can we stay in touch? My email is elmhurstresident@gmail.com Hope the administrators can allow us to share/exchange emails! Link to comment
kidney123 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi All Another one in the same boat. I found an article in Indian express about this. According to this apparently, the bond is scrapped. They dont talk about the old bonds. http://www.***************.com/ Thanks Link to comment
xarc123x Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Hi I found the same link in indian express. I hope the moderators on murthy kindly allow me to post this link, as I am afraid not many of us are aware of it. Here is the link: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Skip-Rs-5L-Bond-for-Foreign-Med-Courses/2015/05/07/article2801514.ece It's an article in "indian express" dated May 7th,2015. The article doesn't say much about people who have already signed..like us...and I plan to wait to see if someone from indian government reaches out to me...rather than volunteering to pay. Please let's stay in touch. I have provided my email in previous messages. Let's keep each other posted via email or through this forum as well. Thanks. Link to comment
xarc123x Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 And another thing...knowing that all you guys are going through the j1 waiver process like me...does anyone have any update on the "Conrad & physician access act of 2015"?? It's a bill scheduled to be introduced in senate titled "S.1189". Looking at it, it can be very very helpful for indian doctors like us...who will have to wait for endless years in the GC backlog after doing our waivers. Any new/update on the bill? Thanks again Link to comment
kidney123 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I had recently been to India and called the Ministry of Health about how to pay back Rs 5 Lakh. The concerned person mentioned that Indian Govt hasn't decided on how this process should be. I also asked about the interest to be paid which is mentioned in the initial bond - for this, they said that there would not be any interest incurred as the delay from the Govt. side. Thanks Link to comment
Cleop76 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Does anyone have any updated information on how to pay back this 5 lakh bond to the Indian Government? Has anyone paid this amount till now and if so what confirmation/receipt do you receive after making the payment? Link to comment
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