Ticket to American Dream: Documents that a medtech should have

Are you a medical technologist ready to achieve your goals in working to USA? This blog might guide you.

These are the documents that I secured to apply as a medical technologist in the United States. All fees may be subjected to changes so better check their official websites for updates. So brace yourselves for a number of documents, these are:

1.       ASCPi Certificate

·         PRICE: $200/10000 PHP

·         VALIDITY: 3 years

2.       IELTS

·         PRICE: 10250 PHP

·         VALIDITY: 2 years

3.       CGFNS/ Visascreen

·         PRICE: $540/27500 PHP

·         VALIDITY: 5 years

4.       JSILNY and Associates- for course evaluation and American grade conversion. You need to mail your original TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS and a filled out application form from their website.

·         PRICE: $140 (8100 PHP) to be paid thru credit card  

                                                               i.      1460 PHP as courier fee (thru LBC) to be delivered to JSILNY Miami, Florida

·         DURATION: may take at least 3 months

·         Advantage: No expiry

5.       Passport- not expired of course.. J

6.       Birth certificate- Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) authenticated

7.       Current employer (Philippines)

·         Certificate of employment

·         Job description

·         Payslips

8.       Future Employer

·         Resume/CV

·         Soft copies of all files

Once you’re hired by an American Employer, this is what you’ll need.

9.       H-1B VISA (to be processed by the employer)

·         Labor Condition Application

·         Offer letter from the Future Employer

·         H-1B petition draft materials

·         Approved Notice of Action Form I-129 by the USCIS

·         H-1B working Visa (approved by the US Embassy)

10.   POEA COMPLIANCE SHEET (I’ve made a detailed blog for this so please check it out)

·         POLO verified contract

·         Overseas Employment certificate

11.   PLANE TICKET TO USA J

·         To be shouldered by you or the company

Reminder: Please make sure to give your complete address most especially to your Visascreen certificate, JSILNY and Notice of Action to ensure that the documents will be delivered to you.

This might seem a very long and costly process but once you complete requirements number 1 to 7, you can now seek employers via internet or an agent. At first, I thought that the whole process was hilarious since I’m not from a well-off family. So I worked hard by taking part time jobs to earn the fees.

No matter what happens, hold on to your dream! You’re now up for visa sponsorship! Be patient and ask God’s guidance that someday you will get to the Land of the Free. Kaya mo yan!