South Dakota now allows employers to submit J-1 Visa Waiver applications for foreign physicians electronically instead of only in paper form, and the $200 application fee must be received within 10 business days of electronic submission rather than accompanying the application upfront. The rule also updates the required order of documents to match current federal requirements and clarifies that physicians working shifts can satisfy full-time employment by working an average of 40 hours per week or 160 hours per four-week period, rather than the standard 128 hours of patient care plus 32 hours of administrative work. Additionally, the case number location on application pages moves from the upper right corner to the bottom right corner.
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The United States Department of State (USDOS) has updated its document order requirements for J-1 Visa Waiver applications and now allows applications to be submitted electronically. The proposed changes to ARSD 44:63 incorporate these federal updates by revising the required order of documents in the application, allowing electronic submission of J-1 Visa Waiver applications, requiring the application fee to be received within 10 business days of electronic submission, revising the definition of full-time employment to clarify requirements for shift-based physicians, and allowing the case number to be displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of each application page.
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