For example, the Department will allow both electronically signed SoN letters from Ministries of Health and SoN letters issued by foreign embassies in the United States, where the relevant countries have elected to authorize their embassies to provide these statements.
Temporarily, and due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Department will allow flexibility to help applicants meet this requirement. While the Department generally requires SoN letters to be provided by the relevant Ministries of Health, this may not be possible at this time.
The SoN letter is a requirement that cannot be waived. SoN letters must bear the seal of the concerned governments and be signed by a duly designated official of the governments. Department of Health and Human Services, that there is a need in those countries for persons with the skills the alien physicians seek to acquire. Such letters must include written assurance, satisfactory to the Secretary of the U.S. Public Law 94-484, as reflected at 22 CFR 62.27(b)(6), requires that alien physician applicants provide SoN letters from the governments of the countries of their most recent legal permanent residence. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, can the requirement for the “Statement of Need” (SoN) letter for J-1 Alien Physicians be waived?.
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