{"id":646,"date":"2012-08-23T18:51:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T00:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2026-08-15T23:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:19:03","slug":"physician-niw-hpsamua-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=646","title":{"rendered":"Physician NIW \u2013 HPSA\/MUA Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hello, I would like to know how long after signing a contract you can file the NIW application. I am finishing my 3 year J1 waiver, and will transfer jobs to another\u00a0MUA\/HPSA location, but I hear you couldn&#8217;t file before 6 months of the contract date. 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