According to a USCIS Press Release: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers that Public Law 111-9, signed by President Obama on March 20, 2009, extends the date until Sept. 30, 2009 by which international medical graduates have to have been granted J-1 nonimmigrant status in order to later qualify for the Conrad 30 program. Before this latest extension was granted, the most recent sunset date for qualifying J-1 admission was March 6, 2009.”
