Hi there,

Ultimately, you need to have a conversation with BCG. Your situation sounds extremely complex and carries risk/assumptions. Ask BCG directly what they advise.

Are you looking to be on an H4 EAD? or L2?

You can explain to BCG your visa situation and they will guide you and will also help you with all the filings if needed.

From personal experience, you have 2 options. Talk to the recruiters about either interviewing in a year or so or interview now and extend your start date to a year or so later. If you're ready to interview now, get the offer and then work with the recruiters to finalize the start date. Since you're doing Bridge to BCG, you're probably completing a PhD/MD program and they typically have extended start dates anyway (since you have to finish your thesis and graduate). They're also very well versed with visa issues, and have an internal team and an outside law firm dedicated to helping you figuring out the best solution.

You're unlikely to get interviews several months later based on a current application, unless you apply again and are invited to interview at that time. Your best bet would be to interview now (if you're already accepted to Bridge to BCG and are ready to interview for a full time role), and then work with recruiting to figure out start dates. PM me if you'd like to discuss more, I recently went through a similar process. Good luck!

Hello!

The visa nightmare in the US, I can totally relate to that. 

However, I would go ahead as soon as you are ready, since the process takes weeks. Furthermore, you can fix all of that with an offer in hand, later on.

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara