Your next veterinarian is already practicing. Just not here yet.
Every week a DVM role sits open is turned-away patients, burned-out staff, and lost revenue. We source licensed veterinarians in Mexico and Canada, verify their credentials, and run the U.S. licensing, TN visa and relocation process end to end. Every placement is backed by a 3-year replacement guarantee.
Create your clinic account in under a minute, posting a role is free.
Speed to placement
Two distinct pipelines. Both licensed, credentialed, and visa-eligible.
Placeable in weeks
Every Canadian veterinary college is AVMA-accredited, so these DVMs skip ECFVG entirely. They qualify for the TN visa issued at the border, and many are already NAVLE-passed. The path from offer letter to first shift can run in weeks, not quarters.
Typically 2-3 months from signed offer to first shift
Mexican DVMs who graduated from UNAM's FMVZ between 2011 and 2025 hold a degree from an AVMA-accredited program, so they skip ECFVG and go straight to state licensing and the TN visa. Graduates of other Mexican schools take the longer ECFVG route.
In New York? Your veterinarian can start working now.
ECFVG-certified international veterinarians qualify for a New York State limited permit, allowing them to practice immediately under the supervision of a NY-licensed veterinarian while they complete the NAVLE. The permit is valid for up to two years.
Practice under supervision the day the permit is issued.
Many ECFVG-pathway DVMs bring 7-15 years of experience, including running entire hospitals, with strong English.
Supervision as a benefit: your team onboards a licensed international DVM inside your standards, not in isolation.
Limited permits are issued by the NYSED Office of the Professions; eligibility is determined individually.
If your veterinarian leaves within 36 months, we replace them at no additional placement fee.
What if the shortage isn't a shortage, just a border?
Licensed veterinarians in Mexico and Canada are ready to relocate right now. We handle the credentialing and TN visa; you just interview and choose.
What we handle end-to-end
You interview and choose. We handle the rest.
VetBridge USA is not a law firm and does not provide legal immigration advice.
How it works
Role, state, species focus, urgency.
Curated profiles that fit your clinic.
You interview. You decide.
TN visa, licensing, moving logistics.
Who's in the pipeline right now
Real candidates, anonymized. Most recruiters promise to start searching. We show you who's already on the way.
Anonymized snapshots of real candidates in our current pipeline. No names or contact details are shown publicly. Create your account to review full profiles matched to your clinic.
Recruiters charge $26,000-$40,000 per hire.
Partners never pay like that.
The average clinic takes 15 months to fill an associate DVM seat, while the seat bleeds roughly $46,000 a month in lost production. The Partnership is a members program for independent, owner-operated clinics. It puts the risk on us instead of you.
A veterinarian passes the NAVLE, finishes licensing, or lands stateside, ready to interview.
The profile goes to partner clinics in the order they joined, matched against their open roles.
Only after partners pass does the candidate reach everyone else who posted a role.
Your place in line is set the day you join, and it never gets worse.
- First look at every candidateEvery new candidate goes to partners first, in the order they joined, before the general pool ever sees them. In a market with more open seats than placeable veterinarians, that order decides who hires.
- Guaranteed interviewsA live interview with a qualified DVM candidate inside your first 30 days. If we have not delivered by day 60, we refund your membership in full.
- Membership credits toward your hireMembership is a layaway on your placement, not a fee. When you hire, your membership credits toward your placement costs.
- Exclusive candidate holdsLock a candidate to your clinic while they finish licensing, months before a recruiter could even find them.
- Active search on your roleYour opening becomes a search mandate. We search against your species mix, state, and requirements in Mexico and Canada, instead of only matching from the existing pool.
- 3-year replacement guaranteeIf your vet ever leaves in the first 3 years, we replace them free. The industry standard is 90 days.
Posting a role is free, always. Partnership is what turns matches into interviews, cancel anytime, independent clinics only. See the full founding offer or tell us about your role first
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