Visa Requirements: Students in the J.D./LL.B. Program have to meet the usual Canadian and American immigration requirements to obtain visa entry into Canada and the United States. Assistance with visa applications will be provided for admitted students at no additional cost. Admission to the Bar in the United States and Canada: United States: The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school and therefore, the J.D. is recognized by all state bar associations. Residency related requirements for non-citizens vary from state to state as do other requirements that must be met before a person can sit for the bar and practice law. Students must inform themselves concerning, and satisfy the requirements of, the U.S. jursidictions where they may seek admission to the bar: Bar Examination Information. If you plan to practice in Michigan, please check with the State Bar of Michigan about their Bar examination, licensing, residency and any other requirements. Make sure you understand how all of Michigan's rules (including, but not limited to, M.C.L. 600.934 which requries, among other items, that an applicant be a resident of one of the states, territories or the District of Columbia) apply to your particular situation. Canada: The University of Windsor, Faculty of Law is a Federation of Law Societies of Canada recognized law faculty. The LL.B. degree does not in itself entitle someone to practice law. Applicants who propose to enter the practice of law in any common law province or territory of Canada must consult directly with the Law Society of such province to determine its requirements for admission: Resources and Other Links. Some provinces require permanent residency of non-citizens as a condition for Bar admission. Every provincial law society requires some period of apprenticeship (articles) within the province as a condition of being admitted to practice. Some provinces may require that, in addition to the LL.B., a student have an undergraduate degree completed before being admitted to the period of articles; other provinces may require that, in addition to the LL.B degree, a student have successfully completed a minimum of 2 years university work after senior matriculation or its equivalent.