Nigeria: U.S. Makes U-Turn, Lifts Visa Ban for Nigerian, Other Foreign Doctors
The policy change lets doctors resume visa and work permit processing as hospitals face a 65,000-physician shortage, medical groups said.
- Late last week, the Department of Homeland Security quietly exempted foreign physicians from a travel-ban processing hold, allowing international doctors to resume visa adjudications and work permits.
- The administration's January order covering 39 countries expanded President Trump's June travel ban, halting visa decisions and work permits for medical professionals and forcing hospitals to place many doctors on administrative leave.
- Foreign-Trained doctors comprise 25% of the U.S. medical workforce, with over 60% practicing primary care fields; more than 20 medical associations warned of "urgent concern" about barriers preventing "qualified, vetted physicians" from entering.
- Project IMG founder Sebastian Arruarana warned that roughly 1,000 doctors completing residencies and fellowships next month remain in jeopardy of losing placements, alongside hundreds scheduled to begin training programs soon.
- Lawyer Curtis Morrison, who filed lawsuits to compel application processing, described the exemption as "a great development for physicians and health care in the U.S.," though affected doctors await formal notification of visa changes.
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U.S. eases visa freeze for foreign doctors, highlighting limits of broader healthcare immigration policy - Asian Journal News
A narrow federal adjustment allows continued processing for physician-related cases, offering relief for some foreign-trained doctors, including Filipinos, while leaving most healthcare workers under existing constraints. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal immigration authorities have eased a visa-processing freeze affecting foreign-trained physicians, carving out a limited pathway for doctors as healthcare providers warn that staffing shortages remain …
Trump DHS allowing foreign doctors to obtain visas amid travel ban
The Trump administration has exempted foreign doctors from its travel ban against citizens of more than three dozen countries, a move that will allow medical professionals outside the United States to obtain visas, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Late last week, the DHS agency U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its website to reflect the reversal of a January policy that had barred government employees from maki…
The Department of National Security (DHS) silently updated its website last week to exempt foreign doctors from the visa suspension imposed by the current travel ban.The measure affects citizens from 39 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria and Yemen, whose migration processes have been frozen since January.There was no official communiqué or press conference.The Citizenship and Immigration Agency (USCIS) simply posted a note on i…
Doctors from travel ban countries allowed to stay in U.S. | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Foreign doctors will be able to receive visas allowing them to practice in the United States, after the Trump administration quietly changed a policy to exempt them from a travel ban.
Doctors from countries under travel ban now allowed to stay in US
Foreign doctors will be able to receive visas allowing them to practice in the United States, after the Trump administration quietly changed a policy to exempt them from a travel ban. The post Doctors from countries under travel ban now allowed to stay in US appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
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