USA H-1B Visa Hike: Chances for exemption from lakh dollar fee... Shares of those companies in profits...
US President Donald Trump administration drastically increased H-1B visa application fees The fact is known. Lakhs of dollars application fee will be charged for new H-1B visa applicants.
However, due to the newly imposed million dollar fee on H-1B visa applications, doctors, medical There were signals from the White House that there is a possibility of exemption for residents. Health organizations are trying to ease concerns about physician shortages in rural areas of America. This action seems to have been taken with a purpose.
According to a statement issued last week by the Trump administration, this fee will be waived in view of "national interests". The White House will have the authority to grant exceptions to the Homeland Security Secretary. Representative Taylor Rogers said. “This announcement (H-1 application fee payment) allows necessary exceptions... including physicians, medical residents may also be involved,” said Taylor Rogers. This was revealed in an email sent to Bloomberg News.
Huge increase in H-1B fees to areas with shortage of international doctors Health care providers are already worried that it will make it difficult to attract services. Expressed. According to statistics... more than 76 million Americans do not have enough primary care doctors. Live in the areas. Last year's government report... America faces a shortage of 87,000 primary care doctors by 2037. Expected to face.
However, H-1B exemption opportunity for doctors, medical residents, hospitals, medical associations welcomed. “International medical graduates are a vital component of our physician workforce,” American Medical Association President Bobby Mukkamal said. Furthermore, it is important to include health care workers in this visa fee waiver process. The American Hospital Association will work with the government to emphasize this.