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US May Exempt Doctors From New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Doctors may be exempt from the $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications to help address medical staff shortages affecting 76 million Americans, officials said.
- On September 19, 2024, President Trump issued a proclamation introducing a $100,000 charge for applicants seeking new H-1B visas in the United States.
- The fee aims to reduce overuse of the visa program amid concerns about physician shortages, especially in rural areas lacking primary care doctors.
- Over 4,000 hospitals, including Mayo Clinic with over 300 approved visas, rely on H-1B visas to recruit foreign-trained doctors serving underserved communities.
- White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers explained that the Proclamation provides for certain exemptions, potentially covering doctors and medical residents, and emphasized that the $100,000 fee is a single payment applying only to new visa petitions.
- The potential exemption for doctors seeks to mitigate added labor costs and maintain access to care, although uncertainty remains about broad industry-wide exemptions and legal challenges may follow.
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Exemptions from H-1B visa fees could include doctors, report says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Physicians may be exempted from new H-1B visa fees, according to a report on Monday, days after the White House announced a new $100,000 fee for such visas that include "case-by-case exemptions if in the national interest." Read full story
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