Tag: rural

  • There are over 10,000 doctors with H1B (specialty) visas and 17,000 doctors with J1 (exchange visitor) currently practicing in the U.S. The visa freeze (and delays of renewal) by USCIS is causing havoc for these doctors many of whom work in rural areas of the U.S. Read here.

  • A recent NPR podcast shares these statistics about U.S. doctors: So far, the U.S. government has not agreed to waive the new $100,000 application fee for new H1B visas for doctors. Listen (4 minutes) or read here.