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US VISION FOR MORE VISAS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
US immigration system is applying barrier in the way of foreign medical professionals who want to work in the US. This is unwise because the US population is ageing and has an ever-increasing need for medical services. The report advise reforms to the structure that would make it easier for foreign health professionals to work in the US.
A latest report from the National Foundation for American Policy, a pro-immigration think tank based in Arlington, Virginia, has found that the US immigration system is putting difficulty in the way of foreign medical professionals who want to work in the US.
At present, 140,000 employment-based green cards are granted annually in the US. The NACP propose that a number of these visas should be reserved for medical professionals, allowing a greater number to enter the US each year.
The Conrad 30 waiver system permit foreign doctors who have trained in the US under a J1 student visa to apply for an H-1B visa which would permit them to work at a designated medical facility for three years. They can only work in an area selected by the US Department of Health and Human Services as a Health Professionals Shortage Area (HPSA) or a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or in a facility that serves a Medically Underserved Population (MUP). At present each state has a limit on the number of Conrad 30 waivers it will grant.
US Government, Heal Thyself: Immigration Restrictions and America's Growing Health Care Needs, comes up with four main proposals.
• Increase the number of green cards for medical professionals.
• Create a dedicated temporary visa for nurses
• Expand the 'Conrad 30 waiver system' so that more doctors qualify and
• To simplify the procedures for licensing medical staff in individual states to make it easier and quicker for foreign medical staff to become registered and accredited.
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