Immigration

The AHA Sept. 29 asked the Trump administration to provide exemptions for health care personnel from the proclamation issued Sept. 19 announcing changes to the H-1B visa program.
The AHA urged the Department of Homeland Security today to maintain “duration of status” as an authorized period of stay for the nearly 17,000 physicians nationwide with J-1 visas who are participating in residency and fellowship programs.
The AHA today asked the administration to provide exemptions for health care personnel from the proclamation issued Sept. 19, 2025, announcing changes to the H-1B visa program.
AHA requests exemptions for health care personnel from the Proclamation issued September 19, 2025, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.”
President Trump Sept. 19 signed a proclamation increasing the fee to $100,000 for new H-1B petitions filed by employers, as well as implementing other restrictions on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers.
Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats