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Trump Administration Exempts Foreign Doctors from Visa Ban

5/4/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration quietly altered a travel-ban rule to exempt foreign doctors from visa restrictions.
The change modifies a Department of Homeland Security policy that had frozen visa extensions, work permits and green cards for citizens of 39 countries.
The exemption allows foreign doctors to obtain U.S. work visas, which could help alleviate doctor shortages in U.S. hospitals.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration quietly altered a travel-ban rule to exempt foreign doctors from visa restrictions.
The change modifies a Department of Homeland Security policy that had frozen visa extensions, work permits and green cards for citizens of 39 countries.
The exemption allows foreign doctors to obtain U.S. work visas, which could help alleviate doctor shortages in U.S. hospitals.