New US Green Card policy to benefit Indian doctors |
Indian doctors and nurses thinking about shifting to the US permanently have got a big boost as several American lawmakers have introduced a legislation in Congress to give unused green cards or permanent legal residency status to thousands of foreign nurses and doctors to meet the urgent needs of the overstretched healthcare sector in the US. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act would allow for green cards that were approved by Congress but unused in past years, allowing thousands of additional medical professionals to serve permanently in the United States. The legislation would send green cards to 25,000 nurses and 15,000 doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that places like Iowa have the professionals they need to serve patients for years to come. The move is likely to benefit a large number of Indian nurses and doctors, who are either on H-1B or J2 visas. The act is endorsed by organisations such as the American Medical Association, the Healthcare Leadership Council, the US Chamber of Commerce, the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment, the American Hospital Association, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the America`s Essential Hospitals and the Physicians for American Healthcare Access.
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