Big relief to doctors in America: Immigration ban lifted, review of green card and visa cases started again.

Montgomery. America has partially lifted the ban on immigration applications related to doctors, giving hope to thousands of foreign doctors to get relief. However, the situation still remains uncertain for other categories of applicants.

Libyan doctor’s case in discussion-
Libyan pulmonologist Faisal Alghoula, who is treating about 1,000 patients in the state of Indiana, had his green card renewal stuck due to the Trump administration’s ban. If his application is rejected, his existing visa will expire in September.

Although the administration has now given permission to start reviewing doctors’ visa and green card cases again, there is no guarantee of approval.

Huge shortage of doctors in rural America-
Health experts and organizations say there is a serious shortage of doctors in rural and underserved areas of America. Many foreign trained doctors are treating patients in these areas.

Alghoula said that in many places one has to wait for 4 to 5 months to see a pulmonologist, due to which the condition of the patients becomes serious.

Effect of strict immigration policy-
Under the strict immigration policies of the Trump administration in America, visa and green card applications from many countries were banned. The administration has continued to impose tough sanctions on citizens of 39 countries, including countries like Iran, Afghanistan and Venezuela.

Due to these restrictions, many immigrants are unable to work, nor obtain health insurance or driver’s licenses.

There is still uncertainty among doctors-
Although the review process has restarted, immigration lawyers and doctors say it is only a limited relief. It is still uncertain whether the applications will be accepted or not.

Doctors fear that they may be detained even during the interview, as had happened in some cases earlier.

Iranian doctor’s case also in headlines-
Iranian radiologist Zahra Shokri Varniab’s green card application was also stuck during the ban. He approached the court, but his application was later rejected, making the matter more controversial.

conclusion-
This decision is certainly a partial relief for doctors, but uncertainty still remains regarding green card and visa approval. Given the dependence of foreign doctors on health services, this issue remains a topic of constant discussion in America.