WASHINGTON : The regulations in H-1B and J-1 visas for foreign workers, including from India, that prevent doctors from providing medical care at locations other than those specifically approved for their immigration status, are standing in the way of strongest possible medical response to the COVID-19, a bipartisan group of 40 influential US lawmakers has said.
Explaining that medical professionals holding H-1B and J-1 visas are not permitted to provide medical care outside of specifically approved locations, the legislators in a letter to Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), called for waiving those restrictions during this public health emergency to increase the number of physicians