New immigration, travel order leaves hundreds of physicians in limbo

“In the wake of the newly revised travel and immigration order issued by the Trump administration, there continues to be uncertainty in the application process for physician training programs in the United States. These training programs still do not know if applicants under consideration from one of the six affected countries will be able to obtain visas and travel to the U.S.

“Hundreds of physicians from six countries are subject to the revised executive order and have applied to U.S. training programs and requested visa sponsorship. The new executive order leaves them in limbo and without an explicit waiver, these foreign physicians will be unable to provide care in the U.S. when training programs begin on July 1.