The White House has indicated that doctors may be exempted from the recently announced $100,000 application fee for high-skilled H-1B visas, following widespread concern from the medical community.

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Bloomberg News that the executive order signed by President Donald Trump includes provisions for exemptions.

“The proclamation allows for potential exemptions, which can include physicians and medical residents,” Rogers said in a statement.

The executive order, which took effect Sunday, authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the fee if hiring a worker is deemed “in the national interest.”

This clause could apply to doctors, especially in light of warnings about worsening physician shortages in rural areas.

Since the announcement, s

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