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Indian doctors across the United States are expressing deep concern over a proposed hike in H-1B visa fees, warning that the move could exacerbate the already dire shortage of healthcare professionals in rural America. The Donald Trump administration’s announcement last month to increase the skilled-worker H-1B visa fee for new applicants to $100,000 has sent shockwaves through the medical community. While the White House later clarified that existing visa holders would not be affected and that exemptions could be considered “in the national interest," the lack of clear guidance has left thousands of foreign-trained doctors anxious about their future in the country.

According to the BBC, nearly 25% of doctors in the US are foreign-trained and 64% of them work in u

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