Proposed H1B visa Bill and its impact on IMG - mdmom2016

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http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-all...ay-2302383

What does this mean for those in need of visas. Should we all try to obtain J1s or still try for H1B's.
But if the salary cutoff hikes to $130K what will that mean. Very few residency program pays their interns over $60K a far as I know, and pretty much none over $100K. Are Medical Residents somehow exempt from this salary requirement as they are of the H1B cap?

Does anyone know of any residency program stand over this?

My thinking is that the bill will take some time to be transformed to a law, so hopefully maybe this year candidates won't be affected, however I'm wondering what the repercussions may be to those of us who may have to face next year's match.

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Hopefully, This H1b reform more towards to affect skilled immigrant quota system not the Academic H1 like physician and professors, research scholars. Currently, Academic H1 does not have any salary limit and prior experience. We never know, what is going to happen but pray for best.

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Yes, no News sources in the US have still verified the text of the 'proposed' bill, So I suppose its a waiting game.

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Could we get some input from those who have already matched last year and are still lurking in the forum? What do your residency program administrations have to say about this mess? Looks like a lose lose situation for both applicants and programs if they match into a program & are barred from getting visa

Do your programs hint that their ROL's are going to change because of this?

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https://www.change.org/p/president-of-th...=674410691&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

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my program, which used to take many applicants that need visas, is trying to make a ROL without applicants that will need visas.

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@iamhere, Which program is that?

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iamhere, that is definitely a sad sad situation :/

@osteogenesis, I understand that its a dog eats dog world out there and with it being survival of the fittest and all, but deep inside I don't feel that anything I gain by denying someone else a fair right to contend for it first, is not much of an achievement. Lets try our best to be the best candidates possible.

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https://www.change.org/p/president-of-th...=674410691&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink