AXIOS May 12, 2023
Thousands of international nurses are stuck in limbo after the State Department stopped processing some visa applications this month, leaving nursing homes and assisted living facilities in a tight spot without a workforce they’ve already hired.
Why it matters: The situation shows how immigration policies are intertwined with health care workforce issues amid a pandemic-driven nursing shortage.
- “1 in 6 registered nurses practicing medicine today in the United States is an immigrant,” said Patty Jeffrey, president of the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment.
The intrigue: The visa freeze impacts employment-based priority visas. After applications exceeded the allowed limit for the year, the government restricted interviews only those individuals who applied for green cards up to last June.
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