Immigrant physicians account for nearly a quarter of all licensed physicians in the U.S. If immigrant doctors on H-1B visas become incapacitated or disabled for any reason and are unable to work, they and family members become subject to deportation.
Physicians like Mehta are in the U.S. on H-1B visas that are tied to their employment. If those visa holders become incapacitated or disabled for any reason and are unable to work, they and any family members on H-4 dependent visas will become subject to deportation. If a H-1B visa holder dies, any H-4 dependent family members become undocumented and instantly subject to removal, Siskind said.
It's a plight immigrant physicians and their families face largely due to the country's massive visa backlog. Dr. Parth Mehta, a hospitalist in Peoria, Illinois, and an immigrant from India, fears his family will be deported if he becomes disabled or dies treating COVID-19 patients.From fiscal years 2007 to 2018, the majority of H-1B visa petitions were filed by Indian nationals — approximately 2.2 million out of nearly 3.5 million — according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data.
“You have doctors that are basically sitting for 20 years in this precarious situation of being on a temporary visa that, should something happen so that the person can’t continue on the temporary visa, their family is potentially subject to deportation,” Siskind said. “It’s a completely legitimate concern that these doctors have.
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