Healthcare
Essential information on health insurance requirements for visas, accessing medical services abroad, and healthcare systems in different countries.
Northeast Ohio Faces Hiring Crunch as $100,000 H-1B Fee Bites Talent
Starting September 21, 2025, a $100,000 fee will apply to new H‑1B petitions filed from abroad, prompting Northeast Ohio health systems and employers to prioritize domestic change-of-status hires, J‑1 waivers,…
Los Angeles Nurses Decry ICE Presence at Dignity Health Hospitals
After ICE agents stayed at Glendale Memorial Hospital in July 2025, the California Nurses Association demands bans on…
DHS Imposes $5,000 Fee on Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
DHS is issuing mandatory $5,000 fines to unaccompanied children under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, effective July…
Rural Hospitals Face $100,000 H-1B Fee as New Policy Takes Effect
A $100,000 supplemental fee for new H-1B petitions filed from September 22, 2025 threatens rural hospitals’ ability to…
IRCC Ends Facilitation for Express Entry; Medical Exams Now Required
From August 21, 2025 IRCC requires IMEs at Express Entry submission; the facilitation window closed October 21, 2025.…
ACLU: Michigan immigrant with leukemia released after court order
A Detroit judge ordered ICE to release or hold bond hearings by October 24, 2025, for eight Michigan…
Stroke in Kazakhstan prompts airlift of Indian student to Jaipur
Rahul Ghosalya, a 22-year-old MBBS student in Astana, had a brain stroke on October 8, 2025, and was…
OHSU Pauses Foreign-Born Student Recruitment Amid Visa Barriers
Effective October 21, 2025, OHSU paused recruiting foreign-born students after a presidential proclamation added a $100,000 fee for…
ICE Detains Pregnant Immigrants Against Federal Policy, Again
Although the 2021 directive bars routine detention of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people, reports through October 2025 show…
Measles Case Tied to Anchorage Airport Exposure Monday Evening
A confirmed measles case passed through Anchorage airport Monday evening amid a national 2025 surge (1,596 CDC-confirmed cases).…