{"id":3548,"date":"2020-02-01T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2020-02-01T11:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T16:11:46","slug":"new-travel-restrictions-will-not-impact-visa-classifications-commonly-used-for-u-s-graduate-medical-education-gme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2020\/02\/01\/new-travel-restrictions-will-not-impact-visa-classifications-commonly-used-for-u-s-graduate-medical-education-gme\/","title":{"rendered":"New Travel Restrictions Will Not Impact Visa Classifications Commonly Used for U.S. Graduate Medical Education (GME)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued his <em>\u201cProclamation on Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><strong>Non-immigrant visa classifications, such as the J-1 and H-1B, are NOT impacted by the new restrictions.<\/strong>\u00a0 Therefore, there should be no impact on individuals seeking non-immigrant visas to participate in U.S. GME.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information is available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/annc\/presidential-proclamation\/\">Resources on Presidential Proclamations<\/a> web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued his \u201cProclamation on Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry.\u201d\u00a0 Non-immigrant visa classifications, such as the J-1 and H-1B, are NOT impacted by the new restrictions.\u00a0 Therefore, there should be no impact on individuals seeking non-immigrant visas to participate in U.S. GME. 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