RENEWAL OF MILITARY’S FOREIGN DOCTOR AND NURSE PROGRAM DELAYED

The New York Times reports that the very popular program to provide citizenship to foreign doctors and nurses has stopped accepting applications. The program, which also includes translators as well as health professionals, is set to expire next month after its initial pilot year of operation and an extension depends on completion of a review of the program by the Pentagon. Called MAVNI – Military Accessions Vital to National Interest – the program has been seen as a major success with more than 1,000 applications approved, several hundred in the pipeline and more than 14,000 inquiries received. While extension is seen as likely, there is no news yet on when that will happen.