After increasing the H-1B visa fee to $100,000, the Trump administration may now reject visas of foreigners seeking to live in America if they are diabetic or obese.

Though there is no official announcement or confirmation by the US authorities, the guidance, seen by KFF Health News, issued in a cable from State Department to embassy and consular officials, listed grounds to reject visas. Also Read | Trump eyes stricter ‘Green Card’ scrutiny. Should H-1B visa holders be worried?

The visa officers have also been encouraged to consider other conditions, like obesity — which can cause asthma, sleep apnea, and high blood pressure, in their assessment of whether an immigrant could become a public charge and therefore should be denied entry into the US.

The officers have also been dire

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