US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation on Friday that would impose a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, in one of the most sweeping overhauls yet of the program central to the US technology industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The proclamation will restrict entry under the H-1B system unless employers pay the new charge, with the administration arguing the visa has been exploited to push Americans out of jobs, Bloomberg reported citing a White House official.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the development on X, posting a link to the Bloomberg report, with a caption headlined ‘Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas in Latest Crackdown.’
Better to raise the fee to $500,000–$1,000,000 or more. This seems like a good way to control Big Tech sleaze in hiring. ABN
UPDATE: The fee is $100,00 per year, which sounds good to me. I had thought it was a one-time payment when I wrote the above. This looks like a great move and is a simple way to control H-1B without a slew of new regulations. ABN
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