Trump Administration Moves to Impose More than $100,000 Fee for H-1B Worker Visas
The proposal would make the fee permanent and add it on top of existing filing costs, while exempting renewals and some university and research petitions.
- On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security released a proposed regulation establishing a $103,265 fee for H-1B petitions subject to the annual 85,000-visa cap, including 20,000 visas reserved for workers with advanced degrees.
- President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order previously imposed a $100,000 charge that federal courts struck down; DHS now claims this new rule relies on different legal authority to make the fee permanent.
- Many MAGA-aligned critics argue the H-1B program allows companies to suppress wages by replacing American workers, while business groups counter that visas are essential to recruit top talent when qualified domestic applicants are scarce.
- Tuesday's formal publication of the rule begins a 30-day public comment period, though the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other coalitions have previously sued to block similar fee increases, citing lack of congressional authorization.
- Universities and nonprofit research organizations are exempt from this fee; the proposal accompanies recent DHS efforts to expand other immigration-related costs, including a $4,000 biometric fee for certain extension petitions.
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Trump Administration Proposes $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visa Workers Already Residing in the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a $103,265 fee on the H-1B visa program. The draft rule the agency published Monday would apply to individuals hired within the U.S., Bloomberg reported, and it would be added to all petitions for H-1B workers.
The government proposal would increase the cost of hiring specialized foreign talent and faced criticism from companies, trade unions and business groups
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN The Trump administration announced plans to add a $103,265 fee to H-1B visas, months after a federal judge struck down the U.S. government's previous attempt to require a $100,000 application fee. In a proposed regulation released Monday, the The post Trump Administration Proposes $103,000 Fee for H-1B Visas appeared first on KVIA.
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