US EditionTrump's $100k Fee on the H-1B Visa Was so Sudden that People Don't Even Know How to Pay It
The $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, effective for one year starting Sept. 21, 2025, excludes renewals and aims to regulate foreign worker admissions.
- On Sunday, September 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation imposing a one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitioners and directing entry restrictions for some H-1B nonimmigrants.
- Following meetings with technology executives who pledged investment, President Donald Trump argued the H-1B program was exploited to replace American workers, citing economic and national security concerns.
- After the proclamation, the White House clarified the $100,000 fee is one-time and excludes renewal applicants and existing H-1B holders, while DHS has not disclosed exemption procedures.
- Immigrant workers and small employers face constrained mobility as startups likely cannot afford the $100,000 fee; experts warn this will disrupt healthcare, research staffing, and slow innovation.
- With Indian nationals accounting for over 70% of H-1B holders, recruitment experts say the $100K fee may push talent to the UAE and The Bahamas, while major Indian IT firms adapt offshore, risking long-term losses for the U.S. innovation sector.
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Kevin O'Leary Says Trump's $100,000 H1B Visa Will Push Innovation Abroad, Points Out Apple, Google Started In A Garage Once - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
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EXPLAINER-Can Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas withstand legal challenges?
President Donald Trump's order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is almost certain to draw legal challenges, which could set up a battle over the future of the program and the president's powers to bar non-citizens from entering the U.S.
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