US EditionTrump’s $100K Visa Fee for Foreign Talent: How Will It Affect Researchers?
The $100,000 fee targets new H-1B visa applications to protect US jobs, risking reduced hiring and offshoring by major tech firms, with 141,000 applications approved last year, Pew Research reported.
- On Friday, September 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order imposing a $700,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, sparking hiring pauses and travel chaos.
- The administration said the H-1B programme’s fee hike aims to protect U.S. jobs by reshaping foreign hiring, following a historic baseline of 65,000 standard and 20,000 advanced-degree visas.
- After the declaration, tech firms reported Amazon, Microsoft, and Google urged overseas staff to return, and technology executives and investors said startups face offshoring pressure due to the $100,000 H-1B fee.
- Analysts warn banks may struggle more than tech firms to absorb the new H-1B costs, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon signalled pushback with emergency talks planned with policymakers.
- Demographic data show approximately 700,000 H-1B holders face shifts as Indian business leaders predict more low-end roles moving offshore, benefiting India’s IT sector.
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Patricia Lopez: $100K H-1B visa is a gamble that could protect US jobs
President Donald Trump is taking yet another gamble on immigration, betting that he can force companies to compete for skilled American engineers and tech workers rather than hire foreign workers through the popular H-1B visa program. Employers won’t like it…
Billionaire VC Mike Moritz slams new H-1B visa fee as 'brutish extortion scheme'
In a new, scathing Financial Times op-ed, the former Sequoia Capital honcho compares the White House to Tony Soprano's pork store, calling its new H-1B visa plan another "brutish extortion scheme."
How will the $100,000 H1-B work visa application fee affect you? Tell us about it here
New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he would hike H1-B application fees to $100,000 sparked fear and confusion among foreign workers. It also sent the companies who employ them scrambling, forcing the White House to clarify…
Trump's big change to the H-1B visa is a $100,000 hit to entrepreneurs, startups
Here we go again. Another policy that lands hardest on the people least able to absorb it: entrepreneurs and small businesses. Last week, the President issued a proclamation requiring a $100,000 payment for each new H-1B visa petition. The intent is to protect American jobs. That’s a worthy goal, but if you subtract out politics and look at this from the ground level, the effect is devastating for smaller, fast-growing companies outside of major…
Here's what Trump's $100,000 foreign worker fee could mean for border cities like Windsor
U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise order to impose a $100,000 fee on a skilled foreign workers visa could have long-term effects for livelihoods in Windsor-Essex, where thousands of Canadians work daily in Michigan.
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