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What Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Means for UW-Madison, Wisconsin
The Department of Homeland Security aims to reduce visa abuses and prioritize applicants with higher skills and wages through a $100,000 fee and weighted lottery system.
- The Department of Homeland Security proposed a weighted H-1B visa selection favoring higher-paid workers, with new applications requiring a $100,000 payment, the White House announced on Friday.
- The Department of Homeland Security said in its Federal Register notice the revisions aim to curb abuses displacing U.S. workers and to incentivize higher wages or higher-skilled positions.
- The proposal details explain petitions will be sorted into four wage Levels I–IV, with Level IV employers gaining four entries and USCIS reported a median salary of $94,000.
- Industry leaders immediately reacted after the $100,000 fee took effect Sunday, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calling it `good` while Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan warned `we're telling builders to build elsewhere.` DHS opened a 30-day comment period Wednesday.
- More than 70% of H-1B visas go to Indian nationals, and experts warn the rule could worsen shortages where Indian physicians serve, citing an 86,000 physician deficit.
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has issued a significant statement amid the US's imposition of high fees on H-1B visas. He said the world must accept the reality of a "global workforce." He warned that national demographics alone cannot meet labor demand and that a modern global model is essential.
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