Fred Hutch, UW Medicine Pause H-1B Visa Petitions Due to $100,000 Fee

Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say

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What Trump's $100K fee for H-1B visas could mean for Louisiana universities, hospitals

The White House said tech companies have "manipulated the H-1B system" and the new visa fee will incentivize hiring American workers. Louisiana hospitals and universities don't know what it means for them.

Fred Hutch, UW Medicine halt new foreign worker visa petitions due to $100K fee

Days after President Trump announced the fee, UW, which operates UW and Harborview medical centers, began updating guidance.

Fred Hutch, UW Medicine pause H-1B visa petitions due to $100,000 fee

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the University of Washington’s medical institutions have paused sponsoring H-1B foreign worker visas as the new $100,000 fee announced last month by President Donald Trump creates broad uncertainty among health care organizations across the state. Read more...

Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike could send Jamaican professionals to other countries

(Jamaican Observer) Amid concerns surrounding the Donald Trump administration’s introduction of a staggering US$100,000 application fee for employers seeking to hire foreign professionals through the H-1B visa programme, an immigration lawyer believes the move could ‘backfire’ on the US while luring Jamaica’s skilled workforce to other countries. The article Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike could send Jamaican professionals to other countries appeared…

Trump Administration imposes pricey fee on foreign worker visas

President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on all new petitions for H-1B worker visas, which many companies depend on to build a skilled workforce. The H-1B visa is a permit for foreigners with a bachelor’s degree, its equivalent, or higher to enter the United States. According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, companies can petition for qualified foreign workers to be entered into a lottery to come to the United St…