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 Plans To Throw Massive New Wrench Into H-1B Regime
The Trump administration is proposing a fee of more than $100,000 for companies looking to hire skilled foreign workers through the H-1B visa program, making it significantly more expensive for American employers to bring foreign workers into the country. The Department of Homeland Security proposed Monday that employers pay an additional $103,265 for every new H-1B petition subject to the program’s annual cap, including petitions for foreign wo…
DHS proposes new $100K filing fee on H-1B visa petitions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday published a proposal for a $103, 265 fee on those filing a “cap-subject” petition for an H-1B visa. The new fee would apply to all H-1B petitions, regardless of if the worker is inside or outside of the US, except for those filed by universities, certain non-profits like hospitals, government positions, or visa renewals. This proposal follows the June declaration by a federal judge and a subseq…
Trump administration moves to make US$100,000 H-1B visa fee permanent
Washington: The Trump administration has proposed making permanent a controversial fee of more than US$100,000 for new H-1B visas, significantly increasing the cost of bringing highly skilled foreign workers to the United States.The proposal, published by the US Department of Homeland Security in the Federal Register on Monday, would set the fee at US$103,265 and could be finalised by the end of the year.The measure follows an executive order is…
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