Trump to levy $100,000 H-1B VISA application fee

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Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
The Trump administration is adding $100,000 to the existing fee for H-1B visa applications, taking aim at a program that is used to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S. President Trump signed a proclamation late Friday adding the new visa application fee and barring H-1B workers from entering the U.

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US President Donald Trump has introduced a one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions.

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The White House further stated that this move is taken to put American workers first, highlighting Trump’s efforts to bring employment back to the US workers.

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Panic, confusion, and anger reigned as workers on H-1B visas from India and China were forced to abandon travel plans and rush back to the U.S. after President Donald Trump imposed new visa fees, in line with his wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

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Tech companies hire thousands of workers through the H-1B program each year, so Trump's new fee could impact their workforce and bottom line.

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"This is NOT an annual fee," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition."

Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US

Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.

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According to the report, Amazon sent a memo to its employees advising workers on an H-1B or H-4 visa holders (given to dependent family members of H-1B workers) to return from overseas before 12:01 a.

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The cost of being an immigrant has just increased. There is now a new annual fee of $100,000 for H-1B visa applications, as proclaimed by Donald Trump on Friday. “The abuse of the H-1B visa program has made it even more challenging for college graduates trying to find IT jobs,
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