Trump Proposes $103K H-1B Fee

The Trump administration seeks a six-figure fee for H-1B visa applications.

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The Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule to charge employers $103,265 at filing for H-1B visa petitions, including cap-subject cases eligible for the advanced-degree exemption, on top of existing fees. The proposal would cover most new H-1B hires, including workers already in the United States, not only applicants hired from abroad. It follows President Donald Trump’s earlier $100,000 H-1B fee, which a federal judge blocked after legal challenges. DHS said revenue would recover immigration-system costs and fund enforcement; officials said the fee should encourage domestic hiring.

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H-1B visa programs are displacing American workers, including recent college graduates, from jobs they could fill. A steep fee on employers that use the program is justified because it would discourage reliance on foreign workers and push companies to hire and train Americans.