On Friday (19th September), US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation requiring $1,00,000 annual fee for an H-1B visa, which is 100 times more than the current fee of $1000.
These visas require a mandatory bachelor’s degree and are meant for high-skilled jobs in the US tech sector with an usual pay of over $1,00,000.
US President Donald Trump, who is now facing criticism for sidestepping the Congress, has however claimed that the US tech industry will not oppose hid decision.
Trump signs executive order requiring $100k A YEAR fee for H1B applicants who are getting renewals or new H1Bs ? pic.twitter.com/BaJsYXOAtp
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His Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, even went on to claim that ‘all big companies’ are on board with the new H-1B visa hike.
“If you’re going to train people, you’re going to train Americans…If you have a very sophisticated engineer and you want to bring them in … then you can pay $100,000 a year for your H-1B visa,” Lutnick told reporters.
