Trump administration to impose a $ 100,000 fee annually for H-1B visas

president Donald Trump He has Fell A new executive, adds a $ 100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications. that it Not one time fee also: New York Times It stated that companies will have to pay $ 100,000 annually to any employee who brings it to the United States in the visa for up to six years. The Minister of Internal Security will restrict the approval of visa applications unless it is accompanied by fees, although the base “allows the exemptions of each case separately if (it’s) in the national interest.” This new condition will only apply to the new applicants in the visa, a White House official said The TimesAnd it is possible to face legal challenges. If implemented, it may deal with a major blow to the technology industry.

While many sectors in the United States use the program to bring skilled workers to the country, some of the largest beneficiaries of the technology sector. According to Citizen and immigration servicesAmazon has the largest number of workers (more than 10,000) workers on the H-1B visa. Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Google are also on the top ten list of employers who have brought more than H-1B workers, with between 4000 and 500 visa employees. Walmart, Intel, IBM and NVIDIA have a large number of H-1B workers as well. like Techcrunch I noticed that Elon Musk, who was close to the president, came to the United States in H-1B, as did the co-founder of Instagram Mike Krieger.

in White House announcementThe administration indicated that some employers have offended the use of the H-1B visa to “artificially suppress wages”, creating a market that is not favorable to the Americans. The advertisement said: “Information technology companies (IT) companies in particular have been prominently manipulated by the H-1B system, which greatly harms American workers in computer-related areas.”

Trump also signed a new visa program called “”Gold Card“The administration that the administration says will give priority,” acceptance of foreigners who will positively benefit the nation, including successful entrepreneurs, investors, businessmen and women. A similar company or entity donates on behalf of an individual. “