Trump H-1B Foreign Government Technology Visa

Great technology companies and foreign governments are accelerating to respond after the president Donald Trump Friday announced plans for Imposing annual fees worth $ 100,000 on H-1B visasIt threatens to raise the program that supports the American technological workforce.

The Trump administration said that the fees will be applied for each worker, annually, which are likely to deal with a huge blow to companies – primarily in the technology and financing sectors – which depend heavily on high skills immigrants, especially from India and China.

The advertisement sent shock waves across American companies. Amazon The Immigration Team advised holders of H-1B and H-4 visa to stay in the United States and for those who return abroad before 12:01 am on September 21, according to the interior messages that CNBC sees.

Jpmorgan Chase’s The law company has sent a memorandum requesting the H-1B visa holders in the company to stay in the United States and avoid international travel until other directives, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Microsoft According to the H-1B visas, the owners of H-1B visas to stay in the United States and for those who return abroad, warning that international travel could endanger their migration, according to the email messages that Reuters saw.

This step represents the most aggressive step for management so far to restrict legal immigration. Since he took office in January, Trump has developed a wide campaign for both illegal and legal entry to the United States, but Friday’s announcement is a more important attempt to stabilize employment visas.

Amazon has used the most H-1B-1B-1B holders from the end of June. Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Google had more than 4000 of these visas each, among the 10 best received for the fiscal year 2025.

CNBC has communicated with all public companies in the top 10 H-1B comment for comment. The White House did not immediately respond to an email asking to comment.

“Human consequences”

This announcement also disrupted the status quo abroad, as foreign governments stood to assess the impact of the new rules on their countries.

The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is considering visa restrictions and its effects, stressing that Indian and American industries share the competitiveness of innovation. It also highlighted the potential disorder of individual families.

“This procedure is likely to have humanitarian consequences through the disturbance caused by families. The government hopes that these turmoil will be appropriately addressed by the American authorities,” the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

South Korea Foreign Ministry also said it evaluates the effects of Korean companies and skilled workers.

Below is a search list of the 100 best American companies obtained from H1-B in the fiscal year 2025.

– Annie Palmer of CNBC contributed to this report.