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Donald Trump's administration announced an initiative again on Monday to impose a $103,265 fee on employers who hire foreigners through a visa program widely used in the technology sector in the United States.
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The H-1B visa allows U.S. employers to sponsor foreign workers in specialized professions, such as scientists, doctors, engineers, or software developers. These permits have an initial three-year period, extendable up to six.
The fee for H-1B visas would function as a "revenue mechanism" to recover the costs associated with administering the legal immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security indicated in its new regulation.
The government maintains that this visa program has been exploited to replace, rather than complement, the U.S. workforce.
In September 2025, the Republican administration issued a presidential proclamation that imposed a $100,000 fee to combat what it described as "systemic abuse."
But in June, a federal judge blocked that order and sided with 20 Democratic-led states in a lawsuit arguing that the fee constituted an illegal tax that circumvented Congress's authority.
Pending the appeal review of this decision, the Trump administration is attempting to impose these fees through another channel.
The proposal is now open for comment before its subsequent entry into force. It is likely to also be challenged by opponents of the measure.
Congress created the H-1B program in 1990. Currently, the United States grants about 85,000 of these visas per year.
Some prominent technology sector CEOs, such as Elon Musk (SpaceX) and Sundar Pichai (Google), held H-1B visas at one time.
Critics argue that the new rules would create serious staff shortages in fields such as medicine, engineering, and science.
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