Trump Administration Proposes $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visa Applications
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Summary
The Trump administration is proposing a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program, including a new $100,000 application fee and increased prevailing wage requirements. These changes aim to make it more expensive for employers to hire foreign skilled workers and ensure they are paid market rates comparable to U.S. workers. The measures represent one of the most significant changes to the skilled worker visa program in decades.
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in what experts are calling one of the most dramatic changes to the skilled worker program in decades
also directs the Department of Labor (DOL) to raise prevailing wage levels
a move intended to ensure H-1B workers are not hired at below-market rates compared to U.S.-born workers
these measures represent a sweeping overhaul of a visa program
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