Trump's H-1B Visa Fee Increase Sparks Offshoring Talks Among Tech Companies
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The Trump administration's new $100,000 visa fees for H-1B workers are prompting Silicon Valley companies to consider moving jobs overseas, which contradicts the policy's intended goal of keeping jobs in the U.S. The fees apply to new H-1B visa applicants and have sparked high-level discussions within tech companies about offshoring as an alternative to the expensive visa process.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced the change to the visa program that has long been a recruitment pathway for tech firms and encouraged international students to pursue postgraduate courses in the U.S.
While the $100,000 levy applies only to new applicants - not current holders as first reported
The Trump administration's hefty new visa fees for H-1B workers have prompted high-level talks inside companies in Silicon Valley and beyond on the possibility of moving more jobs overseas - precisely the outcome the policy was meant to stop.
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