Skilled Worker Visas, Trump adds a $100,000 fee for applicants!

2025-09-20 09:49:29Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Skilled Worker Visas, Trump adds a $100,000 fee for applicants!
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 fee to applicants to the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers.

The proclamation will restrict entry unless payment is made.  Critics have long argued that H-1Bs undermine the American workforce, while supporters, including billionaire Elon Musk, argue that it allows the US to attract the best talent from around the world.

In another order, Trump created a new "gold card" to expedite visas for some immigrants in exchange for fees starting at 1 million pounds.

On Friday, the US President was joined in the Oval Office by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.

“$100,000 a year for H1-B visas, and all the big companies are on board,” he said. “We’ve talked to them. If you’re going to train someone, you’re going to train one of the last graduates from one of the greatest universities in our entire country. Train Americans. Stop bringing in people to take our jobs.”

Since 2004, the number of H-1B visa applications has been capped at 85,000 per year.

Until now, H-1B visas have had various administrative fees totaling about $1,500.


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