"Work no longer needs a passport. For decades, the American pathway for global talent was straightforward: bring people to the U.S., let them build careers in Silicon Valley or on Wall Street, and innovation would follow. The ability to work from anywhere was already eroding that model step by step. Now, with a $100,000 fee attached to every H-1B visa, the conversation about where work happens gains an economic dimension."
"What looks like an immigration story may become a tipping point in the social contract of work. Instead of talent moving to work, work will move to talent. A policy designed to make it harder to move people may end up making it easier to move work. Until now, the conversation about where people work was driven largely by employee preferences. The new cost structure adds a financial calculus."
"India-oriented sources are already pitching the $100,000 H-1B cost as a boon for India's Global Capability Centers (GCCs). Their argument is that U.S. firms will offload more work domestically in India rather than sponsor costly visa moves. And they are right. This is yet another reason for organizations to treat their workforce as a global community, not as concentric circles of headquarters and outposts."
A $100,000 H-1B visa fee increases the financial barrier to relocating foreign workers to the U.S., changing employer incentives. Relocations will be reserved for the rarest, most business-critical skills while many roles shift to where talent already lives. Companies will invest more in global delivery centers, regional hubs, and remote-first teams, accelerating digital-first workforce strategies. U.S. firms are likely to offload more work to countries with established capability centers, notably India, which may gain from increased onshore investment. The workforce will be managed as a global community rather than concentric headquarters-centered layers.
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