"Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily. United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation requiring a $100,000 application fee for companies seeking to sponsor workers H-1B visas. Trump signed the proclamation during an event in the Oval Office, while also introducing a separate gold card visa for individuals to pay $1 million to expedite their immigration."
"Administration officials said the change to the H1-B programme would assure that companies would only sponsor workers with the most rarified skill sets. We need great workers, and this pretty much ensures that's what's gonna happen, he said. However, such a prohibitive fee will likely vastly transform the H-1B system, which was created in 1990 in an effort to boost industries with high-skilled, hard-to-fill jobs, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math."
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a $100,000 application fee on companies seeking to sponsor H‑1B workers and unveiled a separate $1 million 'gold card' visa to expedite individual immigration. Administration officials said the fee aims to ensure employers sponsor only workers with the most rarified skill sets. The H‑1B programme, created in 1990 to fill high-skilled STEM jobs and traditionally allocated by lottery, could be vastly transformed by such a prohibitive charge. The administration has pursued broader immigration restrictions affecting international students and visa rules. Supporters say H‑1B attracts top talent; critics point to wage suppression and program abuse. The technology sector faces the greatest impact.
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