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US politics
fromFortune
1 week agoTrump imposes $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas and unveils $1 million 'gold card' as pathway to U.S. citizenship | Fortune
The administration will impose a $100,000 annual fee on skilled-worker visas and offer a $1 million "gold card" pathway to U.S. citizenship for wealthy immigrants.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
6 days agoMost founders say they are unlikely to hire more Americans, and it will be harder to compete with bigger tech companies.
H-1B fee hike to $100,000 and a skills-and-wages selection proposal are forcing US startups to freeze hiring amid uncertainty and competition with Big Tech.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week agoIndian tech stocks decline on US changes to H-1B visa program
Trump's overhaul of the program, by mandating a $100,000 fee for new applications, may disrupt projects of Indian outsources like Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. that derive a large chunk of revenue from the US. TCS shares fell as much as 3.4%, the most in more than two months, while Infosys slipped as much as 3.9%. Tech Mahindra Ltd. declined 6.5%.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoThe H-1B visa changes highlight another lesser-known immigration ticket: the 'Einstein' visa
President Donald Trump on Friday changed the rules of the H-1B visa program, which provides skilled foreign professionals permission to work in the United States. His executive order, which raised the visa application fee for new applicants from under $10,000 to $100,000, scrambled stakeholders around the world. Tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft issued travel advisories to their visa-holding staff, warning them to stay in the US or return to the country within 24 hours.
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