EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago
Trump is upping the price of Big Tech’s favorite visa
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The Department of Homeland Security is implementing a new H-1B visa fee exceeding $103,000 per applicant. This significant cost increase coincides with broader State Department plans to revoke visas for 200,000 asylum seekers.
- 01Department of Homeland Security will implement H-1B visa fees surpassing $103,000 per individual
- 02State Department plans to revoke visas for approximately 200,000 current asylum seekers
- 03New administrative measures significantly increase the overhead for hiring specialized foreign talent
- 04Policy shifts reflect a tightening of legal immigration channels impacting technology sector recruitment
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In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the State Department plans on revoking the visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers - which, according to The Associated Press, would be […]