President Donald Trump have sign A new executive order adds $100,000 in fees to H-1B visa applications. It is Not a one-time fee Both: Companies must pay $100,000 per year to any employee they bring to the U.S. on a visa, up to six years. Unless accompanied by fees, the Secretary of Homeland Security will limit approval of visa applications [it’s] A White House official told The New York Timesit may face legal challenges. But if it does implement it, it could have a huge blow to the tech community.
While several U.S. departments use the program to bring skilled workers into the country, some of its biggest beneficiaries are in the technology sector. according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesAmazon has the largest number of workers on H-1B visas (over 10,000). Microsoft, Yuan, Apple and Google are also among the top ten employers hiring H-1B workers, with a visa of 4,000 to 5,500 employees. Walmart, Intel, IBM and NVIDIA also have a large number of H-1B workers.
exist The White House announcementThe government said some employers abused H-1B visas to “artificially suppress wages” and created an unfavorable market for Americans. “Information technology (IT) companies in particular have prominently manipulated the H-1B system, seriously harming American workers in computer-related fields,” the announcement said.
Trump also signed aGold card“the government said it would prioritize” acknowledging foreigners who will benefit from successful entrepreneurs, investors and women, including successful entrepreneurs, investors and women. Similar entities representing individual donations. ”
