$100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas Renewed by Trump Amid Abuse Concerns
US President Donald Trump has renewed the $100,000 fee on employers for bringing in foreign workers on H-1B visas, a move aimed at reducing abuse of the program. The fee was initially set to expire this month but will now be extended by a year, according to a presidential proclamation issued by the White House.
The decision to impose the $100,000 fee has led to a 92% decrease in H-1B registrations by large IT outsourcing firms since 2025. Trump said that the extension of the proclamation will continue to protect the economic and national security interests of the United States, improve labour market access for American workers and graduates, and ensure that employers recruit only the most highly-skilled and essential alien workers when needed.
Indians remain the single largest beneficiary group of the US H-1B visa program. The order also sets a 30-day deadline for the Secretary of Labour to review data from previously submitted labour condition applications, which will determine whether further action against sponsoring employers is warranted.