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U.S. court rejects Trump administration bid to revive $100,000 H-1B visa fee

July 25, 2026 admin

U.S. court rejects Trump administration bid to revive 0,000 H-1B visa fee

Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A U.S. federal appeals court has refused to stay a lower court order striking down the Trump administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The three-judge Bench at the Boston-based First Circuit Court of Appeals denied…

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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, U.S. judge rules

June 8, 2026 admin

Trump’s 0,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, U.S. judge rules

Representative image. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge on Monday (June 8, 2026) struck down a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed ‌on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted ⁠an unlawful tax that Congress never authorised. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the…

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U.S. Commerce Secretary signals ‘significant’ number of H-1B visa changes before 2026

September 30, 2025 admin

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be “a significant number of changes” in the H-1B visa process before February 2026, when the new fee of $100,000 goes into effect, as he described as “just wrong” the idea of “inexpensive” tech consultants coming into the country and bringing their families. The Trump administration this…

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‘Clog the toilet’ trolls hit Indian visa holders rushing to U.S.

September 29, 2025 admin

Vacationing in India, engineer Amrutha Tamanam rushed to return to the United States after Donald Trump abruptly announced a $100,000 fee for the visa she holds. As she scrambled to get back to the country she’s called home for a decade, racially motivated far-right trolls launched coordinated efforts to disrupt flight bookings from India, calling…

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New H-1B visa process with wage tiers proposed to replace lottery system

September 24, 2025 admin

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Trump administration released a proposal on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) that would rework the H-1B visa selection process to favour higher-skilled and better-paid workers, according to a related Federal Register notice, a move that follows a White House proclamation on Friday (September 19, 2025) introducing…

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Poorly thought out: U.S. Congress delegation leader Ami Bera slams H-1B visa hike

September 21, 2025 admin

Slamming the U.S. government’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee as a “poorly thought through policy”, U.S. Democrat lawmaker Ami Bera said that both the U.S. Congress and American officials had been caught by surprise by the decision announced on Friday (September 19, 2025) by U.S. President Donald Trump. Mr. Bera, who is part of a…

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White House says $1,00,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment

September 20, 2025 admin

White House says ,00,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. File | Photo Credit: AP The White House issued a major clarification Saturday (September 20, 2025) to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry, saying a $100,000 fee will be a “one-time” payment imposed only on new applicants. Trump’s $100K H-1B fee spares current visa…

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White House Says They Are Doing Everything To Improve H-1B Visa Process

February 29, 2024 admin

The initial registration period for FY2025 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 6 Washington: US President Joe Biden is doing everything he can to improve the H-1B visa process, ‘green card’ backlog and other issues related to the country’s legal immigration system, the White House has said. The H-1B visa is a…

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White House Says Doing Everything To Improve H-1B Visa Process, Green Card Backlog

February 29, 2024 admin

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