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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: In a softening of stricter immigration controls announced this September, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified on October 20 that current holders seeking an extension or wanting to switch their visa category would not have to pay the $1,00,000 fee…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,00 annual fee for new H-1B visa applications, claiming the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm U.S. businesses. In a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday (October 16, 2025) in Washington D.C.,…
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The Trump administration has deployed a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, a move designed to obliterate the business models of India’s IT giants and Big Tech’s wage arbitrage schemes while leaving America’s universities and startups standing. Whether this crude instrument will achieve its intended effect without inflicting collateral damage on America’s innovation ecosystem remains…
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Amazon had 10,044 workers using H-1B visas as of June, 2025. Coming in at the second spot was TCS with 5,505 H-1B visas approved….
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U.S. President Donald Trump said abuse of the H-1B programme is a national security threat as he signed a proclamation restricting entry of certain non-immigrant workers and imposing a staggering annual $1,00,000 fee on the visas used by companies to hire workers, including from India, to live and work in the U.S. Mr. Trump on…
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U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to sign a proclamation as early as Friday restricting entry under the H-1B visa program unless the fee is paid. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation that will require a $1,00,000 application fee for H-1B visa applications, among other changes…