The White House is cracking down on a widely used skilled worker visa that’s been criticized by administration officials for
The White House is cracking down on a widely used skilled worker visa that’s been criticized by administration officials for displacing the average American worker.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday that slaps a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applicants, according to an announcement by the White House. The order restricts entry under the H-1B program — which allows foreign nationals working in speciality occupations to enter the U.S. workforce — unless accompanied by the payment.
“What this proclamation will do is raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000,” a White House official said Friday. “This will ensure that the people they’re bringing in are actually very highly skilled, and that they’re not replaceable by American workers.
