In an effort to take action against immigration, US President Donald Trump signed a statement last week that increases H-1B visa fee to an incredible $ 100,000. This step is expected to significantly affect Indian technology workers and others on H-1B visas, former permanent representative of India in the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, stressed on Thursday that the situation is a challenge and opportunity.
“Every challenge provides opportunities,” Syed pointed out Akbaruddin while talking about an increase in H-1B visa fees. “If America hesitates with talent, he should take Bengaluru, or Canada will take it. The talent will go where there is an opportunity,” he said.
Akbaruddin said, “… H-1B was a bridge between the US and India. The H-1B is a tax on the confidence …”
“We used to call it brain drain; now we can look at it as a brain gain … Global capabilities can become an Indian H-1B visa, because if you don’t let the talent go out, then it will enter work and talent will be migrated here.
Akbaruddin was concerned with concerns that revisions could develop a top Indian job in the US and emphasize the role of a program in bridging differences.
“Thousands of young Indians who brought the difference between India and the US have benefited, just like American society. It is not a situation that should happen,” he said.
President Trump 19 September signed an executive order to impose a fee for $ 100,000 on requests for H-1B visa. According to the statement, the H-1B Visa will now be $ 100,000 for new applications, which is a sharp increase compared to the previous level of about $ 1,500.
According to the US Foreign Ministry, the new requirement of fees only applies to individuals or companies that will submit new H-1B petitions or enter the lottery system after 21 September. Current visa holders and petitions submitted before this date remain intact. According to the statement, the $ 100,000 payment must be accompanied by each new petition of H-1B Visa submitted after the deadline, including contributions in the lottery of 2026.
The announcement launched an immediate chaos in the United States: Silicon Valley warned employees of traveling abroad, foreign workers rushed to book back flights, and immigration lawyers worked overtime to decode order.
While Trade Minister Howard Lutnick 19 said September that the fee would be paid annually, the White House 20. September explained that it would only apply to new applications and would be a one -off fee.
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