President Donald Trump’s latest immigration plan caused confusion among immigrant workers. Then the White House further explained that the new visa fee of $ 100,000 applies only to new applicants, not to the current H-1B holders.
On Friday, the Minister of Commerce Howard Lutnick signed a statement by his side, which will require a new fee for what is called H-1B-Respered visas for highly qualified jobs that are difficult to fill in technology companies.
However, there was no clarification to which it was covered, and because of which many companies, including Microsoft, JPMorgan and Amazon, responded by the H-1B visa to stay in the United States. Technical giants also asked H-1B holders who were currently outside the country to enter the US again by 21st September.
The fee takes effect on Sunday 12:01 et. Is scheduled to expire after a year. However, it could be expanded if the government decides to be in the interest of the United States to maintain it.
Who is liberated?
The White House in the Social Media’s contribution explained that the fee only applies to the new applicant and “does not affect the ability of any current visa holder to/from the United States”
“Those who are already holding H-1B visas and are currently outside the country will not be charged $ 100,000 to re-engage,” said Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary of the White House in the X post.
In addition, Trump’s statement also allows any exceptions if it is in the national interest. This allows a potential window for certain companies or industries to look for solutions from a new fee.
This step is the latest immigration reform of Trump’s administration and will mainly affect the technology industry because it relies strongly on the H-1B. The administration claims that the revision will bring more confidence in legitimate submission under the program by discarding abuse.
(With inputs from AP, Reuters and Bloomberg)
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