The Trump administration’s decision to hike the fee for widely used H1-B visa s to USD 100,000 (about Rs 88 lakh) would be applicable only to new visa applicants, Bloomberg reported, as said by the White House . The White Ho us e official clarified this on Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation raising the fee on the visas used by companies to hire workers, including from India , to live and work in the US.

Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee: Who will not have to pay the hiked fee? Speaking on condition of anonymity, as reported by Bloomberg, the White House official said the fee will not apply for those who already hold or are renewing their H-1B visas. Bloomberg said Axios first reported the detail.

Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee: Who will pay

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