$100,000 H-1B fees higher than salaries of many professionals! Cost too high for companies to sponsor; L

Trump's proclamation has established a new one-time fee of $100,000 (approximately Rs 88 lakh) for bringing qualified overseas workers into the United States. The Donald Trump administration’s move to hike the one-time fee for H-1B visas to a whopping $100,000 is expected to hit the Indian IT sector hard. The approximately Rs 88 lakh cost for an H1-B will exceed the annual salaries of most professionals, making it impossible for companies to afford the sponsorship. Trump's proclamation has established a new one-time fee of $100,000 (approximately Rs 88 lakh) for bringing qualified overseas workers into the United States. This could discourage organisations from sponsoring workers, except for highly valuable specialists they consider essential. Within the US H-1B visa population, In