US President Donald Trump has unveiled a sharp increase in the cost of sponsoring H-1B visas, a move that has sparked alarm among Indian students and professionals. Under the new rule, American companies will now be required to pay an annual fee of USD 100,000 (approximately ₹90 lakh) for each H-1B worker they employ.

In order to guarantee that only "highly skilled and extraordinary" workers are admitted into the nation, the White House justified the plan. Officials added that the steep fee would help prevent American jobs from being replaced by cheaper foreign labour, while also generating more than USD 100 billion for the US treasury. “One of the most abused visa systems is the H-1B nonimmigrant visa programme,” White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said. Read Also 50 Years Of Inte

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