President Donald Trump’s six-figure fee for workers looking to come to the U.S. with an H-1B “talent visa” may hit some of the biggest names on the Fortune 500.

The new rule, announced last week and in effect as of Sunday, adds a one-time $100,000 fee for workers applying for a new H-1B visa. The fee does not apply to renewals.

The H-1B visa program operates via a lottery system and is mostly used in the tech industry to bring in highly skilled workers. In a proclamation Friday, Trump pointed to abuses of the program and national security as reasons for why the new fee is needed, yet some experts have said the fees will make the U.S. economy less competitive globally.

Among Fortune 500 companies, the most prolific users of the H-1B visa include top names in the tech industry. Leading

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