US President Donald Trump has recently signed a new executive order, imposing a USD 100,000 fee on all H-1B visa applications. This move is key in reshaping the future of the visa program, and has been consistently sending shockwaves through the Indian tech community in a foreign land. Amid the buzz, social media users also began discussing whether this will emerge as a top filter in the matrimonial decisions, especially among the Telugu NRIs.

The new fee of about USD 100,000 (Rs 88 lakh) is to be paid by companies hiring workers from India to live and work in the United States. This has thus become one of the top markers of a stable work visa, financial security and long-term settlement – all aspects which play a major role in the case of matrimony. A person’s tweet went viral on X, clai

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