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Tech Industry Groups Urge Trump Administration to Scrap $100,000 H-1B Fee Rule

Technology industry associations are pressing the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed Department of Homeland Security rule that would impose a $103,265 fee on H-1B visa applications. The proposal has revived long-running tensions between the administration and tech companies over the future of skilled-worker immigration policy.

wsj.com · 2026-09-24

$100,000 H-1B Fee Prompts US Tech Firms to Shift Hiring Overseas

New federal rules, including a proposed $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications introduced in September 2025, are adding to a string of immigration restrictions on skilled foreign workers. IEEE Spectrum found that U.S. tech companies are responding by expanding hiring and opening offices abroad rather than sponsoring visas domestically, though none of the 25 firms contacted would discuss the shift publicly.

spectrum.ieee.org · 2026-09-14