Trump extends $100k fee for new H-1B visa workers another year, affecting businesses and international students
WASHINGTON (Oct. 21, 2026) — President Donald Trump’s Sept. 18 proclamation to extend the policy requiring employers to pay $100,000 to bring new H-1B nonimmigrant workers into the U.S. will extend through Sept. 21, 2027, causing concern from major firms that reply on skilled foreign workers. The H-1B visa allows international students and workers to legally stay in the U.S and work for the companies that recruit them. In turn, the company has to pay a fee of $100,000 and conduct yearly check-ins in order to reassure the workers’ residency, according to dol.gov. As reported from Whitehouse.gov, this rule will…
