Trump administration proposes $103,000 H-1B visa fee

The Trump administration is seeking to charge employers a $103,265 fee for hiring skilled foreign workers through the H-1B program, after a similar effort was rejected by courts last year. The move was announced in a proposed regulation posted on Monday, the Washington Post reported. Last year’s fee was imposed through

The administration estimates the new proposed regulation would generate an estimated $8.8 billion annually. Revenue would be used to run the immigration system.

The Trump administration wants employers to pay a new $103,265 H-1B fee, separate from a contested $100,000 charge.