DHS Immigration Rule Proposes A $103,265 Tax On New H-1B Visa Holders

The Trump administration is proposing a $103,265 tax on all petitions subject to the H-1B annual limit in a new immigration rule.

By Stuart Anderson, Senior Contributor

The Trump administration proposes $103,000 fee for H1-B visas that DHS itself estimates would paralyze 76% of small businesses

The extra charge on H-1B visas is an effort to get companies to hire more Americans—but a Wharton economist says it could push jobs overseas instead

By Mia Osmonbekov

Trump administration moves to impose more than $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas

By Reuters

Trump Admin Proposes New $100K H-1B Fee To Offset Immigration Enforcement Costs

Trump Admin Proposes New $100K H-1B Fee To Offset Immigration Enforcement Costs The Trump administration plans to charge employers a fee of $103,265 for H-1B skilled foreign workers, according to a proposed regulation posted on Monday. Revenue from the fee would be used to offset the costs of running the federal immigration system - including courts and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  A similar $100,000 fee was shot down in June by an Obama-appointed federal ju...

By Tyler Durden