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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add 100,000 dollars (74,000 pounds) for applicants to Visa H-1 for skilled foreign workers.
The announcement mentions the “abuse” of the program and will restrict entry unless payment is made.
Critics have long claimed that H -1BS undermines US labor, while supporters – including billionaire Elon Musk – claim that it allows the US to attract high talents from around the world.
In another order, Trump has created a new “gold map” for a quick visa track for some immigrants in exchange for a fee starting with £ 1m.
On Friday, he joined Trump at the Oval Office, US Secretary Secretary Howard Lutnitsa.
“One hundred thousand dollars a year for H1-B visas, and all major companies are on board,” he said. “We talked to them.
“If you are going to teach anyone, you are going to teach one of the last graduates of one of the great universities across our land. Train Americans. Stop attracting people to take our work.”
Since 2004, the number of applications for the H-1B has been limited at 85,000 a year.
So far, H-1B visas have been fulfilled by various administrative fees for about $ 1,500.
Data from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicate that H-1B visa applications fell to approximately 359,000-four-year minimum.
The largest beneficiary program in the previous financial year was Amazon, followed by technological giants dad, Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Google, government statistics reports.
Tahmin Watson, the founder of Watson’s immigration lawyer, said the BBC that the ruling could be a “nail in the coffin” for many of its customers, which are mostly small businesses and startups.
“Almost everyone will be valued. This $ 100,000 as a entry point will have a devastating impact,” she added, noting that many small or medium-sized companies will “tell you that they really can’t find workers to do this job.”
“When employers are sponsored by foreign talent, most often they do it because they could not fulfill these positions,” Ms Watson added.
Jorge Lopez, Chairman of the Immigration and Global Mobility Group at PC Littler Mendelson, said $ 100,000 fee “put brakes in American competitiveness in the technology sector and all industries.”
Some companies may consider creating operations on the US borders, although in practice it may be complicated, he added.
The H-1BS discussion has previously caused splits in Trump’s team and fans who are in favor of visas against critics such as former Steve Benan strategist.
In January, Trump told reporters at the White House that he understood “both sides of the argument” on H-1BS.
Last year – trying to attract the support of the technology industry, being on the way of the company – Trump promised to facilitate the process of attracting talents while going to offer green cards for college graduates.
“You need a pool of people to work for companies,” he said in the All-In podcast. “You must be able to recruit these people and keep these people.”
At the beginning of its first term in 2017, Trump signed an executive order that increased the control over the H-1B apps, seeking to improve the detection of fraud.
In 2018, the financial refusal increased to 24% compared to 5% and 8% at Obama’s barracks, and then from 2% to 4% at Joe Biden.
At that time, technology companies were pushing back, severely criticizing the Trump administration.
The potential for additional restrictions in the H-1b program caused considerable concern In countries such as India – What is the largest source for such visa applications today.
