EO signed today is indeed for 100K fees to Govt per year per employee, on top of the salary they pay their H1B employees.
https://x.com/mattooshashank/status/1969156457355481163?s=46&t=oFXvFlT_xsMoi6zO_k1AvA
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Daniel Altman
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Here are the numbers you need to understand the effects of the $100,000 fee for H1-B visas:
Right now fees for these visas can run up to about $6,000-$10,000 depending on processing, so this is a huge change
The visa cap for FY2025 was 65,000 regular visas and 20,000 visas for workers with special expertise; this cap was reached in early December 2024
There are probably about 700,000 people on H1-B visas in the United States right now, though exact figures are not available
71% of applications in FY2024 were for workers from India, and 12% from China
64% of applications in FY2024 were in "computer-related" occupations, with typical salaries around $120,000
Renewals make up about 2/3 of applications, and it's not clear whether this fee will apply to renewals
The leading users of the program were Amazon, Tata Consultancy Services, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Google
The costs implied by the new fees under these companies' current usage of the visas could range from about $1 billion for Amazon down to $400 million for Google
If H1-B workers send, say, 20% of their earnings home, remittances to India alone could be in the range of $12 billion per year
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This will save north American jobs and make India work closer with Russia. I am sure Russia can provide lots IT jobs
Your brave President Trump hear you!
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