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H-1B visa fee makes US companies nervous, but they're fine in India

H-1B visa fee makes US companies nervous, but they're fine in India

Update: 2025-10-09
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Working as a foreigner in the US is getting harder, with the Trump administration cracking down on both legal and illegal immigration. In an announcement last month, the White House revamped the H-1B visa policy and announced that US companies that want to hire skilled foreign workers would have to pay $100,000 per visa application. The earlier fee ranged between $2,000 and $5,000. Priyanka Shankar reports from Bengaluru, India, where there's a mixture of resignation and defiance.

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H-1B visa fee makes US companies nervous, but they're fine in India

H-1B visa fee makes US companies nervous, but they're fine in India

Priyanka Shankar