The federal government has issued new guidance on the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, outlining payment procedures, eligibility, and limited exemptions under a policy aimed at discouraging the replacement of U.S.-citizen workers with cheaper foreign labor and driving down wages for Americans.
The guidance, published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Oct. 20, marks the first formal implementation document following Trump’s Sept. 19 proclamation establishing the one-time $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications.
Trump said in his proclamation that the measure is designed to curb “systemic abuse” of the high-skilled visa system and protect U.S. workers—especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math….