Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee disrupts business world and immigrant workers

Published September 23, 2025 5:00am ET



Businesses and individuals are reevaluating their work visas after President Donald Trump took executive action and imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applicants, a move that immigrant advocates and employers worry could hurt the economy.

Last Friday evening, Trump signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee for each approved H-1B visa applicant.

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