TechTrump extends $100,000 fee for certain H-1B visas by one year
The Economic Times, citing the White House, reports that Trump wants the employer-paid fee made permanent, even as the policy faces legal challenges.
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The Economic Times reported on September 19, 2026, citing the White House, that President Donald Trump extended by one year an executive order requiring employers to pay $100,000 for certain H-1B visas, compared with previous charges of $2,000–$5,000. Trump also wants to make the fee permanent. The policy faces court challenges from the US Chamber of Commerce and a Boston appeals court review of a June federal injunction blocking collections.
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Trump extends $100,000 fee for certain H-1B visas by one year
The Economic Times, citing the White House, reports that Trump wants the employer-paid fee made permanent, even as the policy faces legal challenges.
TLDR
The Economic Times reported on September 19, 2026, citing the White House, that President Donald Trump extended by one year an executive order requiring employers to pay $100,000 for certain H-1B visas, compared with previous charges of $2,000–$5,000. Trump also wants to make the fee permanent. The policy faces court challenges from the US Chamber of Commerce and a Boston appeals court review of a June federal injunction blocking collections.