Trump extends push for $100,000 H-1B visas by another year

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended his push for a $100,000 fee for H-1B non-immigrant visas by another year, according to a White House announcement on Friday. The executive order, initially set to expire, was designed to impose a fee on U.S. employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers through the H-1B visa program. This program allows professionals from abroad to work in the United States for a few years.

Trump has been critical of the program and has sought to raise the fee from the current range of $2,000 to $5,000 to at least $100,000, although this attempt has faced legal challenges. A Boston-based appeals court is currently reviewing a June decision by a federal judge who deemed the higher fee illegal and blocked its implementation.

Another court is considering whether a judge properly rejected a challenge to the fee by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest U.S. business lobbying group. Trump's initial order for the fee hike, released in September 2025, was set to expire this month.

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