{
  "id": 137307,
  "title": "US may raise H-1B, L-1 visa fees for large employers under DHS proposal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-may-raise-h-1b-l-1-visa-fees-for-large-employers-under-dhs-proposal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T11:20:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/department-of-homeland-security-plan-that-hints-at-us-government-increasing-fees-for-h-1b-and-l-1-visas-for-large-companies/articleshow/132858904.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US government plans to expand an additional visa fee. This fee currently applies to certain large employers filing H-1B and L-1 petitions. The planned change will extend this charge to visa extension requests. Qualifying employers with over fifty employees and a majority in H-1B or L-1 status will be affected. This expansion aims to fund biometric entry-exit system improvements and other…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}