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Trump administration plans drastic fee increase for visas

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The federal Department of Homeland Security is planning to increase the fee for hiring highly skilled foreign workers to $100,000.

The H-1B visa program currently costs $2,000 to $5,000.

The Trump administration said in the Federal Register that it plans to use the fee to “serve as a dedicated revenue mechanism to help recover a portion of the federal government’s costs of administering the lawful immigration system, including activities carried out by DHS” and the departments of Justice, State and Labor.

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