India has shown activeness on the issue after US President Donald Trump’s decision to increase the H-1B visa application fees to $ 100,000. According to government sources, the Government of India is trying to find a way forward with the IT industry, US administration and industry association NASSCOM.
Sources say that this decision will also be heavy for American companies, as the H-1B visa is the most used there, especially for the recruitment of high-skilled professionals.
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This year’s figures show that Amazon achieved the highest 10,044 H-1B visa. After this, TCS (5,505), then Microsoft Corp (5,189), Meta (5,123), Apple (4,202), Google (4,181), Cognizant (2,493), JP Morgan Chase (2,440), Walmart (2,440), Walmart (2,390) and Deloight Consulting (2,353333) Is.
Trump increased H1-B visa fees
US President Donald Trump signed an announcement on Friday, under which the H-1B visa application fee has been increased to US $ 1 lakh annually. So far, H-1B visa fees ranges from about 2,000 to 5,000 US $ based on the size and other expenses of the employer.
The top-20 list also includes Indian IT companies like Infosys (2,004), LTI Mindtree (1,807) and HCL America (1,728). The Government of India says that American companies are equally worried on this issue and they are also talking to their administration.
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The order will only apply to new applicants
Meanwhile, after Trump’s decision, there is an atmosphere of chaos and people are confused. Senior US administrative official told ANI that those who are going out of the country, returning or traveling to India do not need to return before Sunday or pay a fee of $ 1 lakh. This fee of 1 million dollars will only apply to the new H-1B visa applicants, it will not affect the already existing visa holders.
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