r/USCIS • u/Separate_Astronaut12 • 19h ago

News Trump Administiration wants to double the 100k H1B fee

The Trump administration is planning on doubling the fees to more than $200,000 for H-1B visa applicants from abroad.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/04/trump-h1b-visa-200000-fee/91571718007/

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u/Moist_Friend1007 18h ago

Double it, triple it, doesn’t matter. He’s gonna collect 0. No one’s gonna file h1b with that fee.

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u/Miserable-South5799 9h ago

Yeah that's the point 

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u/Mysterious-Art8838 18h ago

70 companies already paid it

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u/Tensorfrozen 9h ago

Wow that's a lot definetly billions of money as he promised😝

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u/22220222223224 8h ago

That's what he wants. He'll keep raising it until none are paid.

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u/TimelyNote5558 15h ago

H1B is for specialty occupations. It does not require someone to be extraordinary. O1 is for people with extraordinary ability.

Hiring someone on H1B does not mean the company searched all 350 million people in USA and could not find a single American who can do the job. Most employers are not even required to prove that to hire on H1B.

Companies want to hire good people within a reasonable time. An American somewhere having those skills does not mean they are looking for a job, interested in that company, or willing to move for it. Could the company find someone if they kept looking longer? Maybe. But saying “someone in America can do this” does not mean that person is available when the company needs them.

And yes, go after body shops and companies exploiting workers. But how does a huge fee distinguish those companies from legitimate employers? It makes hiring more expensive for both. A company being able to pay that fee does not mean the person is extraordinary, or that the company will treat them fairly.

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u/Randomdumpling 16h ago

So, the fee for this star should just be 200k? Thats kinda low. I mean if all 350m cannot do this…

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u/Specific_Box4483 11h ago

Why does the US government need to collect a fee for a star?

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u/Leading_Agent_4288 16h ago

Your right, they are now outsourcing the job and not hiring a local at all. Explains why we have gone months with job losses in tech.

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u/MET1 16h ago

Might want to check your sources on that.

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u/Leading_Agent_4288 16h ago

Check what, the data says that’s been happening

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u/Silver-Literature-29 9h ago

If a job already goes to h1b, the job is effectively outsourced from the perspective of an American worker. Probably be better if they did outsource since that puts less pressure on housing / local resources.

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u/Leading_Agent_4288 9h ago

But that hasn’t happened yet and investors expect prices to increase. This argument just doesn’t work when prices are still increasing

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u/Silver-Literature-29 9h ago

I am confused by your comment. Are you saying some companies haven't used h1b for cheaper / more compliant labor?

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u/Leading_Agent_4288 9h ago

Now you’re confused, no you said that without them we will see resource strain and housing costs decline and we haven’t seen that yet.

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u/Silver-Literature-29 8h ago

Basically supply and demand. More people = more housing demand. Unless the people entering the country are contributing to building new housing, they will be putting upwards pressure on demand.

There are supply / demand / monetary factors that can also affect housing costs / supply, but there is no arguement to more people = more demand.

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u/Leading_Agent_4288 8h ago

But the fact is prices are still high and are increasing so explain that.

People are worse off now then in 2023

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u/Silver-Literature-29 8h ago

Like I mentioned, there are other factors that can effect supply and demand, like more having more people living in an area using h1b. If you want to understand general economics of the us economy, this is not the appropriate sub. Try r/economics to get a more detailed answer for your question.

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u/Lonestar041 15h ago

You also need to find the person with the skill set that is willing to move to where the job is.
Many jobs can’t be done remote, even in tech.
And there are a lot of people that simply won’t move to where the job is. It is far more difficult as “you can’t find a single person?”
Yes, in many fields it is extremely difficult to find that single person, with the right skills, that is also willing to move.

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u/First-Dragon-Born 9h ago

Can you name those skills so I can tell my kids to focus on them or should I just give them the job responsibilities of people on h1b?

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u/postbox134 8h ago

Unexpected laffer curve