The United States on Monday proposed to impose a fee of over $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.The Donald Trump administration had imposed the temporary fee in September. The order is slated to expire next month, when it completes one year. The regulation proposed by the US Department of Homeland Security, which was posted in the Federal Register on Monday, would make a $103,265 fee for H-1B permanent.The fee, however, would not apply to foreigners already in the United States on student visas or to renewals of current visas.H-1B non-immigrant visas allow US companies to temporarily employ highly skilled foreign workers in speciality occupations. Over the past few years, Indians have constituted the majority of H-1B visa holders. Indians comprised 71% of all H-1B visas issued by the US in the financial year 2023-’24.The programme offers 65,000 visas each year, and provides for another 20,000 visas for workers with advanced degrees. Before Trump’s order, the fees for them were between $2,000 and $5,000.In June, a federal judge ruled that the fee for H-1B visas was illegal and blocked the US government from collecting it. An appeals court in Boston is reviewing the decision, while another court is looking into whether a judge correctly rejected a challenge to the fee by a business group, Reuters reported.US set for largest mass visa revocation ever: ReportThe Trump administration is also preparing to revoke business and tourist visas of about 2,00,000 foreigners who have sought or are currently seeking asylum in the US, AP reported. If the revocation takes place, it will be the single-largest mass cancellation of visas in the history of the US.In the upcoming weeks, the US government is expected to announce the revocation of B1 and B2 visas from 2016 to 2026 whose holders have applied for asylum or are in the process of doing so, the news agency reported, citing State Department documents and quoting two unidentified officials. B1 visas are issued for business activities, while B2 visas are issued for tourism or family visits.“We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott was quoted as saying by AP.Edited by Sneha.