United States (US) based companies, as well as tech workers will have 30 days to comment on the proposed $103,265 fee for companies to sponsor foreign skilled workers under the H-1B visa program after it is published on the Federal Register.
The move follows the proposed $103,265 fee that will be implemented following a federal judge’s decision in June to strike down the Trump administration’s previously proposed $100,000 for H-1B visa applications.
Leo Sorokin, US District Judge had ruled that it was unlawful to implement a tax on visa applications, as Congress is the only legislative body with the authority to set immigration policy and taxes.
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If implemented, sponsoring employers would have to pay the fee upfront when submitting a visa application for its incoming employees on top of all existing legal and administrative fees.
