Critics question legality of steep H-1B fee meant to fund immigration system

The Trump administration proposed a $103,265 H-1B visa fee through formal rulemaking after a federal judge struck down the original $100,000

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed raising the fee for certain H-1B visa petitions to $103,265. The proposal, posted in the Federal Register on Monday,…

The Trump administration has proposed a new $103,265 fee for cap-subject H-1B petitions, as the earlier $100,000 payment imposed through a presidential proclamation in Sept 2025…

The proposal argues that H-1B visas improperly disadvantage U.S. workers, citing a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.