US President Trump has lambasted the visa programme and wants to permanently raise the fee from between $2,000 and $5,000 to more than $100,000.

About 70 employers have paid the $100,000 fee on a total of 85 visa applications as of late February, according to court filings.

The Trump administration is proposing a $103,265 fee for H-1B petitions for workers hired within the US, adding a major cost for employers seeking skilled foreign professionals,…

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