US Homeland Safety Division plans to extend H-1B visa payment to $103,265, in keeping with a discover posted within the Federal Register on Monday.
A federal choose had in July this yr struck down a $100,000 payment that US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for extremely expert international employees, concluding that it constituted an illegal tax that Congress by no means authorised.
That lawsuit was filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys common.
The H-1B program provides 65,000 visas yearly, with one other 20,000 visas for employees with superior levels, accepted for 3 to 6 years. Employers in search of a visa for a international employee would sometimes pay about $2,000 to $5,000 in charges relying on varied elements.
Indian nationals obtain a big majority of US H-1B specialty occupation visas.
