The Kobeissi Letter(@KobeissiLetter):BREAKING: The Trump Administration has proposed a new fee of $103,265 for H-1B visas that would apply to most new applicants, not just those applying from abroad. Details include: 1. This new H-1B proposal would include those already in the US and the number of new visas issued each year would be capped at 85,000 2. Hospitals, universities, and other nonprofit institutions are exempted from the cap 3. The new fee would supersede the $100,000 fee President Trump announced last year, which was struck down by a federal appeals court The tech sector is expected to be most heavily impacted by this policy change.

2026.08.25 12:53

BREAKING: The Trump Administration has proposed a new fee of $103,265 for H-1B visas that would apply to most new applicants, not just those applying from abroad. Details include: 1. This new H-1B proposal would include those already in the US and the number of new visas issued each year would be capped at 85,000 2. Hospitals, universities, and other nonprofit institutions are exempted from the cap 3. The new fee would supersede the $100,000 fee President Trump announced last year, which was struck down by a federal appeals court The tech sector is expected to be most heavily impacted by this policy change.