The Trump administration has deployed a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, a move designed to obliterate the business models of India’s IT giants and Big Tech’s wage arbitrage schemes while leaving America’s universities and startups standing. Whether this crude instrument will achieve its intended effect without inflicting collateral damage on America’s innovation ecosystem remains … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said abuse of the H-1B programme is a national security threat as he signed a proclamation restricting entry of certain non-immigrant workers and imposing a staggering annual $1,00,000 fee on the visas used by companies to hire workers, including from India, to live and work in the U.S. Mr. Trump on … Read more
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Amazon had 10,044 workers using H-1B visas as of June, 2025. Coming in at the second spot was TCS with 5,505 H-1B visas approved. … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to sign a proclamation as early as Friday restricting entry under the H-1B visa program unless the fee is paid. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation that will require a $1,00,000 application fee for H-1B visa applications, among other changes … Read more
