First, President Trump placed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications in September. For months, faculty unions, academic associations and advocates for international scholars have warned that Trump’s crackdown on the H-1B visa program could damage university research. Workers with an H-1B visa can stay and work for up to six years before they have to reapply. Meanwhile, in Texas, several public universities were among the 100 employers that had approved H-1B visa holders. “We’re talking about a small number of H-1B visa holders among the whole group of faculty and professionals on campus.