Every H-1B visa, a work permit that has brought millions of Indians to the United States since the 1990s, would now come with a $100,000 fee. Its registrar estimated that 20% of its graduates seek advanced study in the United States, especially American master’s degrees that qualify them for H-1Bs. The changes are expected to force companies, which typically pay much of the cost of an H-1B visa, to hire fewer foreigners and to be choosier about whom they hire. The new rules are plainly awful, however, for companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, which sends thousands of Indian nationals to the United States on assignment. Trump announced the H-1B visa hike, which was such a shock to me,” he said.