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Explained | As H-1B costs soar in US, other global alternatives opening up for Indian talent
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The Indian Express
Last year, over 80,000 Indians submitted fresh petitions for the H-1B visa, which is the pathway for non-citizens to secure employment in speciality occupations in the United States.
With US President Donald Trump now mandating a hefty fee of $100,000 on all first-time H1-B applications after September 21, around a lakh skilled Indian workers could be impacted.
More recently, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that his country will soon announce some proposals to admit foreign workers.
“Not as many H1B visa holders will get visas in the US.
According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple were among the companies which employed the most H-1B visa holders last year.