Here are five things you need to know about the U.S. H-1B visa fee. U.S. President Donald Trump announced last month that new H-1B visa applications will be subject to a $100,000 fee going forward. The Trump administration says these visas undercut American workers because foreign workers often accept lower pay than their U.S. counterparts. Carney said last Saturday that he sees an opportunity to attract international tech talent to Canada thanks to the higher H-1B visa fee. “So Canadian tech workers, Canadian graduates have a really strong incentive to move down south and just earn substantially more than they could if they stay here,” he said.