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The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new fee of $103,265, roughly ₹99 lakh, on certain new H-1B visa applications. The proposal comes just months after a federal court struck down a similar $100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration, ruling that it amounted to an unlawful tax that had not been authorised by Congress. Rather than abandoning the idea, the administration has now begun the formal rule-making process to make the fee permanent. The proposal has been published in the Federal Register and will undergo a 30-day public comment period before the government decides whether to finalise it. Why is the US government proposing it and how will this impact Indians? Samah Qundeel explains.
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The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new fee of $103,265, roughly ₹99 lakh, on certain new H-1B visa applications. The proposal comes just months after a federal court struck down a similar $100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration, ruling that it amounted to an unlawful tax that had not been authorised by Congress. Rather than abandoning the idea, the administration has now begun the formal rule-making process to make the fee permanent. The proposal has been published in the Federal Register and will undergo a 30-day public comment period before the government decides whether to finalise it. Why is the US government proposing it and how will this impact Indians? Samah Qundeel explains.
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