Nigerians, Others To Pay About N140m Fee For US H-1B Skilled Worker Visa In Proposed New Regulation
The United States (US) today unfurled a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented more than $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that President Donald Trump first imposed last year, but has been blocked by the courts. The proposed new fee is $103,265 (about N140 million). The H-1B program allows US employers to hire foreign workers with training in specialty fields and offers 65,000 visas annually, with another 20,000 for workers with advanced degrees, approved for three to six years. The existing $100,000 fee first imposed by Trump in a temporary proclamation last year, vastly raises…











