World · 25 Jul 2026

US Senator's bill seeks 3-year H-1B pause, $100,000 fee

US Senator's bill seeks 3-year H-1B pause, $100,000 fee

US Senator Tim Sheehy, a Montana Republican, has introduced a Senate bill seeking a three-year pause on new H-1B visas and to codify the Trump administration's $100,000 fee per petition, which a federal court recently struck down. Sheehy argued the US should not issue visas that undercut American workers. The H-1B programme is heavily used to hire skilled Indian professionals.

Source: The Hindu

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