Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike: OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang cautiously praise Trump’s move

[ad_1] OpenAI plans to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s AI infrastructure [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cautiously praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to introduce a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas issued to international talent in the future, while highlighting the […]

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How Trump’s H-1B fee threatens India’s IT firms and Big Tech business models

[ad_1] The Trump administration has deployed a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, a move designed to obliterate the business models of India’s IT giants and Big Tech’s wage arbitrage schemes while leaving America’s universities and startups standing. Whether this crude instrument will achieve its intended effect without inflicting collateral damage on America’s innovation ecosystem […]

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TCS second-highest beneficiary of approved H-1B visas after Amazon: USCIS data

[ad_1] Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Amazon had 10,044 workers using H-1B visas as of June, 2025. Coming in at the second spot was TCS with 5,505 H-1B visas […]

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Trump signs proclamation imposing $1,00,000 fee for H-1B visa applications

[ad_1] In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the U.S., President Donald Trump on Friday (September 19, 2025) signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H-1B visas to a staggering $1,00,000 annually, the latest in the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration. White House staff secretary Will […]

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