Trump officials propose charging more than $100,000 for skilled worker visas

August 24, 2026

New York Times: Under the proposal, the Department of Homeland Security would attach a $103,265 fee to the visa, mirroring a move by the administration last year to impose a $100,000 fee to new H-1B visas. But that effort ran into legal stumbles. A federal judge threw out the fee in June, a decision that the federal government said it would appeal…