US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of an annual fee of $100,000 for H-1B work visas. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
This decision is seen as part of a policy to restrict immigration. Microsoft, Amazon, and other major companies are warning their employees to avoid foreign trips or to return to the US quickly.
Thousands of specialists work at these companies based on H-1B visas. In Frankfurt trading, shares of major companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla were traded with slight changes.
The market remains generally stable. According to official data, Amazon obtained more than 12,000 H-1B visas in the first half of the year.
Microsoft and Meta secured over 5,000 visas each. The new fee structure may cause significant difficulties for these companies.
Thus, the new policy is expected to have a considerable impact on the operations of companies dependent on work visas.
