From the Harvard Crimson: Harvard could soon be forced to pay a $100,000 fee for every new worker the University sponsors through the H-1B visa program, part of an executive proclamation signed by President Donald Trump [last] Friday. Between 2017 and 2024, Harvard sponsored an average of 125 new H-1B visa petitions that were approved each year, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. While Trump’s order only applies to new H-1B visa requests, the fee could place a significant financial burden on Harvard if it continues to sponsor a similar number of new H-1B visa applicants. If Harvard continues to sponsor more than 100 new H-1B visa applicants each year, the University will annually pay more than $10 million in fees.
A University spokesperson declined to comment on whether Harvard plans to change how many new H-1B visa applications it sponsors as a result of the $100,000 fee. Trump’s order is also expected to face significant legal challenge. H-1B visas, which allow workers in specialty occupations to temporarily stay in the country, are used by companies to hire around 730,000 employees across the country, according to immigration advocacy group fwd.us. At universities, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers can qualify for H-1B visas...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/9/22/harvard-h1b-visa-costs/.
Note that the H-1B fee - even if it is confined to new applicants - raises the same issues for UC as it does for Harvard.
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