Trump raises fee for high-tech H-1B visa to US$100,000

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order authorizing the Trump Gold Card in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Trump is signing a proclamation that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb overuse, according to a White House official familiar with the matter. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg

WASHINGTON (AFP): United States President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to US$100,000 (RM420,700) the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, a US official says.

The new fee on H-1B visas marks part of a larger crackdown by Trump, who has unleashed a massive push against immigration since returning to the White House but had so far not targeted the visa on which Silicon Valley has long relied.