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Original Date Announced
February 10, 2020The Administration's budget proposes doubling the H-1B "training fee" to $3,000. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the fee would double to $1,500. This increase in fees would fund Labor Department training and apprenticeship programs. [ID #547]
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August 20, 2021
USCIS website: H and L Filing Fees for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
The USCIS website continues to show a training fee of $1500 ($750 for smaller employers), reflecting that the proposed fee hike was never enacted.
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Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: LegislationSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
Commentary
H-1B visa: Trump Administration proposes fee hike to prepare Americans for jobs being filled by foreign workers’
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