But not annually
Trump government must clarify rules for $ 100,000 visa
The new visa fees for specialists in the USA cause confusion. Trump’s Minister of Commerce had not properly announced the rules – the White House now made it clear.
After uncertainty at Tech Groups because of a new Visa order from the US government for specialists, the White House has again clarified details. “This is not an annual fee. It is a one -time fee that only applies to the application,” wrote the spokeswoman for President Donald Trump, Karoline Leavitt, to X.
Among other things, Trump announced on Friday that a fee of $ 100,000 will be charged on the H-1b visa, which is often used by American tech companies.
According to a report by the “Business Insider”, large companies urgently called on their foreign employees to stay in the United States. Employees with an H-1b visa that are currently out of the country should return to the USA within 24 hours, it was said, citing employees and internal communication in the Tech Groups Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Bank JP Morgan.
Minister of Commerce Lutnick said at the announcement in the White House that the $ 100,000 (currently a good 85,000 euros) are to be paid annually. Lutnick said that it should no longer expect US companies to bring inexperienced employees into the country.
Leavitt: Fee only for new visas
Once again, Leavitt made it clear in her post that people who already have this visa and are not in the country would not have to pay $ 100,000 on the reinforcement. These people could come and go as usual. The new fee applies to new visas, not for extensions and not for current visa holders, emphasized Leavitt.
The H-1B visa should give US companies the opportunity to bring qualified employees into the country. A large part of them come from India. Some allies of Trump have been criticizing for some time that the visa category is being misused-and Jobs are taking away from American employees.
In addition to the new fees for working visa Trump also signed the decree of the “Trump Gold Card”, which has already been announced, with which one will be able to settle in the United States for a million dollars. On a poster next to his desk, the representation of a golden card with Trump’s image and the statue of freedom could be seen in the background. With a planned platinum card, you should be able to stay in the United States for five million dollars up to $ 270 days a year-without having to pay US tax on income outside of the United States.
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Source: Stern
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