The White House’s new rule mandating a $100,000 H-1B visa fee for foreign professionals to ply their trades in the U.S. is already shifting national high-talent employment trends, with no shortage of winners and losers.
One early beneficiary could be global outsourcing firms that specialize in matching workplace talent with companies that need it, especially if the talent works remotely outside the U.S.
Human resources outsourcing is already humming, with the market expected to grow from $276 billion in 2025 to $446 billion by 2034, representing a robust 5.48% compound annual growth rate over that period.
Industry analysts expect those numbers to grow higher as the new H-1B rule changes how overseas workers engage with U.S. employers.
"There'll likely be an increase in outsourcing activity now," said Jorge Lopez, global mobility and immigration chair, at Littler Mendelson, a Miami-based labor and employment law firm. "Many companies would like to see alternatives to the increased fees. Those companies with international operations will likely take advantage of that recruitment mechanism."
Lopez noted it's usually less expensive to outsource hiring as wages would be less in most jurisdictions outside the U.S., particularly India. "That's why we'll see companies take advantage of the costs savings and the time savings working with outsourcing companies," he said.
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