Cost of H-1B visa applications would go up
While HR leaders struggle to attract talent, especially in the technology industry, the Biden administration may be adding an extra hurdle to the recruitment process.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed increasing fees for several employment-based visas. Although the agency must review its fee structure every two years, prices haven’t changed since 2016.
“In addition to improving customer service operations and managing the incoming workload, USCIS must continue to fulfill our growing humanitarian mission, upholding fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve,” USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou said in a press release. “This proposed rule allows USCIS to more fully recover operating costs for the first time in six years and will support the Administration’s effort to rebuild the legal immigration system.”
Scoop: The Biden administration will propose Tuesday to dramatically increase fees for many employment-based visas while keeping prices for people applying to become U.S. citizens relatively static.https://t.co/1yRS2LARX1
— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) January 3, 2023
Under the Biden proposal, more of the agency’s funding would fall in the laps of companies that employ foreign workers. Putting the burden of the largest fee increases on sponsors of temporary workers shows “the administration’s mixed feelings about the value of temporary work visas,” Julia Gelatt, a senior policy analyst at the Migration...
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