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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Trisha Kae Andrada

Walmart Responds to Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Hike — and Foreign Workers Won't Be Happy

Walmart has reportedly paused job offers to candidates who require H-1B visas in the United States. The decision follows the Trump administration's controversial move to impose a $100,000 (£74,000) fee on new visa applications, a policy that has sent shockwaves through corporate America and sparked an uproar among business leaders who rely on global talent to fill highly skilled roles.

President Donald Trump defended the policy as an effort to curb what he described as "abuse" of the skilled foreign worker programme.

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