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US Futures Slip as Traders Gauge H-1B Visa Fallout: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com

US Futures Slip as Traders Gauge H-1B Visa Fallout: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Meituan’s Delivery Segment Loss May Moderate in 4Q  The Wall Street Journal Asian markets mixed as traders take stock after Fed-fuelled rally  Yahoo Finance Japan stocks hit fresh record amid mixed trading in Asia after Fed cut rates as expected  CNBC Japan’s Nikkei jumps as concerns over BOJ’s ETF sales recede  TradingView Source …

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Trump's H-1B visa crackdown upends Indian IT industry's playbook – Reuters

Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown upends Indian IT industry’s playbook  Reuters Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America  The Wall Street Journal Chinese Man Plans To Quit Amazon Job, Leave US After H-1B Fee Hike: “Endless Cycle Of Anxiety”  NDTV H-1B: Man spent $8,000 on flights to get back to the US after visa fears  BBC New H-1B visa fee will …

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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Shakes up Silicon Valley Hiring

Trump’s 0,000 H-1B Visa Fee Shakes up Silicon Valley Hiring

Minutes after President Donald Trump signed his H-1B visa executive order Friday evening, panic rippled through the cabin of an India-bound Emirates flight about to take off from San Francisco. As passengers’ phones lit up with calls and emails about the order, dozens of H-1B visa holders started walking off the plane one by one. Each exit sent ground crew …

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How an AI Software Engineer Who Failed to Land an H-1B Visa Got an O-1

How an AI Software Engineer Who Failed to Land an H-1B Visa Got an O-1

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tanush Sharanarthi, a 26-year-old software engineer based in the Bay Area. It has been edited for length and clarity. I work at IBM as a software engineer. I joined three years ago and have been applying for an H-1B visa ever since. The process was rough for me because I wasn’t …

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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America – The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America  The Wall Street Journal Trump’s $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos for Companies  The New York Times Trump’s Pricey H-1B Visas Rattle Prospects Seeking to Work in US  Bloomberg.com H-1B: Man spent $8,000 on flights to get back to the US after visa fears  BBC Read the Memos Sent to Big …

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What is O-1 visa? Another route to the US for professionals amid H-1B fee hike anxiety

What is O-1 visa? Another route to the US for professionals amid H-1B fee hike anxiety

Amid global concern over Donald Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, skilled professionals and students across the world are exploring alternative pathways to work in the United States. One such option gaining attention is the O-1 visa, a non-immigrant visa for individuals with “extraordinary ability” in their respective fields. White House has clarified that the H-1B fee applies only to …

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The H-1B Visa: Why Is Trump Adding a $100,000 Fee? – The New York Times

The H-1B Visa: Why Is Trump Adding a $100,000 Fee?  The New York Times Trump’s $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos for Companies  The New York Times Understanding Donald Trump’s $100,000 Immigration Fee On H-1B Visas  Forbes H-1B: Man spent $8,000 on flights to get back to the US after visa fears  BBC New H-1B visa fee will not apply to existing …

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3 H-1B Techies React to President Donald Trump’s Visa Fee Changes

3 H-1B Techies React to President Donald Trump’s Visa Fee Changes

On Friday, the White House announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, sparking a wave of confusion and panic as companies and workers scrambled to make sense of the order. Three tech workers from across the US explained how they spent Friday night and Saturday. Two spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation for speaking …

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Tech Companies Warn H-1B Visa Holders to Avoid Foreign Travel – Bloomberg.com

Tech Companies Warn H-1B Visa Holders to Avoid Foreign Travel  Bloomberg.com The American workforce has a new challenge: Trump’s $100K fee on H-1B visas  CNN ‘Fast and furious’: H-1B workers abroad race to US as Trump order sparks dismay, confusion  Reuters Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos  The New York Times Trump administration’s $100K one-time fee for new H-1B visa applications sparks …

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H-1B visas: White House tries to clear up confusion after panic throws corporate America into chaos

H-1B visas: White House tries to clear up confusion after panic throws corporate America into chaos

President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas sowed mass confusion and panic among top U.S. companies overnight, forcing the White House to clarify the requirements. On Saturday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to X to explain which visa holders the fee applies to and when. “This is NOT an annual fee,” she said. “It’s a one-time fee that applies …

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