President Donald Trump 's move to require a $100,000 visa fee for highly-skilled foreign workers will affect Amazon and other top tech companies the most, according to government data.

H-1B visas are issue through a lottery system. The data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shows Amazon was the largest H-1B visa sponsor in the 2025 fiscal year, with more than 10,000 awarded, followed by Tata Consultancy, Microsoft , Meta , Apple and Google .

Newsweek contacted the companies for comment via email sent outside regular business hours.

Why It Matters

The H-1B program allows U.S employers to temporarily employ foreign workers for jobs in specialty occupations. Congress makes 65,000 H-1B visas available for workers with a bachelor's degree or the

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