US government hikes fee to $100,000 for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.

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In a major development, the US government has proposed sweeping changes to the H-1B visa programme, aiming to do away with the traditional lottery system in order to accommodate a weighted-selection process that prioritises higher-skilled and higher-paid foreign workers.

This comes on the back of US President Donald Trump's recent move to levy a $100,000 one-time fee for fresh H-1B visa petitioners. The move was made to tighten restrictions around the H-1B visa programme and promote 'American workers'.

The new proposal for the H-1B visa program was tabled by the Department of Homeland Security. The new

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