NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Big changes are here for U.S. companies and foreign workers. New visa rules kicked in on September 21, and the price of applying for a work permit has skyrocketed..

President Trump has set new H-1B visa application fees at $100,000, a big increase from previous costs that immigration attorneys say could impact Tennessee companies and healthcare providers.

The new fee represents roughly a 10-fold increase from previous H-1B application costs. H-1B workers are specialty occupation workers who are typically highly educated. Rose Immigration Law Firm Attorney Doug Russo says that includes those in specialized fields like medical doctors, engineers and professors.

"I don't expect any employer to pay such a high fee," said Russo.

For 35 years, companies have used th

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