(The Center Square) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said his company would pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visas imposed by the Trump administration.

On Sept. 19, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a one-time $100,000 fee for new foreign worker H-1B visa applications. He cited wage suppression and a lack of jobs for American workers in his proclamation.

Trump’s announcement appeared to be designed to discourage future H-1B employment sponsorships.

H-1B visas are typically issued for high-skilled foreign workers in science, technology and engineering fields.

The H-1B program operates on a random lottery system. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services , in 2025, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Meta were in the top five companies petitioning for H-1B visas. Ama

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