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H1B Visa revamp - Foot meet bullet

DrVenture
edited September 22 in Off-Topic
Another big tax on U.S. businesses!

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/22/h-1b-visa-what-trumps-100000-fee-means-for-top-global-talent-hubs.html

-The Trump administration’s revamp of the H-1B visa program is widely regarded as an opportunity for other major economies.
-The U.K., Europe, Middle East and Asia are thought to be among those that stand to benefit in the race to recruit top global talent.
-U.S. companies, however, have also sought to seize the initiative.

“It definitely could be painful for the U.S. in terms of innovation”

'“The single biggest threat to European innovation is the loss of talent,” Stebbings said Saturday in a social media post. “Trump has handed Europe the greatest opportunity.”.

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  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    edited September 22
    “Trump has handed Europe the greatest opportunity.”

                                And, speaking of which...

              UK considers visa fee cuts for highly skilled as Trump hikes US charges... Starmer’s ‘global talent taskforce’ examines plans to make it easier for foreign academics and digital experts to relocate to UK

                                    Clueless White House occupant smirking at actual political leader
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    Top US scientists could be enticed to the UK under proposals to fast-track visa applications and cut administration charges, challenging attempts by Donald Trump to retain homegrown talent.

    It is understood Keir Starmer’s “global talent taskforce” is examining plans to cut visa application fees and make it easier for foreign academics and digital experts to relocate to the UK. Treasury officials are also believed to be involved in discussions about how to lure top talent to the UK with a package of measures to increase economic growth.

    The move follows the US president’s decision to increase fees for skilled foreign workers applying for H-1B visas to $100,000 (£74,096) and a message from the White House to tech companies and US universities that they should employ US nationals in senior posts.

    Britain’s global talent visa, introduced in 2020, costs each individual £766, with partners and children also paying the fee. In addition, there is a £1,035 fee applied to each person to cover health costs.

    The government is considering “cutting costs to zero”, according to an anonymous official who spoke to the Financial Times.

    The visa is aimed at eminent people in science, engineering, humanities, medicine, digital technology or arts and culture. In the year ending June 2023, there was a 76% rise in the number of global talent visas granted, pushing the total to 3,901.

    The Home Office, which manages UK visas, said successful applicants were “leaders, or have the potential to be leaders, in their field, as determined by an endorsing body”.

    A Home Office spokesperson said: “Our global talent routes attract and retain high-skilled talent, particularly in science, research and technology, to maintain the UK’s status as a leading international hub for emerging talent and innovation.”

    Excerpted from a report in The Guardian.       -Free Link-

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