US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik has said that there will be significant changes in the H-1B visa process before the revised fee of $ 100,000 from February 2026. He termed the existing visa process “absolutely wrong”, under which low -cost technical advisors are allowed to enter the US and bring their families. Lutenik told the newsnation that this process and process will be effective in February 2026, so I estimate that it is going to make significant changes between now and 2026. The US administration, headed by Donald Trump, recently imposed a heavy duty of $ 1,00,000 on the new H-1B visa applications, including renewal. The White House later clarified that the current visa holders do not come under the purview of this new system and can come to America without any fee.
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Luteniks stood with Trump at the Oval Office when he signed the H-1B visa manifesto and stated that for all H1B visas, including renewal and firstly applying visas, would have an annual fee of US $ 100,000. Lutenik said that these people should not be burdened with at least with a fee of US $ 100,000 on applications. But I think you will see a real thoughtful change later. And I hope this will happen. He said that there are some questions about how the lottery system will work for H-1B visa, but by February 2026 all these questions will be resolved. He said that a lump sum fee of US $ 1,00,000 would have to be paid to join it so far.
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He claimed that in his conversation with the heads of the world’s two largest tech companies, “He said that it is ‘strange’ to lottery for skilled employees coming to America. He said on the lottery system to bring skilled workers. It has no meaning. He further said that the H-1B process established in 1990 has been abolished on the way” and is common to change the system. He said that there are 7-10 times oversbscribed “for the visa, 74 percent of which are for technical consultation.