1B fee under Trump hits Harvard, Stanford already facing funding freeze
Published on: Sept. 26, 2025, 2:47 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
President Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is a warning to corporations, but it also threatens to financially burden US universities already facing research funding cuts. Universities heavily rely on H-1B visas to hire researchers and faculty, and the new fee could add millions in costs annually, potentially impacting international talent recruitment and hiring practices.
