“Indian Workers Likely to Face the Biggest Impact,” Says Visa Consultant Bikram Chabhal on H-1B Visa

Reacting to US President Trump signing an Executive Order to raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000, Bikram Chabhal, president of the Association of Visa and IELTS Centres (AVIC), said, "Seventy percent of H-1B visa holders are Indians. After Indians come the Chinese, followed by people from other countries. Previously, the total fee was $215, plus another $750. Now, it translates to over eighty-eight lakh in Indian rupees. I believe these companies will have to struggle a lot in the future. If a company has to pay a fee of one hundred thousand dollars every year, then companies won’t be able to afford it."