New H-1B visa rules upgrade some lottery applicants — and squeeze out others

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Big Tech is emerging a winner in the new H-1B system, while early-stage startups could lose out.

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The US will now review H-1B applicants' social media — and require them to make profiles public, State Department says

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The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Jensen Huang said his family wouldn't have been able to afford the $100K H-1B visa fee when they immigrated to the US

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Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang has said the new H-1B fee is probably too high.

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I plan to leave the US because I can't get an H-1B visa. I'm worried Trump's $100,000 fee means my American dream is over.

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Shreya Mishra Reddy standing on outdoor steps outside a building.
Shreya Mishra Reddy plans to leave the US before her student work authorization expires in January 2026.

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As the US tightens restrictions on foreign workers, the rest of the world scrambles to lure top talent

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President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump

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An AI startup founder explains why the H-1B executive order doesn't change his hiring plans

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Arko C

Trump's H-1B visa crackdown could cut US jobs instead of creating them

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President Trump with his signed H-1B visa order
President Trump with his signed H-1B visa order

Reuters

A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires

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Intuitive Surgical Gary Guthart
Gary Guthart

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Box CEO says there are 6 things a successful H-1B policy should have

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Box CEO Aaron Levie said a good H-1B policy should positively affect wages and remain economically viable for startups.

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After an initial panic, Silicon Valley looks beyond the H1-B

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Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch

Vercel

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