Read the H-1B fee memos sent to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, and Goldman Sachs staff

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Trump after signing an executive order.
The new order requires a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.

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Confusion and chaos: Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee rocks Silicon Valley's hiring machine

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American flag with the words H-1B visa.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order making changes to the H-1B program.

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Minutes after President Donald Trump signed his H-1B visa executive order Friday evening, panic rippled through the cabin of an India-bound Emirates flight about to take off from San Francisco.

I married my partner in Colorado. The only witnesses were the wind and our photographer.

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The author and her partner decided to elope in Colorado.

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The H-1B visa changes highlight another lesser-known immigration ticket: the 'Einstein' visa

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Despite Donald Trump's executive order raising the cost of the H-1B visa, a potential side door for qualified applicants exists: the O-1 or "Einstein" visa.

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I'm a Florida local. There are 4 beachy areas here you should definitely visit — and 3 you can probably skip.

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Author Terri Peters taking selfie at Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach

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3 tech workers on H-1B visas detail their last 36 hours: canceled trips, anxious parents, and, finally, relief

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Indian H-1B techies share what their weekend has been like following a new immigration order.

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I'll probably never fully retire, and I'm not sad about it

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The author (not pictured) is 38 and doesn't think he will ever fully retire.

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My daughter is studying abroad in Italy this semester. I didn't expect to be this panicked about the distance.

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Cheryl Maguire's daughter at the airport heading to Rome
The author's daughter is studying abroad in Rome.

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Changes to an all-important visa for corporate America leave businesses and workers scrambling

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President Donald Trump smiles
President Donald Trump

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I called my sister and her friend answered as a joke. We talked for 20 minutes, and now we're married.

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The author and her husband pose on the beach.
The author said a girls' trip to Seattle changed her whole life.

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