{"id":250470,"date":"2025-09-19T20:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=250470"},"modified":"2025-09-19T20:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:32:54","slug":"trump-signs-order-creating-new-immigration-fees-100000-for-tech-visas-1m-for-permanent-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-signs-order-creating-new-immigration-fees-100000-for-tech-visas-1m-for-permanent-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signs Order Creating new immigration fees: $100,000 for tech visas, $1M for permanent residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1018734087\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>USA TODAY \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0introduced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/1969104556186300605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$100,000 annual application fee for special visas<\/a>\u00a0that are widely used by technology companies to bring in foreign workers.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3826929567\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump also signed an executive order to create a &#8220;gold card&#8221; for foreigners to pay $1 million to remain in the country permanently, like the residency documents known as &#8220;green cards.&#8221; He said the price tag would ensure that only the most extraordinary workers would receive them, with companies paying something similar to signing bonus in professional sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to hopefully bring some great people to our country,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThis way a corporation \u2013 sort of like a signing bonus in baseball or football \u2013 a corporation will be able to get them to stay in the country.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1246981076\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2057227255\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0979\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 1047w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:245\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 245w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:838\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 838w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:939\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1047\" height=\"1280\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s fees are part of his strategy to favor U.S. citizens over foreign workers and comes amid a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/judges-keep-blocking-presidents-agenda-100304299.html\">broader crackdown on immigration<\/a>, which includes mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/12\/trump-admin-united-nations-global-asylum-rights\/86109107007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an end to allowing asylum seekers into the country<\/a>&nbsp;while their cases are pending.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/state-department-visa-bond-requirement\/85514659007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The State Department announced<\/a>&nbsp;in August it would require a $15,000 bond for visa holders, under a new program.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4275444589\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said so-called green cards were granted to 281,000 people per year who earned an average $66,000 and were often likely to go on public assistance. He said the gold card fee would ensure that only the best workers remained permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was illogical,\u201d Lutnick said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to only take extraordinary people at the very top.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-2376926414\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VvqkNgWKB9lKs3bLdbzgFg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYxNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_news_641\/0be4fc277764020d263da9445bf63c36\" alt=\"President Donald Trump looks on as he sits next to a sign that reads &quot;Trump Gold Card is here&quot;, with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick standing by his side, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2025.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump looks on as he sits next to a sign that reads &#8220;Trump Gold Card is here&#8221;, with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick standing by his side, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2025.More<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lutnick said major tech companies support paying $100,000 per year to sponsor the best workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of the big companies are on board,&#8221; Lutnick said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4182212030\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal government distributes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/working-in-the-united-states\/h-1b-specialty-occupations#:~:text=Termination%20of%20Employment.-,H%2D1B%20Cap,H%2D1B%20Cap%20Season%20page.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">85,000 H-1B visas a year<\/a>, mostly for tech jobs, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the agency has already received enough petitions for the year starting Oct. 1. Amazon had more than 10,000 of the visas approved this year, while Microsoft and Meta each had more than 5,000 of the visas approved, according to the agency.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3313404328\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JagHpSTPUdkiJKfh6KrW9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_news_641\/e140e88e6e17429add20bd8c252a5af3\" alt=\"Shantanu Prakash, a tech worker on an H-1B visa in Columbus, Ohio, is able to communicate with his son every day. Because of the nature of the H-1B it is difficult for Prakash to make decisions that are dependent on the stability of his residence in the U.S.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shantanu Prakash, a tech worker on an H-1B visa in Columbus, Ohio, is able to communicate with his son every day. Because of the nature of the H-1B it is difficult for Prakash to make decisions that are dependent on the stability of his residence in the U.S.More<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The H-1B visa program is reserved for people who are employed in specialty occupations, frequently in technology, such as software engineers, tech program managers and other IT professionals. The visas are approved for a period of three to six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India was the largest beneficiary of H-1B visas last year, with 71% of approved beneficiaries, according to government data. 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