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A comment on $100K fee added to H1B applications. Parent comment

Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by leopoldj on Friday September 19, 2025 @04:40PM (#45306296)
Multiple registrations are being filed for the same person in order to game the system. This is discussed in some details in a USCIS report [1]. The increased application fee is presumably to stem that practice.

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary...

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by cogman10 on Friday September 19, 2025 @04:52PM (#45306423)
Honestly, with a much higher minimum salary I don't see a reason why the cap couldn't simply be eliminated removing the need to play such games.
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