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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by Aurornis on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:37PM (#45308097)
$100K per hire per year.

That's almost as much as the media H1B salary. It's a huge cost overhead. I don't understand how you can be dismissive of a number almost as high as hiring another engineer.

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by throwawaylaptop on Saturday September 20, 2025 @02:18AM (#45310922)
Id much prefer the companies pay $150k so that it entices someone to move from Nevada to California.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by tick_tock_tick on Saturday September 20, 2025 @04:12AM (#45311445)
I think it's pretty reasonable line that it should cost the company at-least 2x normal to import someone.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by jonathanstrange on Saturday September 20, 2025 @10:49AM (#45313877)
One more reason to replace the job with AI or outsource it.
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