People familiar with the matter revealed that the Trump administration is preparing a policy of charging 100,000 US dollars to international students who want to work in the US after graduating from an American university. This move will greatly reduce the appeal of studying in the US for overseas students. If implemented, this fee policy will strongly advance President Trump's administrative goal of restricting all types of legal immigration. The hardest hit will be American colleges and universities, as well as Silicon Valley and Wall Street businesses — such companies are hiring large numbers of international graduates to fill the technology gap. This fee will be charged for optional internship training programs. OPT allows international graduates with student visas to work in the US for 1 to 3 years. According to the latest available data, about 419,000 expatriates relied on OPT for employment in the US in 2024. Essentially, the policy aims to meet the government's previous goal of charging foreign professionals $100,000 for H-1B visas. This visa fee scheme caused huge panic in Silicon Valley last year, but a Boston appellate court last week halted the government's plan to levy H-1B-related fees.

People familiar with the matter revealed that the Trump administration is preparing a policy of charging 100,000 US dollars to international students who want to work in the US after graduating from an American university. This move will greatly reduce the appeal of studying in the US for overseas students. If implemented, this fee policy will strongly advance President Trump's administrative goal of restricting all types of legal immigration. The hardest hit will be American colleges and universities, as well as Silicon Valley and Wall Street businesses — such companies are hiring large numbers of international graduates to fill the technology gap. This fee will be charged for optional internship training programs. OPT allows international graduates with student visas to work in the US for 1 to 3 years. According to the latest available data, about 419,000 expatriates relied on OPT for employment in the US in 2024. Essentially, the policy aims to meet the government's previous goal of charging foreign professionals $100,000 for H-1B visas. This visa fee scheme caused huge panic in Silicon Valley last year, but a Boston appellate court last week halted the government's plan to levy H-1B-related fees.