200K opt to pay $100K for faster H1B visa
Over 200,000 applicants have chosen to pay a $100,000 fee for expedited processing of their H-1B visa applications. This fee allows for processing times of approximately 15 days, compared to the standard wait of about 7.5 months for others. Concerns have been raised regarding the impact of this fee on rural hospitals seeking to hire medical professionals.
- ▪At least 200,000 people opted to pay the $100,000 H-1B visa application fee for faster processing.
- ▪The expedited process reduces application processing time to roughly 15 days.
- ▪Senator Susan Collins highlighted the challenges this fee poses for rural hospitals in hiring surgeons.
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200K opt to pay $100K for faster H1B visaKey members of the Trump administration, including vice president JD Vance, have alleged widespread fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa system.Updated on: Jun 04, 2026 7:18 AM ISTBy Shashank MattooShare viaCopy link At least 200,000 people have opted to pay the $100,000 H-1B visa application fee to ensurre faster processing of their applications, US Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Tuesday. Speaking at a Senate hearing related to his department, Mullin stated that paying the additional fee allowed applicants to have their applications processed in roughly 15 days.Representational Image“We had 286,000 applicants a year to date for the H-1B visas.
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