Washington has put a $15,000 bond on some tourist as well as business visas and announced a travel ban on 12 countries in the last few months.
The H1B program lets US corporations hire foreign workers in professions including medical, technology, and engineering. These visas are good for three to six years.Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, said at a White House event on Friday that all the big firms had been told what was going on. “Every major company supports this initiative, contributing $100,000 annually for H1B visas.” Teach Americans. “Stop bringing in people to do our jobs,” he remarked.
The new restriction will hurt Nigerian professionals, especially doctors and computer workers who commonly use the H1B route to get jobs in the US. The program is crucial to the tech sector throughout the US. According to government figures, roughly two-thirds of H-1B jobs are in the computing field. In the first half of 2025, Amazon got more than 10,000 visas, and Microsoft and Meta each got more than 5,000.
The US gives out about 65,000 visas each year, plus 20,000 more to people who have advanced degrees. Some people, like Elon Musk, say that the system maintains the US competitive in the global market, while others say it lowers American salaries.
Trump has been clamping down on immigration lately, and this new charge is just the latest. Washington has put in place a $15,000 bond for some tourist and business visas and a travel restriction on 12 nations in the past several months.
