$100,000 for a visa

十万美元签证费

Today, Explained

2025-09-26

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With its announcement that an H-1B visa will now cost $100,000, the Trump administration is proving it's willing to wreak havoc on American industry in exchange for a flashy headline. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick delivering remarks as President Donald Trump signs an executive order introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • The president loves to say things.

  • Let's just look at the last week or so.

  • There was a time, his teleprompter broke, but he still managed to charm the whole world.

  • I'm really good at this stuff.

  • Your countries are going to hell.

  • And then, you've surely heard that it can only good happen.

  • Nothing bad can happen.

  • It can only good happen.

  • And that same day, he tried to pronounce a big word.

  • Well, let's see how we say that.

  • I said, I'm minifin.

  • I see the minifin.

  • I said, OK.

  • Sure bud, unclear what impact a lot of these statements and mispronunciations will have,

  • but recently there was one that could have major implications soon, $100,000 for an H-1B visa.

  • That's not how it works, but how does it work?

  • We're going to try and find out on Today Explained.

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  • It's literally everywhere.