Days after President Trump announced the fee, UW, which operates UW and Harborview medical centers, began updating guidance.
SEATTLE — Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the University of Washington’s medical facilities have put a pause on sponsoring H-1B foreign worker visas after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee last month.
The fee would apply to new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025.
H-1B visas, which require a bachelor’s degree or higher, are meant for high-skilled jobs that companies find difficult to fill.
In his proclamation, Trump said the program has been “deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with
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