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New U.S. Visa Costs Put Indian IT's Onshore Model Under Pressure

An additional fee reported for covered large employers — $4,000 on H-1B and $4,500 on L-1 — takes effect on September 9 within specified United States employer criteria. For firms with thousands of professionals onshore, the cumulative arithmetic is the problem.

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