In response to US President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, Zoho founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu has urged affected Indian professionals to consider returning to India. Writing on X on Sunday morning, Vembu described the situation as a challenging yet potentially transformative moment for Indians working in the United States.
“Come back home. It may take five years to…
For days, Indian tech workers and U.S. companies were reeling from the news that the Trump administration planned to slap a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas. The fear was widespread—families worried about sudden financial burdens, employees put travel plans on hold, and tech giants scrambled for answers.
But late Sunday, the White House clarified the confusion: the fee is real, but it is not an…
