[Global Network Reporter Jiang Yiling] "The United States tightens the H-1B visa regulations... to provide a good opportunity for the return and introduction of Korean talents." After US President Trump signed an announcement on the 19th to increase the fee paid by enterprises for H-1B visa applicants to $100,000, Yonhap News Agency reported on the 20th that some analysts believe that this move by the United States may be beneficial to South Korea, which is promoting to prevent the drain of high-end talents and actively attract talents to return.

According to reports, H-1B visa allows American companies to hire foreign professional and technical personnel to fill professional vacancies in China where it is difficult to find suitable talents. It is mainly used by American technology companies to attract highly educated and skilled immigrants. H-1B visas have long been controversial in the United States.

The United States major technology companies such as electric car manufacturers Tesla, Google, and Meta employ thousands of people with H-1B visas each year, which has become an important way to retain core tech talent.

According to the report, the proportion of H-1B visa holders in South Korea is about 1%, mostly postdoctoral researchers, and high-end people who work in strategic technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), biology, and semiconductors after studying.

Currently, Europe, China, Japan and other countries and regions are accelerating the introduction of talents, in this context, the South Korean government also plans to introduce corresponding policies to introduce post-doctoral researchers, new researchers, scholars, etc. through national programs, with the goal of attracting 2,000 talents in artificial intelligence and biological and other fields by 2030.

According to the Korean Daily, there are opinions that, in the long run, the U.S. move will help slow the outflow of high-end talent from South Korea and create a more favorable environment for Korean enterprises to seek talents.