According to Reuters, the U.S. has a maximum of 85,000 new H-1B visas issued annually, with more than 70 percent of holders coming from India. The U.S. government¡¯s significant increase in annual H-1B visa fees could have a significant impact on Indian citizens holding H-1B visas.

According to the report, on the 19th, after the news of the U.S. government announced the increase in the annual fee for H-1B visas, the price of one-way flights from New Delhi to New York Kennedy International Airport in the United States, in just two hours jumped from about 37,000 Indian Rupees to a maximum of 80,000 Indian Rupees, an increase of more than 110%, some prices even more than 110,000 Indian Rupees, and sales exploded.

India's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday saying the expenses would cause disruption to Indian families, with humanitarian consequences, and hoped the U.S. could properly address the issues.The statement noted that the exchange of technical personnel "has made a huge contribution to both countries", but the statement did not mention any concrete response the Indian government could take.

At the same time, in the eyes of many Indians, it is the United States that will actually suffer if the U.S. government raises the H-1B visa fee.

Indian Mumbai residents: I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a loss for India, and I think it¡¯s the biggest adverse decision for the United States, and you¡¯ve raised (visa) fees so much that it will lead our talent to stay in India to work instead of outsourcing work abroad.