Amritsar, Sept. 20 -- US President Donald Trump's Executive Order raising the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to USD 100,000 has Indian Visa consultants concerned. Bikram Chabhal, president of the Association of Visa and IELTS Centres (AVIC), said the move would hit Indian workers the hardest.

"70% of H-1B visa holders are Indians. After Indians, come Chinese, followed by people from other countries. Previously, the total fee was $215, plus another $750. Now, it translates to eighty-eight lakh plus in Indian rupees," Chabhal said.

He added, "I believe these companies will have to struggle a lot in the future. If a company has to pay a fee of one lakh dollars every year, then companies won't be able to afford that much ...