India, Sept. 23 -- Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, who worked on H-1B policy for several decades, has slammed US President Donald Trump over his new USD 100,000 fee hike rule as a 'great solution'.

"I've worked on H1-B politics for 30 years. Trump's $100k per year tax is a great solution. It will mean H1-B is used just for very high value jobs, which will mean no lottery needed, and more certainty for those jobs," Hastings wrote on X.

The White House on Saturday issued a major clarification that the newly announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee will be a 'one-time' payment that will be imposed on new applicants only.

She further said: "Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be charged $...