Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation requiring a $100,000 fee per year for companies seeking to sponsor H-1B worker visas.

Trump signed the order on Friday, while also introducing a separate "gold card" visa for individuals who can afford to pay $1m for US permanent residency.

"The main thing is, we're going to have great people coming in, and they're going to be paying," he told reporters at the White House.

H-1B visas allow companies to sponsor foreign workers with specialised skills such as scientists, engineers, and computer programmers - to work in the US, initially for three years, but extendable to six years.

Administration officials said the change to the H-1B programme would ensure...