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A girl’s Rome journey was lower quick after Trump launched a $100,000 H-1B payment, forcing her boyfriend to hurry again to the US earlier than the rule took impact.
A girl posted that her boyfriend left their Italian vacation halfway to return to the US after Trump introduced a $100,000 H-1B visa payment.(Instagram/lifeofrgr)
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The lady, whose Instagram username reads as “@lifeofrgr”, posted a video describing how her boyfriend needed to abruptly go away their Italian pasta-making class in Rome.
“Crazy flip of occasions”
In the video, she could possibly be heard saying: “Um, loopy flip of occasions. My boyfriend needed to stand up out of our Italian pasta making class in Rome. Um, go away. I child you not, go away. Not the category. Leave Rome. Because of the entire H1B $100,000 visa state of affairs that is going to have an effect on Saturday at midnight. And it is actually Saturday, noon in Rome proper now. So we’ve to be on the subsequent flight again to make it in time. Um, and so, now I’m right here solo. But, he booked the subsequent flight to anyplace close to US he might discover, which is loopy. Um, it’s going to be high-quality. Italian holidays can occur once more, like, not burdened. But it does make me marvel about, primary, individuals that may’t simply drop off their hat, purchase a ticket again. Or quantity two, too distant in a unique nation to make it again in time. Who identical to had their whole world flipped the other way up in a single day. Because it got here into impact and occurred so shortly. There’s a time to reside it. Anyways, I’m gonna buy groceries. I feel I deserve it.”
Take a glance right here on the video:
White House clarifies confusion
President Trump signed a proclamation introducing the $100,000 H-1B visa payment, sparking instant issues amongst present and aspiring visa holders. Indians, who account for greater than 70 per cent of H-1B recipients, had been particularly alarmed.
Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick initially indicated the payment might change into an annual cost, saying that the small print had been “nonetheless being thought-about.”
Later within the day, the White House issued a clarification. Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on X: “This shouldn’t be an annual payment. It’s a one-time payment that applies solely to the petition.”
Exemptions attainable
According to a White House truth sheet, purposes could also be thought-about with out the $100,000 cost if they’re deemed to be within the nationwide curiosity.
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