Over two lakh applicants paid $100,000 for H-1B visas: DHS Secretary Mullin
In fiscal year 2026, over 200,000 applicants paid $100,000 for expedited processing of their H-1B visas, according to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. The total number of H-1B applications received was approximately 286,000. Senators raised concerns about the need for flexibility in processing applications for medical professionals in rural areas.
- ▪More than 200,000 applicants paid $100,000 for H-1B visas in fiscal year 2026.
- ▪The DHS received about 286,000 H-1B applications for the same period.
- ▪Applicants paying the fee have their papers processed in about 15 days.
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More than two lakh applicants opted to pay $100,000 for their H-1B visas to work in the U.S. in the fiscal year 2026, Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said in Washington.Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday (June 2, 2026), Mr. Mullin said the DHS had received about 2.86 lakh H-1B applications in the fiscal year 2026. India’s tech talent demand hits 28-month low: Report“We had 286,000 applicants a year to date for the H-1B visas, out of those, over 200,000 of them paid USD 100,000 to be able to come in because it allows us to process them in a little bit faster of a manner,” Mr. Mullin said in response to a question by U.S. Senator Susan Collins on the shortage of doctors in rural parts of the country.Mr.
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