The US$100,000 fee should not damage America’s economy: an ex-H-1B visa holder reflects

I HELD an H-1B visa for nine years in the early 2000s. The non-immigrant visa in the US allows employers to hire foreign workers in speciality occupations.

Aided by a professional services firm, the process to obtain the visa was relatively smooth, though I remember there was much paperwork to fill.

When I held the H-1B, I did not spend much time in the US. Typically, I was there for one or two weeks a year to help grade examinations for a US-headquartered professional body.