Folha de São Paulo: Taxa de US$ 100 mil para visto dos EUA muda planosde brasileiros; veja opções
September 29, 2025

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US employers and international talent are navigating updates to the H-1B visa program. In an article published in Folha de São Paulo, Partner Bo Cooper outlines the impact of the US$100,000 fee for new H-1B applications. He points out that existing visa holders and extensions with the same employer are not affected, while the fee introduces a new factor in workforce planning. Bo emphasizes that the US remains a key destination for highly skilled professionals, and alternative visa options may provide ways for companies to maintain and grow their talent pipelines.
Read more here (please note this article is in Portuguese).
Empregadores americanos e talentos internacionais estão analisando as atualizações do programa de vistos H-1B. Em artigo publicado na Folha de São Paulo, o sócio Bo Cooper descreve o impacto da taxa de US$ 100,000 para novos pedidos de visto H-1B. Ele ressalta que titulares de visto existentes e extensões com o mesmo empregador não são afetados, mas esta taxa introduz um novo fator para o planejamento da força de trabalho. Bo enfatiza que os EUA continuam sendo um destino importante para profissionais altamente qualificados, e opções alternativas de visto podem oferecer às empresas maneiras de manter e expandir seus pipelines de talentos.
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