上海飞美机票因H-1B狂飙 有人改飞夏威夷

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美国总统川普将高科技工作者的H-1B签证费用大幅调涨至每年10万美元,目前持有该签证但21日规定生效后重新入境美国者,需补交费用。

这也使得今天上海飞往美国的航班价格大涨,直飞洛杉矶经济舱价格高达人民币1.7万元(约2390美元)。

川普政府当地时间19日签署行政命令,将H-1B签证申请费用大幅提高至每年10万美元,该命令于美东时间9月21日凌晨12时01分生效,已经持有H-1B签证但身在国外者,在命令生效后,美国雇主必须先为其补交10万美元才能入境。

据中媒第一财经报道,多家美国学校、科技大厂员工表示,公司人力资源(HR)部门在美国当地时间19日晚间向员工发送紧急信件,要求国际员工不要离境美国。目前持有H-1B签证在美国境外者,强烈建议务必在9月21日午夜之前返回美国。

报道指出,此消息令在美国工作的中国人和留学生群体瞬间炸开了锅。一名回国探亲的网友表示,“已经紧急改签了今日的航班,希望能赶上10万美元生效前的最后一班飞美国的直飞航班”。

由于事发突然,也有网友先订一班飞往夏威夷的航班,入境美国后再想办法转机。若从上海飞往美国,最近的美国属地州就是夏威夷。

报道观察,在短短的几小时内,今日上海到夏威夷的航班,原本价格段大约4、5000元,已经涨了好几千元。

实际透过中国订票平台携程查看,从上海出发,能在21日前抵达夏威夷的航班几乎搜索不到。上海飞往旧金山,能在21日前抵达的航班,价格都在1万元左右;上海飞往洛杉矶票价则在6、7000元左右,直飞航班经济舱票价高达1.7万元。

根据美国政府统计,H-1B签证雇用的外籍劳工约有2/3从事电脑相关工作,以国籍来看,印度去年占核准名额的71%;中国则以11.7%居次。

H-1B签证费用将从目前不到1000美元,大幅调高至10万美元,此举恐对高度倚赖印度和中国技术人才的美国科技产业造成沉重打击。

圖為上海虹橋機場。示意圖,非文中當事人。(新華社資料照)

图为上海虹桥机场。示意图,非文中当事人。(新华社资料照)

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  • 游客屏蔽

    好啊

  • 游客屏蔽

    Trump will screen each H1B visa holder within USA in his second Executive Order to crack down H1B visa frauds!! Trump will let those H1B visa holders to leave USA voluntarily without being issued deportation notice and put on the black list. Trump administration is not as stupid and weak as Carney liberal's. Conservative party Search Pierre Poilievre needs to take actions to save Canada from losing sovereignty to USA and deport illegals and criminals out of Canada, and stop them from using Canadian medical and housing resources!! Culture diversity does not give any excuses for abusing the established system that all Cultures need to follow!!!

  • 游客屏蔽

    Some Chinese H1B visa holders got the H1B visa through agencies or fake companies, like many low skilled Indians. Those agencies take big kickbacks from each H1B visa holder after successfully win visa lottery for them by submitting application through different agencies to boost the winning chance. The current USA H1B system has lots of loopholes being abused by fraudsters. The real highly skilled Indians and Chinese cannot get H1B to remain in USA. H1B visa application has to go through interview process by real Americans born and raised in USA of the same American values and higher education degrees!! So should Canada's immigration visa officer's!!! A few Indian border officers with strong Indian accents apparently not growing up in Canada at Canadian border are observed bully and not following Canadian rules!!

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