New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The proposed USD 103,265 additional fee on H-1B visa petitions could accelerate the shift of technology work from the US to India-based Global Capability Centres (GCCs), as companies look for ways to access Indian talent without moving workers to the US, Economist and former UN advisor Santosh Mehrotra said in an exclusive conversation with ANI.

The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed an additional fee for H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption.

The fee would be paid at the time of filing and would come on top of other applicable charges. DHS estimates that the proposal could generate around USD 8.8 billion annually, based on 85,000 H-1B cap-...