New Delhi, March 28 -- The US government under Donald Trump has proposed a rule which will see the cost of hiring H1-B visa holders jump, as well as raise the required wage threshold for sponsoring employment-based immigration.

As per a report by Forbes, this is being achieved by the US Department of Labor by changing the rules in ways experts have deemed to be inappropriate.

As per the new rules, the proposed minimum salary requirement has been increased from 21 per cent to 33 per cent, but dependent on the experience level of the worker. The rule also comes with a 60-day comment period and can be challenged in court once the final rule is released by the DOL.

This new rules comes after the Trump administration's measures to clamp dow...