<h1>US imposes one-time $100,000 H-1B fee as China rolls out K-Visa to attract foreign tech talent</h1> The US administration announced a one-time USD 100,000 fee for H-1B visas, prompting no official comment from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, which concurrently promoted a new Chinese employment visa (K-Visa) effective Oct 1 to attract foreign science and technology professionals without a domestic employer sponsor. The K-Visa expands permitted entries, validity and stay, and allows education, exchange, entrepreneurship and business activities. The measures may affect cross-border labor mobility, bilateral negotiation leverage on visas within broader trade talks, and raise potential legal issues on reciprocal immigration treatment, visa fee legality, and compliance with each country's entry-and-exit regulations.