Walmart pauses hiring H-1B visa holders amid new fee

Business Oct 22, 2025

Walmart has temporarily stopped offering jobs to candidates needing H-1B visas, after a new $100,000 application fee was announced by the Trump administration.
As the biggest retail employer of H-1B holders—about 2,400 mostly in corporate roles—Walmart's move could shake up plans for international job seekers.

Immigration rules are changing rapidly in the US

Even though this affects a small slice of Walmart's massive US workforce, it's a sign that big companies are getting cautious about hiring international talent as immigration rules keep changing.
For anyone hoping to work in the US or already here on a visa, these changes make things a lot more uncertain.