Amid $100,000 visa fee, Bad news for this tech giant’s candidates, suspends job offers to…, not Amazon, Microsoft, Meta it is…

Walmart Inc. has reportedly suspended issuing job offers to candidates who require an H-1B visa, according to a recent report by Bloomberg L.P.. The move was taken after a new US government policy that asks for a $100,000 fee on certain new H-1B visa applications.

Walmart pauses job offers

The pause in extending offers is specifically for roles that require H-1B sponsorship and appears to affect mostly Walmart’s corporate-level hiring in the United States. Walmart employs around 2,390 H-1B visa holders, according to US government data. It has major user program among large retail chains.

Walmart’s total US workforce (about 1.6 million employees) means the H-1B segment is relatively small for the company, but the change still signals ripple effects from the visa-fee policy.

A Walmart spokesperson told Bloomberg: “We are committed to hiring and investing in the best talent to serve our customers, while remaining thoughtful about our H-1B hiring approach.”

What Is H1B $100,000 Fee?

The introduction of the $100,000 fee is part of a broader US immigration overhaul under the Donald Trump administration that is already creating disruption in how companies recruit foreign-skilled workers.

In an earlier August 2025 clarification, Walmart dismissed social-media speculation about misuse of H-1B visas by its tech division. The company said an internal investigation led to the termination of one vendor and a small number of US-based associates, but “this investigation had nothing to do with H-1B visas.”

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