Nvidia will persist in sponsoring H-1B visas, according to Business Insider.

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang announced that the business will persist in sponsoring H-1B visas and will bear all related expenses, despite US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order imposing a $100,000 charge on each new application, as reported by Business Insider on Tuesday.

Huang’s spoken message, intended to reassure employees, follows the panic and misunderstanding that arose among computer workers on H-1B visas, a significant portion of them are from India and China.

Similar to the broader semiconductor and technology sector, Nvidia employs a substantial number of international personnel. Huang has consistently claimed that approximately fifty percent of AI researchers globally are Chinese.

“As an immigrant at Nvidia, I recognize that the opportunities we have encountered in America have significantly influenced our lives,” Huang stated in a note to staff, as reported by Business Insider.

“The achievement of Nvidia — created by all of you and by exceptional colleagues globally — would not have been feasible without immigration,” Huang stated, as per the story.

Nvidia refrained from providing a response when approached by Reuters.

Trump’s directive prohibits new H-1B visa applicants from entering the United States unless their sponsoring business has remitted an extra payment of $100,000. The government has stated that the directive does not pertain to individuals who currently possess H-1B visas or those who submitted applications before to September 21.

H-1B visas permit companies to hire foreign nationals for specialized roles.

In late September, U.S. legislators requested large American corporations to elucidate their rationale for employing thousands of foreign workers on H-1B visas while simultaneously reducing domestic positions.

The article indicates that Huang stated in his message to staff that “legal immigration is vital for maintaining U.S. leadership in technology and innovation,” and that the Trump administration’s “recent modifications support this assertion.”

California, the domicile of Silicon Valley and numerous technology behemoths such as Nvidia, has persistently occupied the top position in the nation since 2018 regarding the annual volume of visa applications, as per USCIS data.