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

Walmart’s hiring freeze for H-1B-sponsored candidates shows how new visa-fee regulations are forcing companies to reassess their hiring y for foreign-skilled workers. 

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.”