Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company will continue to sponsor H-1B visas and cover fees. Read his memo to staff. (www.businessinsider.com)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent an internal memo reaffirming that the company will continue to sponsor H‑1B visas and "cover all associated fees" after President Trump’s recent executive order that imposes a reported $100,000 fee on each new application. Huang framed the move as consistent with Nvidia’s immigrant-founded history and argued that legal immigration is “essential to ensuring the U.S. continues to lead in technology and ideas.” He has previously voiced qualified support for the administration’s changes—calling them a "great start" while warning the price tag may be set "a little too high" and could disproportionately burden startups. For the AI/ML community this is a meaningful signal: Nvidia’s decision reduces immediate hiring friction for one of the industry’s largest buyers of talent and GPUs, helping preserve continuity for research, product development, and ML infrastructure teams that rely on global expertise. It also underscores a broader industry split—well‑capitalized firms can absorb new policy costs, while startups may struggle, potentially accelerating talent concentration at big players or encouraging offshoring. Though the memo contains no technical changes, Huang’s stance highlights how immigration policy can materially shape AI workforce dynamics, R&D continuity, and competitive balance in the sector.