H-1B Update: Walmart Pauses Job Offers to Workers Requiring Visa %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% H-1B update: Walmart pauses job offers to workers requiring visa

Walmart has paused offering jobs to individuals who need H-1B visas after the administration of President Donald Trump announced a new $100,000 fee, Bloomberg reported.

As the largest private employer in the United Sates, Walmart is additionally the largest user of H-1B visas among major retail chains, according to Bloomberg. The company currently employs nearly 2,400 H-1B visa holders, according to government data cited by the publication.

Newsweek reached out to Walmart via email for comment on Tuesday afternoon.

This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.