U.S. may charge international students $70,000 for OPT work permit applications

Techub News, citing a post from @Kalshi, said the United States plans to charge international students $70,000 to apply for Optional Practical Training, or OPT, work authorization. According to the post, the move is intended to sharply raise application costs and limit internship and employment opportunities for international students after graduation in the U.S. The reported change could carry broader implications for cross-border tech talent flows, particularly for professionals working in frontier fields such as artificial intelligence. The information in this item comes from a brief news digest and attributes the claim to @Kalshi’s post.