Overview
- On December 8, Shahriar Tajbakhsh wrote on X, “Make it per day. I’ll set up a recurring payment,” replying to a post urging a $100,000 annual H‑1B fee.
- He said Metaview will file additional H‑1B petitions in the next lottery despite President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening visa rules.
- Metaview’s India recruitment posters stated “Yes, we still sponsor H‑1Bs” and “No, AI won’t build itself,” drawing wide online attention.
- In earlier comments to Business Insider, Tajbakhsh argued that $100,000 in fees is negligible compared with the value delivered by a world‑class team.
- Metaview AI is London‑headquartered, and the public exchange has kept attention on proposals to raise H‑1B costs and restrict access.