India has filed a complaint in the World Trade Organisation, WTO, against the US decision to impose high fees on temporary working visas. A WTO statement in Geneva said India has initiated dispute proceedings regarding measures imposing increased fees on certain applicants for L-1 and H-1B categories of non-immigrant temporary working visas. It also initiated proceedings regarding measures relating to numerical commitments for H-1B visas.<br/><br/>India has raised serious concerns over the issue saying the move would impact Indian IT professionals. The statement said according to India, the US measure is inconsistent with the global norms. US has 10 days to respond to the trade dispute.<br/><br/>Companies having more than 50 employees and having more than 50 per cent of their US employees on H-1B and L1 visas will have to pay the new fee when the next visa application session kicks off on April 1. Last year, US President Barack Obama had signed into law a 1.8 trillion dollar spending package which among other things introduces a hefty 4,000 dollar fee for certain categories of H-1B visa and 4,500 dollar for L1 visa.