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US Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS has issued a clarification connected Trump’s caller bid connected H-1B visa. Trump, connected September 19 signed a caller proclamation announcing a $100,000 interest for H-1B visa applications.
In a station connected X (formerly Twitter), the migration authorization said that President Trump’s caller H-1B visa request applies lone to NEW, prospective petitions that person not yet been filed. Petitions submitted anterior to September 21, 2025 are not affected, it added.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt besides took to the microblogging level stating that the $100,000 is “NOT an yearly fee. It’s a one-time interest that applies lone to the petition.” She further clarified that “those who already clasp H-1B visas and are presently extracurricular of the state close present volition NOT beryllium charged $100,000 to re-enter.”
Here’s the afloat missive shared by USCIS connected X
Proclamation, Restriction connected Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, H-1B On September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation, Restriction connected Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, to code systemic maltreatment of H-1B nonimmigrant visas. Pursuant to sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1182(1) and 1185(a), the introduction into the United States of aliens arsenic nonimmigrants to execute services successful a specialty concern nether conception 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), is restricted, but for those aliens whose petitions are accompanied oregon supplemented by a outgo of $100,000. This guidance applies to H-1B employment-based petitions filed aft 12:01 AM ET connected September 21, 2025. This proclamation lone applies prospectively to petitions that person not yet been filed. The proclamation does not use to aliens who: are the beneficiaries of petitions that were filed anterior to the effectual day of the proclamation, are the beneficiaries of presently approved petitions, oregon are successful possession of validly issued H-1B non-immigrant visas. All officers of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall guarantee that their decisions are accordant with this guidance. The proclamation does not interaction the quality of immoderate existent vim holder to question to oregon from the United States.cc: David V. Roy, Chief Counsel (A) FOUO, For Official Use Only
