Guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarifies that a $100,000 fee imposed in September to obtain H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers applies only to new applicants who ...
Real World Impact: USCIS has published additional guidance relevant to the new $100,000 H-1B fee requirement established by presidential proclamation and discussed in our prior Alert, including a link ...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has implemented a new way to pay fees using electronic debit from a U.S. bank account. Effective immediately, individuals can make transactions directly to ...
The Trump administration has revealed how H-1B applicants can pay the new $100,000 fee, and who is exempt from paying it, a month after the president announced the change. In an update Monday, U.S.
The H-1B visa program, a cornerstone for employing skilled foreign workers in the U.S., faces a significant shift with the introduction of a $100,000 additional fee. This change, effective from ...
On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance further clarifying which H-1B petitions are subject to the $100,000 fee imposed by President Trump’s ...
On October 20, 2025, USCIS provided further information on the Proclamation restricting entry of H-1B workers that became effective September 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“effective date”). In ...
the beneficiary is outside the United States and does not have a valid H‑1B visa; or the petition requests or is approved for consular notification. Notably, the fee does not apply to petitions that ...