After the White House announced a statement that prohibits the new H-1B holders at the USA from 12:01 pm EST on Sunday, September 21, 2025, unless employers pay $ 100,000 for a petition, stir and confusion.
Now, the day after the announcement of President Trump, the White House has shifted to calm the fears. Payment would add current fees for requests for H-1B visa. The order allegedly includes “exceptions to the case if in the national interest”.
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The latest update of the H-1B proclamation
The announcement does not apply to the current H-1B visa holder.
The announcement only applies to future applicants in the February lottery, who are currently outside the US. It does not apply to anyone who participated in the lottery 2025.
The announcement does not affect the ability of any current visa holder to travel to/from the US.
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Head of White House official said: “The fee is only for the new H-1B (request). The current H-1B holders will not have to pay for returning to the US.”
The clarification came in the middle of the panic in the Indian H-1B community, while the workers threw themselves at the airport to return to the US and races with urgent calls.
Saba is holding an emergency webinar
Southasian Bar Association (SABA) in North America organized an emergency webinar at 14:00 pst to discuss the effects of a new H-1B statement. Lalitha Alladi, an immigration lawyer and elected President Saba Florida and Georgia, and Rohit Biswas, VP Advocacy, have pointed out that, since the situation with a new announcement is still evolving, they suggest that H-1B holders in the US should not leave the country.
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This order will almost certainly face court challenges because it exceeds the presidential authority.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a manager of the US immigration board, said: “The President has literally zero legal power to impose a fee of $ 100,000 per visa. None. Zip. Zilch.
“The announcement will be questioned at the Federal Court and will be limited by temporary order to restrict. This is an extreme unlawful overlap of what the White House allows to do with visa fees. However, it remains clear.
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Dr. Sahana Devakumar, internal medicine, resident in Suny Upstate University Hospital in India, India on standby holidays, wanted to know whether the decision also applies to a doctor. There is an exception to the roles that are in the national interest, but no instructions in terms of how and when to apply for an exception.
“The H1-B program brings to doctors who serve rural hospitals, cancer researchers working on the treatment of rescue and highly qualified experts who help American businesses innovate and grow. (Saajco).
Similarly, those looking for instructions on the condition of the gap and the approved H-1B petition, but are outside the US for emergency travel, should fly back to the US before their F1 status converts to H1-B.
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“People who come here on H-1B visions pay income taxes, local taxes and spend money they earn in the local economy. They not only bring them to the company, but let them work in other countries, including their own. The company.
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