On Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” that requires foreign nationals seeking to enter the US as an H-1B temporary worker using a petition filed after September 22, 2025 to pay a $100,000 fee. Foreign nationals that are the beneficiary of an H-1B visa petition filed before September 21, 2025 are exempt from the fee.
This Proclamation:
- Requires a $100,000 H-1B filing fee payment to accompany any new H-1B visa petitions submitted after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on Sept. 21, 2025. This includes the 2026 lottery, and any other H-1B petitions submitted after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on Sept. 21, 2025.
This Proclamation does not:
- Apply to any previously issued H-1B visas, or any petitions submitted prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on Sept. 21, 2025.
- Does not change any payments or fees required to be submitted in connection with any H-1B renewals. The fee is a one-time fee on submission of a new H-1B petition.
- Does not prevent any holder of a current H-1B visa from traveling in and out of the United States.
- Instructs DOS to issue guidance on B visa misuse by H-1B applicants outside the US prior to their H-1B petitions becoming effective on Oct. 1, 2026. B visas allow business visitors and tourists to temporarily enter the U.S. for non-work activities.
- This provision is likely intended to stop H-1B beneficiaries from entering the U.S. as visitors then changing to H-1B status from within the U.S. to avoid the new $100,000 H-1B filing fee.
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