ARTICLE · 23 SEPTEMBER 2025

H-1B Visa Holders Face $100,000 Entry Fee

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President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation, "Restriction On Entry Of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers," on September 19, 2025, announcing a $100,000 government fee on H-1B work visas.

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President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation, "Restriction On Entry Of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers," on September 19, 2025, announcing a $100,000 government fee on H-1B work visas. The stated goal is to enhance the U.S. economy and labor market. Starting at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025, the proclamation imposes a restriction on the entry into the United States of certain H-1B workers unless a $100,000 payment has been paid or a national interest exception applies.

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On September 19, 2025, President Trump announced a Presidential Proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B work visas, effective September 21, 2025, with the aim of enhancing the U.S. economy and labor market.

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