{"id":10851,"date":"2025-10-24T11:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=10851"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:14:01","slug":"uscis-releases-guidance-on-100000-h1-b-visa-fee","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/immigration\/uscis-releases-guidance-on-100000-h1-b-visa-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"USCIS releases guidance on $100,000 H1-B visa fee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8e1436f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"\">by <strong>Robert S. Teachout<\/strong>, SHRM-SCP, Brightmine Legal Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/working-in-the-united-states\/h-1b-specialty-occupations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guidance<\/a> that clarifies how the new $100,000 fee requirement for H1-B visa petitions would be applied. The guidance also explains how businesses will submit payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When President Trump issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/09\/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proclamation<\/a> announcing the new fee last month, there was initial confusion over who would be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The proclamation requires all new H-1B petitions to be accompanied by a $100,000 payment, starting September 21, 2025, and ending September 21, 2026, unless extended. It also allows the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant exceptions based on national security interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The new guidance states that the $100,000 fee does not apply to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">H-1B petitions filed prior to or approved as of September 21, 2025;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Beneficiaries of valid H-1B visa stamps as of September 21, 2025; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Petitions filed on or after September 21, 2025, requesting an amendment, change of status or extension of stay for a beneficiary inside the US.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The proclamation does apply to H-1B petitions filed on or after September 21, 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">For a beneficiary outside the US who does not have a valid H-1B visa stamp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Requesting consular notification, port of entry notification, or pre-flight inspection; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Requesting a change of status, amendment or extension, but USCIS determines that the beneficiary is ineligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Businesses must submit the $100,000 payment using pay.gov before filing an H1-B petition with USCIS. 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