Feds Launch Site for Employers to Pay Controversial H-1B Fee, Clarify Exemptions

Feds launch site for employers to pay controversial H-1B fee, clarify exemptions

The update answers some of employers’ questions, but the future of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on new skilled-worker visas is still uncertain.

Indians Celebrate 'Massive Loophole' in Trump's $100,000 H-1B Fee

Indians are celebrating new regulations that exempt Indian students from Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B outsourcing workers.

Why Indian Students and Professionals in the US Benefit from the New H-1B Notification: EIC Saurabh Shukla Explains

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified that the recently announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee will not apply to individuals already living in the country. This includes international graduates on F-1 visas and employees on L-1 visas who are transitioning to H-1B status. Speaking on the development, Newsmobile Editor-in-Chief Saurabh Shukla described the

F-1 to H-1B transitions to be exempt from $100K fee

US Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that the fee would not apply to a “change of status” including F-1 students switching to H-1B skilled worker visas, in new guidance issued October 20.  The notice relates to the government’s September 19 proclamation hiking the H-1B visa fee to $100,000, which shocked employers and prospective workers, causing confusion about whether the fee would apply to H-1B visa holders currently outside …