No $100,000 Fee for F-1 to H-1B Visa Status Change. Should Indian Students Relax?

No $100,000 fee for F-1 to H-1B visa status change. Should Indian students relax?

US clarification says the $100,000 H-1B visa fee applies only to new petitions filed from abroad. F-1 students inside the US changing to H-1B are mostly exempt from the fee. But amid developments like capped study durations, OPT scrutiny, and reports of campus racism, Indian students face a shrinking window to study and work in the US.

Darius Amiri, chair of the immigration law department at Rose Law Group: ‘USCIS clarifies $100,000 H-1B fee.’

By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration A little over the month ago, the Trump administration sent the business immigration community into a tailspin with a surprise presidential proclamation announcing a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications. The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa available for college graduates with a job offer from a U.S. based company who work in a specialty occupation and will be paid at a wage commensurate…

US Immigration Services provides guidance on new H-1B rules

.flex_cell.av-31brvxpb-87ae074699b4b43e1bf7010d8f5e3ba8{ vertical-align:top; } US Immigration Services provides guidance on new H-1B rules F-1 students approved to change their status to an H-1B visa will not be subject to the new $100,000 fee. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2lguz3mn-f672dd66c4485201efa987c36554a74a{ height:10px; } By FRANCO GUTIERREZ October 23, 2025 #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-29cs5cm7-ac7f079b1f1abfdf4a40b29d8ead4bf2{ height:10px; }…

International students spared from $100,000 H-1B visa fee after new US guidance - VnExpress International

U.S. authorities have confirmed that international students will not face the new US$100,000 H-1B visa fee, easing fears among F-1 holders planning to work in America. - VnExpress International