Administration Issues Clarifying Guidance on H-1B Petitions
by ACOI
November 13, 2025
On Oct. 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published additional guidance regarding H-1B petitions following the issuance of a proclamation by President Trump on Sept. 19, 2025 that orders prospective employers to pay an additional $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers abroad, effective Sept. 21, 2025. There is no exception for physicians; although the proclamation grants the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to grant exceptions to the fee in “extraordinarily rare” circumstances.
The updated guidance clarifies the proclamation applies to new H-1B petitions and does not prevent any holder of a current H-1B visa, or any alien beneficiary following petition approval, from traveling in and out of the United States.
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