Donald Trump imposes $100K H-1B visa fee from Sept 21

Donald Trump imposes $100K H-1B visa fee from Sept 21, 2035

Donald Trump imposes $100K as 

H-1B visa fee from Sept 21st Sep, 2025 which is going to impact Indian tech workers on the other hand. Trump's order bars new H-1B recipients from entering the United States unless the employer sponsoring their visa required to make payment of $100,000 payment. 

It is said by administration that the order does not apply to existing H-1B holders or those  people who applied before 21st September 2025.

20 US states sue Trump over H-1B visa fee. As President can ignore Constitution.

California & 19 other US states are challenging President Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, highlighting concerns over its impact on skilled foreign workers and essential services. The legal battle questions the presidential authority to impose such a surcharge, amid fears of worsening labour shortages.

California and 19 other US states are filing a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s move to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, escalating a legal battle over a policy that has sharply raised the cost of hiring highly skilled foreign workers.

CHALLENGE TO SEPTEMBER ORDER.

The lawsuit challenges a fee announced in September that far exceeds the existing H-1B visa charges, which typically range between $2,000 and $5,000. It will be at least the third legal challenge to the policy, which critics say threatens to upend a programme relied upon by the technology sector, universities and healthcare providers.