White House proclamation renews $100,000 H-1B visa fee

The White House issued a presidential proclamation renewing the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions for individuals entering the U.S., initially levied in September 2025. The fee, currently blocked by a court order, was vacated by a district court in June and is pending appeal. The American Hospital Association asked the administration to make healthcare personnel exempt from the fee. The proclamation to renew the fee extends it for an additional year. The administration also issued an executive order that would further scrutinize companies seeking to hire H-1B workers, particularly organizations that directly or indirectly had layoffs within the previous year or plan future layoffs affecting U.S. workers. The proclamation also is separate from the administration’s proposed $103,265 filing fee for H-1B visa petitions. (AHA News article, 9/22/26)