$100,000 H-1B fee won't apply to status change or renewals: USCIS

THE $100,000 FEE imposed bytheTrumpadministration on new H-1B visa petitions willnotapply toapplicants seeking a “change of status” or “extension of stay’,according to fresh guidelines.

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THE $100,000 FEE imposed by the Trump administration on new H-1B visa petitions will not apply to applicants seeking a "change of status" or "extension of stay", according to fresh guidelines.

Issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday, the guidelines clarified the exemptions to President Donald Trump's September 19 proclamation, 'Restriction on entry of certain non-immigrant workers', which will raise the fee for new H1-B visas to a steep $100,000 (approx ₹88 lakhs).