Trump Administration’s flip flop on $100,000 H1B Visa fee continues
The U.S. Administration’s flip-flop on Trump Executive Order to increase H1B Visa fee to $100,000 continued Monday September 22, 2025.
Washington: The U.S. Administration’s flip-flop on Trump Executive Order to increase H1B Visa fee to $100,000 continued Monday September 22, 2025.
In a latest statement Monday, the White House said the Executive Order has some “clauses of exemptions” in “national interests”.
Donald Trump had signed the Executive Order on Friday September increasing H1B Visa Fee to a massive $100,00.
The H1B Visa in the United States is meant for working professionals. Most of the H1B visa holders are doctors, engineers and lawyers. As of now there are 730,000 H1B Visa holders in the United States, some 70% of them are Indians.
Trump’s order to increase H1B visa fee sent shock waves all across with top tech firms including Microsoft, Google, Meta and others asking their employees on vacation to immediately return to the United States.
The companies also advised the workers already in the USA not to leave the country. However, the panicked situation was eased Saturday when the White House said new H1B Visa fee is for fresh applications, and not for renewals and those already holding one.
H1B Visa Fee Exemptions
In a fresh clarification, the White House said doctors and medical professionals could be exempted from the H1B visa.
Explaining further, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers, in a statement to Bloomberg News, said that the order “allows for potential exemptions, which can include physicians and medical residents.”
The latest White House clarification on H1B Visa fee hike came after prominent medical bodies raised concerns about the risk of a doctor shortage in rural America, where there is already a dearth of providers.
Medical professionals warned that the proposed visa fee could severely limit the flow of international medical graduates entering the United States, the report said.
Meanwhile, talented and skilled professionals have started to explore new opportunities, and China’s K Visa has received a strong interest from them.
Introduced in July this year, through K Visa China wishes to attract next generation scientists and researchers, and young international professionals in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
The K Visa application is set to begin on October 01, 2025.
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