The $100,000 H-1B Fee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Policy, Legal Battles, and Current Status
Introduction The Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on certain H-1B visa petitions has been one of the most consequential—and legally contested—immigration policies of the past year. Announced by presidential proclamation in September 2025, the fee was intended to reshape the H-1B program by making it prohibitively expensive for companies to hire foreign workers from abroad. But … Read more