US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation that will require a $100,000 fee for new H-1B specialty occupation worker visa applicants. The proclamation takes effect on Saturday.

The proclamation additionally requires employers to acquire and keep documentation showing that the fee has been paid before filing an H-1B petition on behalf of a foreign national.

The Secretary of Homeland Security has the discretion to allow H-1B visa applicants to enter without paying the fee if he determines that hiring the applicant “is in the national interest and does not pose a threat to the security or welfare of the [US].”

The H-1B visa restriction is set to expire a year after taking effect, absent extension. Within thirty days after the completion of the upcoming H-1B lottery, th

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