WASHINGTON >> A new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in the United States that goes into effect on Sunday will be levied per petition and will not be applied to existing visa holders re-entering the country, the White House said on Saturday.

“This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X on Saturday.

A petition is a request by a company to bring a skilled worker from another country into the United States.

Fee only for new H-1B visas

Leavitt said that current H-1B visa holders who are currently outside of the country will not be charged $100,000 to re-enter the United States.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday said the fee would be paid annually but added that details were “still bei

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