"Usually, when an agency is going to charge a fee, there's a whole process. There's the creation of forms for collecting that fee. ... At this point, we don't actually know what that process will be like."
"there's still some folks out there recommending to their H-1B employees that they not travel right now until it's a little clearer,"
"Key questions remain, such as whether the new fee will apply to universities and nonprofit research organizations, employers that Congress has exempted from the annual limit on H-1B visas,"
A sudden policy imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Sunday, prompting confusion among employers, students, and workers. The White House provided limited reassurances that the fee does not apply to existing visa holders and that traveling H-1B employees will not be stranded. Legal and industry experts expressed uncertainty about the payment process and practical implementation. Questions persist about exemptions, including whether universities and nonprofit research organizations will be affected. H-1B visas were created in 1990 as nonimmigrant visas to allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers with hard-to-find technical skills.
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