"Since announcing the decision Friday, the White House has tried to reassure jittery companies that the fee does not apply to existing visa holders and that their H-1B employees traveling abroad will not be stranded, unable to re-enter the United States without coming up with $100,000. The new policy took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Sunday. RELATED: Donald Trump's pricey H-1B visas alarm prospects aiming for Silicon Valley jobs"
"Despite the effort at reassurance, "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," Leon Rodriguez, a partner at the Seyfarth law firm who was director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Obama administration. Other questions remain, some of them basic. "What actually is the process for paying this $100,000," Rodriguez said."
The Trump administration instituted an immediate $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Sunday, prompting shock among employers, students, and foreign workers. The White House asserted that the fee does not apply to existing visa holders and that H-1B employees abroad would not be stranded. Immigration attorneys and employers reported uncertainty about the logistics for paying the fee and whether statutory exemptions for universities and nonprofit research organizations apply. Questions remain about administrative processes, required forms, and practical travel guidance. H-1B visas remain a nonimmigrant category created in the 1990 Immigration Act for specialized technical workers.
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