President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday that limits the entry into the United States of non-immigrants working in a ‘specialty profession’, unless their H-1B requests are accompanied or supplemented by a $ 100,000 payment. The new rule is in effect from September 21. As a result, immigration advocates and employers warn American work visa holders to avoid traveling abroad. In fact, many businesses instruct employees to return to America immediately or run the risk of being stranded. Immigration experts address some of the most urgent questions raised – including immediate actions you need to take and released. H-1BS still in India to miss the deadline … “H-1B visa holders who are from the US on business or vacation will be stranded unless they come in before midnight September 21. H-1bs still in India may have missed all the deadline, because there is no way to get a direct flight from India in time,” What are the options now? “There is still a way for an H-1B visa holder who is in India to arrive in California before midnight September 21, 2025,” Mehta said. Who was released? As immigration expert Rajiv Khanna, who is placed on LinkedIn, the Secretary of Home Security can relinquish the requirement if the appointment is considered ‘in the national interest’ and poses no security threat. This discretionary exception may apply to individuals, entire businesses or industries. What should your incomplete action be? Khanna answered and said: For current H-1B filers: If your beneficiary is outside the US and you have not yet submitted, you have submitted until September 20, 2025 to submit under current rules. For future filers: Budget for payment of $ 100,000 or investigates the national interest exceptional way. Document how to serve your rental national interests. For B visa holders: Expect more stringent investigation if your H-1B requests with the Begind Dates have approved before October 2026. Which companies advise? Microsoft, JPMorgan and Amazon have called on H-1B visa holders to stay in the United States, internal emails reviewed by Reuters Show. Employees abroad were told to return before midnight Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) before the new fee in effect. “H-1B visa holders currently in the US should stay in the US and avoid international travel until the government issues clear travel guidance,” read an email sent to JPMorgan employees by Ogletree Deakins, a company that handles visa applications for the investment bank. Social media users posted excerpts of an internal email through Microsoft who asked its employees on H1B visas and their dependents to prevent them from traveling outside the US and returning immediately before the September 21 deadline. The technical giant apparently said its employees in the US should remain for the ‘foreseeable future’ to avoid being denied again. Amazon, meanwhile, said in a note: “If you have H-1B status and are in the US, stay in the country for now,” “We recommend that H-1B and H-4 visa holders return EDT to the US on September 21 before 12:00,” the company added. The H-1B program offers 65,000 visas annually to employers who bring temporary foreign workers into specialized fields, with another 20,000 visas for workers with advanced grades. Almost all the visa fees must be paid by employers. The H-1B visas are approved for a period of three to six years.
H-1B holders in India are likely to miss the September 21 deadline? Immigration experts suggest immediate action – who is released?
