Breaking: White House Says Current H-1B Visa Holders Don’t Have To Pay New Fee

Breaking News from Washington has brought some relief to thousands of skilled workers in America. The White House has made it clear that individuals who already hold H-1B visas will not be required to pay the new $100,000 fee, which takes effect on Sunday. This latest news comes after a day of confusion and panic among workers who feared they might be left with a huge bill for an H-1B visa.

This new fee imposed by Trump only applies to companies that want to bring new workers to America, and does not apply to people who are already here with valid visas. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt posted on social media to clear this confusion, saying current visa holders can travel in and out of the country without any issue, just like before. The exclusive coverage shows how quickly the government had to step in to calm the panicked people after many workers started rushing back to the US, thinking they would be charged with the huge fee amount.

Major Companies Tell Workers to Stay Put After New Fee Announcement

Many major companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and JPMorgan sent urgent emails to their employees on Friday telling them not to leave for the United States. These internal messages, seen by news reporters, showed how worried these companies were about the new visa rules. Goldman Sachs also warned their workers to be very careful about travelling outside the country until things became clearer from the Government’s side.

The panic started because the government officials first said that the fee would be charged every year, which would have cost workers and companies a huge amount of money. A lot of skilled workers on social media shared their stories about cancelling their trips or any major event and rushing back to America, just hours after landing in another country. Some people spent thousands of dollars and last-minute flights because they were scared of getting trapped outside the US with no Way or no money to come back.

Why Trump’s Administration Created This New Rule

President Trump signed this new rule on Friday as part of his plan to protect American workers from losing their jobs to foreign workers who get paid less money. The government says too many American workers are being replaced by people from other countries who work for less pay. The White House claims that this fee will prompt companies to think twice before hiring foreign workers instead of employing people from their own country.

This visa rule will hit Indian technology companies that send multiple skilled workers to America the hardest. These companies help American businesses with computer work and technical services mostly, but now it will cost them much more money to send new work customers to America. The government also plans to change how much foreign workers must be paid to make sure they get paid similar to American workers doing similar jobs.