USCIS confirmed that the $100,000 fee generally does not apply to individuals already in the United States who are changing their status to H-1B, provided the agency approves the change. This includes current H-1B visa holders, F-1 student visa holders, L-1 intra-company transferees, and international graduates sponsored for H-1B status.

In a major relief for foreign students and American employers the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified that the $100,000 ‘ent.

The H-1B programme, created to allow American companies to hire foreign professionals in specialised occupations, has long been a mainstay of sectors like information technology, engineering, and medicine. Indians account for roughly 71 per cent of all approved H-1B petitions, according to USCIS data, making them the most directly affected group.

In what could be a big relief for existing US visa holders, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified in a fresh guideline Monday that existing visa holders will not have to pay the newly announced $100,