New H-1B visa fees, Sept. 21 -- United States President Donald Trump on September 19 signed a proclamation titled 'Restriction on entry of certain non-immigrant workers', which hikes H-1B visa fees to $1,00,000 for all new applications.

Amid vast confusion over the scope and finer details of the new rule, the White House on September 20 further clarified that the hiked $1,00,000 fee (around Rs.90 lakh) is not a annual charge.

"This is NOT an annual fee. It's a one-time fee that applies only to the petition and won't apply to existing holders of valid visas re-entering the country," White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a detailed post on social media platform X.

When does the new fee come into effect? The hiked $1,00,000 H-...