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by acqbu 278 days ago
President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skill visa holders only applies to new applicants — not current visa holders who may be on travel outside of the U.S. — according to a U.S. official granted anonymity to speak about the policy. Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/donald-trump-h1b-vi...
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That may or may not be the intention, but the wording of the executive order doesn't convey that.

see e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45313274 in this thread

from "unnamed senior official". Take it for what it's worth.