Share Post Viber icon Viber EmailPresident Donald Trump signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office in a White House file photo. (Official White House Photo)WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on September 19, 2025 that restricts entry of H-1B workers unless the sponsoring employer pays a $100,000 fee. The proclamation and its rationaleThe White House document titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” cites what it describes as widespread abuse of the H-1B program. A White House official clarified that the $100,000 requirement does not apply to existing H-1B visa holders already inside the country. What is the H-1B visa?