CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: New Delhi. Concern has grown among Indian IT professionals and American companies after new rules on the H-1B visa in the United States. However, the H-1B visa has not been abolished. US President Donald Trump has extended until September 2027 the requirement for a US$100,000 payment applicable in some H-1B cases.
Under the new provision, for foreign professionals who are outside the United States and whose H-1B applications fall within the scope of this restriction, the employer will have to pay US$100,000 in addition to the normal process. However, the US administration has been given the authority to grant exemptions from this restriction in cases linked to the national interest.
The US administration has also decided to tighten scrutiny of H-1B applications. Officials have been directed, while considering applications, to also examine whether the company concerned has recently laid off American employees. The government says this will help curb alleged misuse of the H-1B programme and the replacement of American workers with lower-paid foreign workers.
However, a legal battle over the US$100,000 payment system is also continuing. In June 2026, a US federal court struck down the fee system, and later an appellate court also did not accept a demand to stop it. Therefore, in the present situation, the judicial process continues to affect collection of the fee.
This means the H-1B visa has not been closed, but for new applicants, especially professionals coming from outside the United States and the companies hiring them, the process has become more expensive and more scrutiny-based. The impact on Indian professionals could be significant, as India is the largest beneficiary group of the H-1B programme.
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