Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

This proclamation restricts the entry of aliens as H-1B specialty occupation nonimmigrant workers unless their petitions are accompanied by a $100,000 payment, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025, and expiring 12 months later absent extension. The Secretary of Homeland Security may exempt individuals, companies, or industries determined to be in the national interest, and the Secretary of State must verify receipt of payment before approving visa petitions. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend within 30 days of the next H-1B lottery whether to extend the restriction, and the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security must initiate rulemakings to revise prevailing wage levels and prioritize admission of high-skilled, high-paid aliens.

Employers filing H-1B petitions to Employers must make the $100,000 payment and obtain and retain documentation showing the payment has been made before filing an H-1B petition on behalf of an alien outside the United States (Prior to filing any H-1B petition on behalf of an alien outside the United States, for entries on or after 12:01 a.m. EDT September 21, 2025, through the 12-month duration of the restriction).

No known legal challenges.