Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

This proclamation extends the H-1B entry restriction imposed by Proclamation 10973 (Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers) for an additional 12 months, until 12:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2027. Entry of H-1B specialty occupation workers remains restricted unless the petition is accompanied or supplemented by a $100,000 payment, subject to national-interest exceptions determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Employers must obtain and retain documentation of payment before filing petitions for aliens outside the United States, and the Secretary of State must verify payment before approving visa applications. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend to the President, within 30 days after the next H-1B lottery, whether a further extension is warranted.

Employers filing H-1B petitions to Make a $100,000 payment accompanying or supplementing any H-1B petition filed on behalf of an alien outside the United States, as a condition of the worker's entry (At or before petition filing, during the 12-month restriction period effective 12:01 a.m. EDT September 21, 2026). Employers filing H-1B petitions to Obtain and retain documentation showing that the $100,000 payment has been made before filing an H-1B petition on behalf of an alien outside the United States (Prior to filing the H-1B petition).

No known legal challenges.