President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skill H-1B visas only applies to new applicants, a White House official told The Post Saturday, as companies that heavily rely on foreign workers scrambled to respond to the changes.

The order, which takes effect Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET, bars H-1B workers from entering the United States after that, unless their sponsoring employer pays the fee. 4

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick initially said Friday when Trump signed the executive order the $100,000 fee would be annual – not one-time – but cautioned details were still being ironed out.

The White House official clarified the terms to The Post the next day, saying the fee is one-time and will only apply to new visa applications — not renewals and current H-1B holders.

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