President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas sowed mass confusion and panic among top U.S. companies overnight, forcing the White House to clarify the requirements.

On Saturday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to X to explain which visa holders the fee applies to and when.

“This is NOT an annual fee,” she said. “It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition.”

Leavitt added that existing H-1B holders currently outside the U.S. will not be charged $100,000 to come back, and that they can continue to leave and re-enter as they do right now.

Trump’s new H-1B policy also applies only to new visas, not renewals for current holders, she explained, noting that it will take effect in the next lottery cycle.

On Friday, Trump signed a proclamation that imposes a $100,000

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