The US H-1B $100,000 fee requirement was vacated in court — what it actually means
In late 2025, a presidential proclamation attempted to add a $100,000 payment requirement to certain H-1B petitions — a figure far beyond the standard filing fees employers and workers were used to. On 8 June 2026, a federal court vacated the agency guidance implementing that requirement.
That's the confirmed part. What it means in practice for any individual petition can still depend on timing, petition type, and further litigation or agency response — this is exactly the kind of area where a stale blog post or an out-of-date forum thread can cost you real money or a real delay.
What to actually do
Before relying on any fee figure for an H-1B filing, check USCIS.gov directly rather than a cached search result. Visa Ray's H-1B pathway entry flags this litigation explicitly rather than quoting a single fee figure as settled fact, and links straight to the official USCIS page.
Run an assessment to see the current structured breakdown for your situation, always paired with the official source.