Presidential Proclamation (PP) Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, issued on September 19, 2025, restricts the entry of aliens into the United States as H-1B nonimmigrants if they are seeking to perform services in a specialty occupation.  This restricts the issuance of H-1B visas, except for those aliens whose petitions filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100,000.  The Proclamation’s restrictions on visa issuance and entry apply only to aliens seeking visa issuance or entry into the United States based on H-1B petitions filed with USCIS after the Proclamation’s effective date of September 21, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

No visas have been revoked pursuant to the Proclamation.  All exceptions to this Proclamation will be determined by the Department of Homeland Security as set forth in the Proclamation.

The full text of the proclamation is available here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/

White House Fact Sheet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-suspends-the-entry-of-certain-alien-nonimmigrant-workers/  

H-1B FAQs on state.gov: https://www.state.gov/h-1b-faq/