India, Sept. 21 -- US President Donald Trump's new fee for H1-B visas has caused many immigrants and tech companies that rely on foreign skilled workers to panic. With the new proclamation, the White House has issued an official clarification regarding the new fees, including who is exempt from the rule and those who are not.

On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation to raise the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 annually - up from $1,000-5,000 - as part of the latest effort in the administration's crackdown on immigration. Follow LIVE updates on H-1B visa news

White House has officially clarified that anyone who is currently an H-1B visa holder will not be impacted by the new $100k mandate.

"The Proclamation does not apply to anyo...