New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt released a fact sheet on Saturday, clarifying key doubts on the new H-1B visa rules. Amid speculation on exactly who'll be charged $100,000, Leavitt said, "This is NOT an annual fee" and that "this applies only to new visas, not renewals, and not current visa holders."

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Saturday, imposing an annual fee of $100,000 on H-1B visa applications. The fee takes effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday.

It is scheduled to expire after a year. But it could be extended if the government determines that is in the interest of the United States to keep it.

However, Trump's latest plan to overhaul the American immigration system left some immi...