Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy slammed US President Donald Trump’s latest H-1B visa order as “totally unacceptable,” calling it a shock to everyone involved in US-India ties.
In a post on X dated September 20, 2025, Reddy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to act fast and protect Indian tech workers. “The executive orders from the President of America have shocked everyone,” he wrote. “This is totally unacceptable in the historical context of Indo-American relationships. The Indian Government must set up a mechanism right away to resolve this amicably, keeping the interests of our tech population and skilled workers who’ve served America for so long.”
Reddy highlighted the potential hardship for Telugu techies from his state, saying their suffering would be “unimaginable.” He called on Modi and Jaishankar to tackle the issue “on a war footing.”
Trump announced the changes to the H-1B visa program on Friday, local time. The overhaul adds a steep $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, aiming to reshape how skilled foreign workers enter the US job market.
But US officials quickly clarified the details to ease concerns, especially for the thousands of Indian IT professionals who rely on these visas. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said the fee only hits new applicants filing after September 21. It won’t affect petitions already submitted, approved cases, or people with valid H-1B visas.
USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow spelled this out in a memo: “This proclamation only applies prospectively to petitions that have not yet been filed. It does not apply to aliens who are beneficiaries of petitions filed prior to the effective date, approved petitions, or valid H-1B holders.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt backed this up on X, correcting rumors that the fee is annual. “To be clear: This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition. This applies only to new visas, not renewals, and not current visa holders,” she posted. She added that the fee won’t touch H-1B holders currently outside the US.
The move has sparked worries among Indian tech communities, where H-1B visas play a key role in sending skilled workers to American firms like Google and Microsoft. Many see it as a blow to long-standing US-India partnerships in tech and innovation.
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