> … the effective date of this proclamation, which shall be 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025.

That doesn’t leave much time. I would have expected that current visa holders wouldn’t fall under this rule. Shouldn’t it be a legal standard not to apply new rules retroactively?

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jjav 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> legal standard

There are no legal standards anymore, when everything is at the whim of one single person.

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fabianholzer 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Shouldn’t it be a legal standard not to apply new rules retroactively?

It should. But the in the American empire you better pray they don't alter the deal any further.

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softwaredoug 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is a “better safe than sorry” measure by these companies. I think it’s not 100% clear on existing H1Bs.

	▲	yibg 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No one is going take a chance on that if they don't have to. I'm expecting chaos at the ports of entry tomorrow unless there is some clarification / guidance provided today by the white house.