According to several media reports, the big tech companies have responded to dramatic changes in H -1B visa applications by telling employees to stay with those visas in H -1B visa applications of President Donald Trump.
The White House announced on Friday that Trump had signed an announcement. Employers need to pay a $ 100,000 fee H-1B for visa applications. In response, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft allegedly asked their employees to stay in the United States with H-1B visas and to avoid traveling abroad for now-and if they are already traveling, try to return to East on Sunday at 12:01 pm before returning before the announcement.
Business Insider published Memo from Amazon and MicrosoftWhereas Sources published a similar memorandum from GoogleMicrosoft spokesperson refused to comment. Techcrunch has also reached Amazon and Google.
As Government dataAmazon employees have received the highest H -1B visa in this financial year so far, followed by Tata Consultancy Services, then Microsoft, Meta and Apple, Google.
Meanwhile, a White House officer Told Axios This fee will only apply to new applicants, not existing H -1B holders or renewal. And White House Press Secretary Karolin Levitt Said in a post on X This “H -1B visa holders can leave the country to the same extent and enter again, as they do normally; whatever ability they have is not affected by tomorrow’s announcement.”
This post is updated with a quotation of Karolin Levit.
