US Tech Firms Urge H-1B Holders to Avoid Travel
The H-1B visa permits foreign nationals to work in specialized professions in the US and is generally valid for up to three years. Renewals require visa stamping at American embassies or consulates overseas. These appointments are now experiencing significant backlogs due to the introduction of a new social-media screening process, which impacts H-1B holders, their families, as well as students and exchange visitors.
Internal company memos reviewed by the media outlet reveal that Google, Apple, Microsoft, and IT automation firm ServiceNow have all advised employees with H-1B status to avoid international travel.
BAL Immigration Law, which represents Google, warned that delays at certain US embassies and consulates are “currently reported as up to 12 months,” stressing that workers who travel risk “an extended stay outside the US.”
Apple issued similar recommendations, urging staff without valid H-1B visa stamps to postpone trips abroad. Microsoft also advised employees still in the country to “strongly consider changing” their travel plans.
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