Legislation corporations representing Google and Apple have warned that staff who want a visa stamp to re-enter the United States ought to keep away from leaving the nation due to longer-than-usual visa processing occasions, according to Business Insider.
BI says it has considered memos from BAL Immigration Legislation (which represents Google) and Fragomen (which represents Apple).
“Given the current updates and the risk of unpredictable, prolonged delays when returning to the U.S., we strongly suggest that staff with no legitimate H-1B visa stamp keep away from worldwide journey for now,” the Fragomen memo reportedly stated.
A State Division spokesperson informed BI that embassies are “now prioritizing completely vetting every visa case above all else.”
Salon also reports that “tons of” of Indian professionals who traveled house to renew their U.S. work visas in December have had their U.S. embassy appointments canceled or rescheduled due to new necessities for social media vetting.
TechCrunch has reached out to Google and Apple for remark. Each firms, together with different massive tech employers, issued similar warnings in September when the White Home introduced that employers would have to pay a $100,000 charge for H-1B visa functions.
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