Google and Apple reportedly warn staff on visas to keep away from worldwide journey
Legislation companies representing Google and Apple have warned that staff who want a visa stamp to re-enter the USA ought to keep away from leaving the nation on account of longer-than-usual visa processing occasions, based on Enterprise Insider.
BI says it has seen memos from BAL Immigration Legislation (which represents Google) and Fragomen (which represents Apple).
“Given the latest updates and the opportunity of unpredictable, prolonged delays when returning to the U.S., we strongly advocate that staff and not using a 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 additionally experiences that “lots of” of Indian professionals who traveled residence to resume their U.S. work visas in December have had their U.S. embassy appointments canceled or rescheduled on account of 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 comparable warnings in September when the White Home introduced that employers must pay a $100,000 payment for H-1B visa functions.
