Regulation corporations representing Google and Apple have warned that staff who want a visa stamp to re-enter the US ought to keep away from leaving the nation on account of longer-than-usual visa processing occasions, in line with Enterprise Insider.
BI says it has considered memos from BAL Immigration Regulation (which represents Google) and Fragomen (which represents Apple).
“Given the current updates and the potential 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 mentioned.
A State Division spokesperson advised BI that embassies are “now prioritizing completely vetting every visa case above all else.”
Salon additionally stories that “a whole lot” 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 corporations, together with different massive tech employers, issued related warnings in September when the White Home introduced that employers must pay a $100,000 price for H-1B visa purposes.
