Amazon, Microsoft and JP Morgan issued instructions for their employees after Donald Trump imposed a fee of $ 1 million on H-1B VISA holders. H-1B visa holders have been asked to return to the US by Sunday.
Us immigration order: US President Donald Trump has imposed a fee of $ 1 lakh (more than 88 lakh rupees) when the H-1B VISA holders come to US. After this announcement, Microsoft, JP Morgan and Amazon have advised their employees not to leave the US. Employees who are out of America have been asked to return by Sunday.
Amazon told the employees holding H-1B and H-4 visa-return by Sunday night
According to the report by the news agency Reuters, Amazon has asked all the employees to return to the US by 12 noon, according to the Eastern time area, in an internal letter. Donald Trump’s executive order will apply on this day. H-4 visa holders, H-1B have legal spouse and unmarried children of visa holders.
Microsoft told H1B visa holder employees- do not leave America
Microsoft has sent a similar email to its employees. He has requested the H1B visa holder employees to stay in the US till the “near future”. The H4 has also been requested to live in the US. Along with this, H-1B and H4 have been asked to return to America before the deadline on Sunday.
Ogletory Dicins, a company handling visa applications for American investment bank JP Morgan, has sent email to JP Morgan employees. It said, “H-1B visa holders who are currently in the US should live in the US and avoid international travel till the government issues a clear travel guidelines.”
Trump administration has imposed an annual fee of US $ 100,000 on H-1B visa
Explain that the Trump administration has announced a shocking annual fee of US $ 100,000 on H-1B visas. This will affect Indian IT and professional employees. According to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 72% of the about 4 lakh H-1B visas released between October 2022 and September 2023 were of Indians.
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The Trump administration said it would ask companies to pay US $ 100,000 per year for H-1B labor visa. Due to this, some big technology companies have warned visa holders to stay in the US or return soon.
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