Sowing confusion: Trump signs an executive order to overhaul the H-1B visa programme. The move prompted companies and immigration lawyers to urge current visa holders to be careful. — Bloomberg
NEW YORK: The US tech sector and other companies rushed to warn employees with H-1B visas against foreign travel as they responded to the chaos created by president Donald Trump’s move to slap a US$100,000 application fee on the widely used programme.
Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc and other tech companies sent messages to affected employees telling them to return to the United States last Saturday and cancel any plans to depart the country after the White House said last Friday that the new rules would go into effect yesterday.
