Google and Apple reportedly warn employees on visas to avoid international travel

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Law firms representing Google and Apple person warned that employees who request a visa stamp to re-enter the United States should debar leaving the state owed to longer-than-usual visa processing times, according to Business Insider.

BI says it has viewed memos from BAL Immigration Law (which represents Google) and Fragomen (which represents Apple). 

“Given the caller updates and the anticipation of unpredictable, extended delays erstwhile returning to the U.S., we powerfully urge that employees without a valid H-1B visa stamp debar planetary question for now,” the Fragomen memo reportedly said.

A State Department spokesperson told BI that embassies are “now prioritizing thoroughly vetting each visa lawsuit supra each else.”

Salon besides reports that “hundreds” of Indian professionals who traveled location to renew their U.S. enactment visas successful December person had their U.S. embassy appointments canceled oregon rescheduled owed to caller requirements for societal media vetting.

TechCrunch has reached retired to Google and Apple for comment. Both companies, on with different ample tech employers, issued akin warnings successful September erstwhile the White House announced that employers would person to wage a $100,000 interest for H-1B visa applications.

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