Microsoft Urges H-1B Visa Employees to Return to US Before $100,000 Annual Fee Deadline
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Summary
Microsoft is urgently advising its H-1B and H-4 visa employees to return to the United States immediately before a September 21 deadline, after which companies will be required to pay $100,000 annually per H-1B worker visa. The company has issued internal guidance recommending that visa holders currently in the US remain there for the foreseeable future, and strongly urging those abroad to return before the deadline to avoid the substantial new visa fees imposed by the Trump administration.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledH-1B visa holders should stay in the US for the foreseeable future
Also recommend H-4 visa holders remain in the US
Strongly recommend H-1B and H-4 visa holders return to the US tomorrow before the deadline
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