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Tech companies warn staff with H-1B visas to avoid foreign travel
The Straits Times
|September 22, 2025
The tech sector and other companies rushed to warn employees with H-1B visas against foreign travel as they responded to the chaos created by US President Donald Trump’s move to slap a US$100,000 (S$130,000) application fee on the widely used programme.
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Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and other tech companies sent messages to affected employees telling them to return to the US on Sept 20 and cancel plans to depart the country after the White House said on Sept 19 that the new rules would go into effect on Sept 21.
A White House official clarified on Sept 20 that the fee affects only new visas ~ not renewals or current visa holders — and will be applied in the upcoming lottery cycle.
Later on Sept 20, a White House account on X posted a message saying that Mr Trump’s announcement does not apply to current visa holders. It added: “The proclamation does not impact the ability of any current visa holder to travel to/from the US.”
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