Amazon allows visa workers stranded in India to work remotely — but there's a catch

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium.

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I moved to the US for my husband, who was on an H-1B visa. Life as a 'visa bride' was incredibly lonely, but I'm starting to feel I belong.

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Gangal has struggled to find full-time work in the US.

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I'm a business immigration lawyer. I'm telling my clients that if you have a valid visa stamp, return to the US now.

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Tahmina Watson.

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Judge rejects bid to overturn Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa application fee

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A federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications.

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Why are visa workers getting stuck overseas? Here's what to know.

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Visa workers are getting stuck overseas because of a new policy mandating that consular officers review visa applicants' social-media posts.

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Google, Apple, and Microsoft warn some visa holders not to leave the US due to 'significant' return delays of up to a year

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President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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The US is now reviewing the social media of certain visa applicants. Here's everything you need to know.

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The US government has added another hurdle to workers and visitors on certain types of visas.

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New H-1B visa rules upgrade some lottery applicants — and squeeze out others

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Big Tech is emerging a winner in the new H-1B system, while early-stage startups could lose out.

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The US will now review H-1B applicants' social media — and require them to make profiles public, State Department says

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Donald Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025.
The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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I moved from India to the US in 2000. When I finally got my green card, I quit my job and started my own company.

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Jyoti Bansal came to the US with an H-1B visa and sold his company for $3.7 billion in 2017.

Courtesy of Jyoti Bansal

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