I moved to New York with an American dream, but didn't get an H-1B visa. Now I'm living a new dream in the UK.

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Sunjana Ramana is building her company, Flax, in the UK.

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Walmart's H-1B filings fell by more than half in the wake of Trump's visa shake-up

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A Walmart store is seen on February 03, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
Walmart submitted a lot fewer applications for foreign workers after President Donald Trump changed the visa program.

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H-1B petitions fall at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan and rise at Citi after Trump's visa crackdown

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David Solomon, Jamie Dimon, and Jane Fraser's banks all have policies in place to monitor bankers' hours.

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Meta, Google, and Amazon slash H-1B petitions after Trump's visa crackdown

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Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, and Mark Zuckerberg

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Texas governor orders H-1B hiring freeze at state universities and agencies

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

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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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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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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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Jensen Huang said his family wouldn't have been able to afford the $100K H-1B visa fee when they immigrated to the US

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Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang has said the new H-1B fee is probably too high.

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