3 tech workers on H-1B visas detail their last 36 hours: canceled trips, anxious parents, and, finally, relief

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A photo collage features a businessman pulling a suitcase surrounded by a tech pattern, a visa stamp, and H-1 B visa elements.
Indian H-1B techies share what their weekend has been like following a new immigration order.

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Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours

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Employees at major tech and financial companies said they are getting internal communication not to leave the country or to come back by September 21.

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Hiring H-1B visa workers may cost $100K more with Trump's latest executive order

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Trump is making it a lot more expensive to hire workers under the H1-B visa program.

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The H-1B has given me so many opportunities. But even after 12 years, my life in the US feels unstable and temporary because of it.

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Surbhi Madan
Surbhi Madan came to the US as a bachelor's student.

Surbhi Madan

Vibe coding is the future — just don't trust it (yet)

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Therese Waetcher (not pictured) using vibe coding to improve her Shopify storefront.

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Biggest court cases of 2025: From Diddy and Luigi Mangione to the DOJ's list of antitrust investigations

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Donald Trump, Luigi Mangione, Sean Combs, Meta logo, Nvidia logo, TikTok logo, Google logo
 

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The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, including Meta, ExxonMobil, and Boeing

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A Cargill meat processing plant in Arkansas.
Cargill is cutting 5% of its workforce.

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I traveled 33 hours to Vietnam but was denied entry because of a common travel mistake I'll never make again

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
The back of a blond woman wearing a backpack while carrying a plane ticket and passport in an airport in Thailand.
The author, not pictured, made a travel mistake that almost derailed her travel plans.

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He worked at four Big Tech companies. Here's how he went from $200,000 post-MBA at Meta to much more at Google.

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Yung-Yu Lin shares his compensation journey through four big tech companies.

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I lost my dream job in the US because I couldn't get a work visa. In Canada, the pathway has been much smoother.

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Vaishali Gauba was given a work visa in Canada after moving there in 2022.

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