Amazon, Google, and Microsoft warn employees to rush back to the US

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September 20, 2025, 8:13 PM

• •H-1B visa holders may face a $100,000 fee for re-entry after the deadline.
• •Google, Amazon, and Microsoft issued memos advising immediate action.
• •Employees in the US are advised to stay put.
• •The changes are structured as a travel restriction.

New US restrictions on H-1B visas are set to take effect at midnight, causing major tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to issue urgent advisories. These companies are advising H-1B visa holders abroad to return to the US immediately to avoid a $100,000 fee for re-entry. The companies also instruct H-1B employees and their dependents currently in the US to stay put and avoid international travel. The new travel restriction is structured as a travel restriction and could deny re-entry without the fee.

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