Google and Apple advised US-based employees on work visas not to travel internationally after their outside counsel warned of delays of up to 12 months at US embassies and consulates worldwide amid the immigration crackdown, documents reviewed by Business Insider show. On Thursday, BAL Immigration Law, which represents Google, sent a memo stating, “Please be […]
Applicants for H-1B and H-4 visas are facing unexpected and prolonged delays in US visa interview appointments, with some now being pushed back by more than a year, according to immigration lawyer Gnanamookan Senthurjothi, as reported by The American Bazaar.Senthurjothi said that several applicants who had originally secured interview slots for January 2026 at US […]
A major staffing firm is facing backlash after a job advert showed it barred United States citizens from applying and allowed only H-1B visa holders to apply. The listing has stirred a row over alleged discrimination in industries that rely heavily on foreign work visas.The company is named LanceSoft, which is an IT staffing company […]
Democrat senator Ruben Gallego (Arizona) has expressed concern over the H-1B visa program and asked the Donald Trump administration how it would ensure Americans are not losing out on jobs. Gallego said companies are laying off Americans while hiring foreign workers on temporary H-1B visas. “Such trends are concerning given the high unemployment rate for […]
Saudi workplaces to follow clearer attire rules under draft / AI generated image Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) has put forward a draft Code of Appearance and Conduct for public and private-sector staff. The rules say Saudi men should wear the national dress (thawb and ghutra/shemagh), non-Saudi employees should wear […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday explained President Donald Trump’s new approach to the H-1B visa programme, saying it is designed to bring skilled foreign workers to the United States temporarily — not to replace American jobs.Bessent told Fox News that Trump’s plan of bringing in skilled foreign workers focuses on knowledge transfer rather than […]
Representative AI image generated by Denny Five Indian nationals working on electrification projects in Mali were kidnapped by gunmen near Kobri in the country’s west, a company official and a security source confirmed on Friday.According to the security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the abduction took place on Thursday as armed men intercepted […]
Canada’s international students, foreign workers and even visitors now face tougher compliance checks under newly updated guidelines that allow immigration officers to cancel visas and study permits that have already been issued.On Nov 4, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its operational guidance, giving officers clearly defined authority to revoke visitor visas, study […]
USCIS announces end of automatic EAD extensions. The Donald Trump administration has come up with a new rule for migrant workers that will impact their stay and authorization to work in the country. This will end a Biden administration practice that allowed certain immigrants to keep working legally after their work permit expired as long […]
When Jill Hornick woke up on a recent Monday morning, her first thought was that her timecard would be submitted that day for her job with the Social Security Administration in Chicago. But this Monday was different. The federal government was locked in a shutdown, and she received a paycheck for $0. “This is the […]
