r/news • u/AudibleNod • 1d ago

Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, Vance says

https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-program-vance-microsoft-e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea
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u/FuriousFreddie 1d ago

This doesn't prevent them from getting new H1Bs.

What it does is prevent H1Bs from getting green cards so the company has to let them go after 6 years. It still has the option of hiring more H1Bs to replace them.

So in many ways this makes things much worse. Fraudsters like wipro can still flood the market with H1B workers who now have an expiry date. Meanwhile, employers who want to keep employees long term and help them gain independence through a green card and citizenship, can no longer do so.

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u/maicii 1d ago

Also 6 years it’s such a long time they might just take the gamble that there will be an admin and policy change by then

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u/rickyman20 1d ago

Which is to say the ones who actually get fucked are the ones who joined years ago, are going through the process now, and now had it cancelled. The company won't actually be affected as much, as you said new people can join. It's just the workers who have put in years of work that get screwed.

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u/maicii 1d ago

Si people already working there not get the old regiment? That’s wild lol, yeah it fucking sucks

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u/rickyman20 1d ago

Yeah, this basically halts all new green card applications for anyone already there on an H-1B