Articles about H-1B

Tech leaders slam Trump’s temporary work visa ban

Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week.… Read More

New H-1B visa rules take effect April 1, changing how tech companies hire international talent

(Update, Feb. 1: The headline on this story has been corrected to more accurately represent the status of workers eligible… Read More

Trump promises H-1B visa holders ‘changes are coming soon.’ What that means for the tech industry

President Donald Trump told H-1B visa holders to “rest assured” because “changes are soon coming which will bring both simplicity… Read More

Seattle company sues federal government for denying H-1B visa renewal to IT manager

A Seattle architecture firm is suing the federal government for denying a work visa to one of its employees, an… Read More

Trump admin takes first steps to overhaul H-1B visa that tech companies use to hire internationally

President Donald Trump’s immigration authorities are moving to enact broad changes to a visa that allows American companies to bring… Read More

CEO of Seattle-area tech staffing firms arrested in alleged H-1B visa fraud scheme

The Department of Justice is pressing charges against the CEO of two Bellevue, Wash., technology staffing firms claiming he faked… Read More

Families brought to U.S. for tech jobs face ‘infuriating and degrading’ delays from USCIS

Jansi Kumar immigrated from India to the United States in 2016 because of a promise. She would be allowed to… Read More

How can U.S. improve its immigration policy? We asked immigrant entrepreneurs and tech leaders

Seattle-area entrepreneur Mina Yoo has been in the United States since 1991, receiving a dual Ph.D. in sociology and business… Read More

TLDR: Gmail lets you press snooze on emails, new restrictions on H-1B visas, stand 500 ft. above Seattle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

TLDR: U.S tech companies are hiring more foreign workers, Amazon reveals Prime membership numbers, Marvel at MoPOP

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Trump plans review to crack down on ‘abuse’ in work visa program relied on by tech companies

President Donald Trump plans to sign a series of executive orders today aimed at cracking down on abuse of the work… Read More

New work visa guidelines make it harder for U.S. tech companies to hire engineers

A new set of guidelines, issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Friday, requires computer programmers to provide additional… Read More

How the tech industry uses H-1B visas and what could change under President Trump

One of Donald Trump’s first priorities in office has been to restrict the entry of foreigners into the U.S. But… Read More

Senator from Alabama slams Microsoft for cutting jobs while seeking more foreign tech workers

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, is taking Microsoft to task over its latest round of layoffs — saying that… Read More

H-1B visas: Tech industry split over plan for higher fees

Microsoft has led the push to allow more high-tech workers into the United States under H-1B visas by charging companies… Read More

As new H-1B season begins, Microsoft renews call to loosen rules on foreign workers

It’s the start of an annual tradition, and the revival of a perennial debate. Today is the first day for… Read More