Google, Apple and Microsoft warn H-1B employees of travelling outside US amid visa renewal woes

Google, Apple, and Microsoft have issued urgent warnings to their visa-holding employees, asking them to avoid international travel at all costs. The advisories, which were sent via internal memos from the companies’ legal and immigration partners, come as US embassies worldwide, particularly in India, report historic appointment delays of up to 12 months. The disruption in visa issue process has reportedly turned routine end-of-year trips into a ‘high-risk’ gamble for thousands of high-skilled professionals on H-1B, H-4, F-1, and J-1 visas.