H-1B visa: Why US companies are moving foreign workers abroad and fast-tracking green cards

US companies are increasingly relocating foreign workers to other countries and accelerating green card sponsorship as growing uncertainty around the H-1B visa program makes it harder to hire and retain global talent, according to Envoy Global’s US Corporate Immigration Trends 2026 report.

The survey, conducted among 519 US employers between March 20 and April 14, 2026, found that 65% of respondents said foreign employees had left the US over the past year because of visa-related issues, including application denials and processing delays.