Some of the world’s largest tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, had a busy weekend scrambling to provide proper guidance for employees following US President Trump’s announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee.
The executive order, signed by President Trump on Friday, September 19, went into effect on Sunday, September 21.
Microsoft was quick to release a memo to affected employees on Saturday explaining the situation. According to an internal memo (via Business Insider), Microsoft advised H-1B…

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