Major technology companies, including Google and Apple, have issued urgent advisories to employees holding US work visas, suggesting they avoid international travel during the upcoming holiday season. The warnings come in response to reports of unprecedented delays in visa stamping at US embassies and a new “enhanced vetting” mandate from the Department of Labor. The companies cited risks of staff being stranded abroad due to “administrative processing” backlogs that could take months to resolve under the current administration’s tightened immigration scrutiny.
