Microsoft and Other Tech Firms Suspended From PERM Visa Program

Vice President JD Vance announced that the administration has suspended several technology companies, including Microsoft, from the PERM program. The move does not cancel existing H-1B visas, but it prevents the companies from filing new or pending PERM applications. An anti-fraud task force accused Microsoft, Adobe, Capgemini, and other IT firms of misusing the visa system, with Vance citing Microsoft layoffs alongside its H-1B and green card use.

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The administration has suspended Microsoft and several other technology and IT services companies from PERM. Existing H-1B visas are not canceled, but the affected employers cannot submit new or pending PERM requests. That Labor Department program allows companies to sponsor foreign workers, including H-1B holders, for permanent residency