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Tech Firms Request to
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Retain Work Permits
For H-1B Spouses
US technology industry, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and
Google requested the Trump administration to retain work permits
for H-1B spouses, which falls under Obama-era rule, to work for
America, legally.
US technology industry,
including Facebook, Microsoft,
Apple, and Google requested
the Trump administration to
retain work permits for H-1B
spouses, which falls under
Obama-era rule, to work for
America, legally.
According to the lobbying
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and advocacy groups and
business bodies, “As the
Trump Administration conducts
its review of the H-4 rule, we
respectfully encourage you and
your colleagues to maintain the
program given its importance
to the business community and
to the American economy.”
Groups that include the US
Chamber of Commerce,
the Information Technology
Industry Council, and BSA-
The Software Alliance
has urged in a letter to the
Citizenship and Immigration
Services to keep the H-4
programme and allow the