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Can you make it back to US from India before Trump's $100,000 deadline?
Economic Times ^ | 9/20/2025 | Staff

Posted on 09/20/2025 3:29:17 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India as well China. Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have already advised their foreign employees holding H-1B and H-4 visas to immediately return to the United States and urged the H-1B holders to stay in the US "for the foreseeable future", according to internal communications seen by Reuters.

In internal notes circulated to staff, Amazon urged H-1B visa holders currently in the United States to remain in the country and advised those outside the US to return before the deadline date of 12:00 AM EDT on September 21, when the Trump administration's new rules are set to take effect.

"If you have H-1B status and are in the US, stay in the country for now," Amazon stated in a note.

"We recommend H-1B and H-4 visa holders return to the US before 12:00 AM EDT on September 21," the company added.

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The big question now is: if you are in India, can you return to the U.S. before Trump’s new rule takes effect?

Can you make it back to US in time?

With Trump’s new rule set to take effect at 12:00 AM EDT on September 21 (9:30 AM IST in India), many potential applicants in India are wondering if they can make it to the U.S. in time.

However, the math shows it’s not possible. As of 1:54 PM IST on September 20, there are just 19 hours and 36 minutes remaining. The fastest flights from New Delhi depart around 5:00–5:15 PM IST, but even these take over 24 hours, including one stop via Mumbai or Doha.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.economictimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: back2bombay; h1b; h1btravelban; india; paytoplay; tariffs; visa
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To: McGruff

Trump was under attack by the deep state during his first term. They even tried to get him impeached, thus wasting a massive amount of time and emotional energy.

Let’s help him accomplish his goals this time around.


21 posted on 09/20/2025 4:43:09 AM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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To: GingisK

Nope.


22 posted on 09/20/2025 4:43:36 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: marcusmaximus

Maybe some US hospital chain like the Cleveland clinic can hire some Cuban doctors in the future? (Sarc)

https://aapiusa.org/ You have organizations like this pushing this, and US corporations looking for cheap labor pulling.

Cuban doctors, they’re trained! They get a 20 week training course and are able to say some medical sounding things! (Sarc)

Don’t knock it, you racist. (The usual retort)


23 posted on 09/20/2025 4:44:33 AM PDT by Red6
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To: 9YearLurker

SR-71?


24 posted on 09/20/2025 4:45:43 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: jroehl

that’s so true. Plenty of Americans here to do the tech jobs


25 posted on 09/20/2025 4:45:54 AM PDT by MarlonRando
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To: equaviator

India-

They come from a nation with a caste system that is highly corrupt.

What do you really think most of these degrees are worth?

Do you really think they are screened properly if their claimed knowledge on paper corresponds with what they actually know?

Good enough to be your doctor though.


26 posted on 09/20/2025 4:52:45 AM PDT by Red6
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To: MarlonRando

There are plenty of Americans that have a lot of potential, need invested in, and the opportunity to grow.

But it’s a lot cheaper and quicker to hire someone with a fake degree from India and pay them 1/2 of their American counterpart.


27 posted on 09/20/2025 4:55:33 AM PDT by Red6
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To: marcusmaximus

This is brilliant of President Trump.

At my former employer (USA subsidiary of a large German corporation beginning with “S”), a lot of the many, many Indians took all their vacation time and went home to India for a month in September. I hope “S” USA loses their shirt.

Ha Ha.


28 posted on 09/20/2025 4:59:09 AM PDT by rhoda_penmark
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

“””Now put a tariff on the economic value of these exports from India.””””


Especially put a tariff on the Customer Service Reps working from foreign countries.


29 posted on 09/20/2025 5:07:27 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: magooey

He’s still under attack by the deep state AND democrats.


30 posted on 09/20/2025 5:30:48 AM PDT by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: luckystarmom

That’s sucks. It really ticks me off because your daughter and all Americans deserve to get jobs before any foreign workers! Whatever happened to using foreign workers for fill ins, not most of your job openings??


31 posted on 09/20/2025 5:31:06 AM PDT by Trumpette1954 (Live laugh love!cper)
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To: marcusmaximus

Last minute reservation changes on usually packed international flights to get half way around the planet? LOL! My 2 trips to New Delhi from DC for the US Government each took 32 hours whether going thru Europe or East Asia and tickets had to be purchased weeks in advance. The layovers in London or Hong Kong ate up a lot of time. Instant itinerary changes were nearly impossible. These people booked the cheapest, nonrefundable flights. Good luck.


32 posted on 09/20/2025 5:35:05 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Exactly!


33 posted on 09/20/2025 5:38:50 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: Red6

That’s not the only issue.

I live in NYS.

Thanks to Albany, nobody who works for a living wants to move here.

That is an issue.

Especially in healthcare.


34 posted on 09/20/2025 5:40:48 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Red6

I’ve been battling cancer the past year-—— I’ve gotten to meet a hell of a lot of very bright young Indian doctors. They are making great progress in cancer research.


35 posted on 09/20/2025 5:42:37 AM PDT by Segovia (https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2025/07/06/fossil-fooled-lives-vs-lies-n2659950)
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To: GingisK

https://www.trip.com/hot/delhi-to-new-york-flight-time/

There are some faster.


36 posted on 09/20/2025 5:43:02 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: marcusmaximus

I don’t like this at all. It’s messing with people’s lives. Trump could have phased it in or, preferably, not done it at all, at least to thus high-dollar degree.
Yep, I’m agin it.


37 posted on 09/20/2025 5:43:58 AM PDT by Chengdu54 (This is a time for which the 2nd Amendment was intended. )
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To: Chengdu54

Boo hoo.


38 posted on 09/20/2025 5:45:12 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Per worker or company? Big difference. Also how until President Trump creates exemptions for certain companies?


The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India as well China. Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have already advised their foreign employees holding H-1B and H-4 visas to immediately return to the United States and urged the H-1B holders to stay in the US “for the foreseeable future”, according to internal communications


39 posted on 09/20/2025 5:52:23 AM PDT by Dacula
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To: marcusmaximus

“the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India as well China.”

“Skilled” and not so “skilled.” What the writer is getting at, of course, is “cheap.”


40 posted on 09/20/2025 5:57:26 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O'Rourke)
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