Tech giants Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rush to reassure H-1B employees after Trump’s $100,000 visa fee, as White House clarifies existing holders remain unaffected.

Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.

According to the report, Amazon sent a memo to its employees advising workers on an H-1B or H-4 visa holders (given to dependent family members of H-1B workers) to return from overseas before 12:01 a.

On Monday, President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the "framework" for a TikTok deal had finally been reached. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he would be meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, on Friday to finalize the deal.

The Trump administration said Friday it would raise application fees for the H-1B visa, causing companies and lawyers to scramble to advise workers.