Amazon (AMZN) is allowing employees stuck in India due to US visa delays to work remotely until early March. The move follows processing delays triggered by new Trump administration rules on the H-1B visa program, with some visa appointments pushed back by months or even years.

Employees working from India are limited in their tasks, prohibited from coding, troubleshooting, making strategic decisions, interacting with customers, negotiating contracts, or visiting Amazon offices. All final decisions and approvals must be completed outside India, with no exceptions under local law.

The memo does not provide guidance for staff with delayed visa interviews beyond March 2 or those stranded in other countries. US embassies have rescheduled visa appointments as far out as 2027, leaving many workers in limbo. The restrictions have raised concerns among technical staff at Amazon.

Amazon is one of the largest users of the H-1B program, filing nearly 14,800 certified applications in the 2024 fiscal year. The visa disruptions are particularly significant for the company, with concerns over the impact on coding and deployment work.

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