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Microsoft loses access to the PERM program, which employers use to begin sponsoring workers for permanent residency, while it remains able to hire workers on H-1B visas. The suspension puts employees relying on Microsoft to start that process at risk, and the Labor Department says it will not process the company’s pending applications. The article contrasts the policy with CEO Satya Nadella’s own path from an H-1B visa to U.S. citizenship.
The U.S. Department of Labor suspends Microsoft and Adobe from its Permanent Labor Certification program, citing multiple active federal investigations. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling says the department will also stop accepting or processing new program applications from companies including Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata, Wipro and HCL. Vice President JD Vance connects the action to Microsoft’s 2025 layoffs and claims the company replaced laid-off workers with H-1B visa holders.
