President Biden, left, greets Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas as he arrives to speak at the DHS 20th Anniversary Ceremony at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2023. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
"If one of these actions occurs within the up to 60-day grace period, the nonimmigrant’s period of authorized stay in the United States can exceed 60 days, even if they lose their previous nonimmigrant status," the guidelines read. "If the worker takes no action within the grace period, they and their dependents may then need to depart the United States within 60 days, or when their authorized validity period ends, whichever is shorter."
The Biden administration in October proposed reforms to the H-1B visa program, which has become controversial over the years over claims that it is abused by tech companies to undercut more expensive American workers.
However, the new rules laid out by the Department of Homeland Security were designed to streamline the process and provide more flexibility for both employers and workers. The new rules, which became official in January, also sought to combat fraud and abuse of the H-1B process.
"We’re always looking for ways to bolster integrity and curtail the potential for fraud while improving and streamlining our application processes," USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou said in a statement at the time.
Walmart announced on Tuesday that layoffs will affect several hundred jobs at its campus offices. (Google Maps)
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FOX Business reported last year that Google and Microsoft are among the companies with the most approved H-1B petitions, with most of the visas going to workers from India and China. Amazon and IBM were among the other top companies to use the program, with Amazon having the most approved petitions of any company.
The White House and USCIS did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.
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