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IBM ends visa and green card sponsorship for most Consulting roles
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Wire reporting: (Reuters, via CNA)
IBM said Tuesday it is ending U.S. visa and green card sponsorship for a majority of roles in IBM Consulting, Channel NewsAsia reported, carrying Reuters2.
Techmeme, clustering Bloomberg reporting by Brody Ford, likewise said the company is ending H-1B and green card sponsorships for most of the sponsored roles in that unit1.
A company spokesperson told Reuters that IBM Consulting has used U.S. high-skilled visa programs to address skill shortages, that participation has been declining for years, and that IBM opted to end sponsorship for most such roles as skill availability and client needs have evolved, CNA reported2.
Workers affected by the change can work with IBM outside the United States or leave by the end of the year, CNA said, citing an earlier Bloomberg report of a company document2. Techmeme's Bloomberg cluster made the same point1.
CNA, still carrying Reuters, noted a White House announcement last year of a one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions2. Reuters' own page could not be read directly for this filing3.
How many Consulting employees are on visas, which job titles remain eligible for sponsorship, the unit's headcount, and whether other IBM units will follow were not specified in the accounts reviewed1,2.
Sources
- TechmemeIBM ends H-1B and green card sponsorships for most of the sponsored roles in IBM Consulting; source: workers can still work with IBM outside the US or leave IBM (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
- (Reuters, via CNA)IBM to end visa, green card sponsorship for most roles in its Consulting arm
- ReutersIBM to end visa, green card sponsorship for most roles in its Consulting arm
How it’s being reported
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IBM ends H-1B and green card sponsorships for most of the sponsored roles in IBM Consulting; source: workers can still work with IBM outside the US or leave IBM (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
Bloomberg's account of H-1B and green card sponsorship ending and options for affected workers
Techmeme clusters Brody Ford's Bloomberg report that IBM is ending H-1B and green card sponsorships for most sponsored IBM Consulting roles, with workers able to work for IBM outside the U.S. or…
Leaves out IBM's on-record explanation of declining visa-program participation
IBM to end visa, green card sponsorship for most roles in its Consulting arm
Gives this outlet’s account of the story.
Same copy also at: (Reuters, via CNA)
IBM's biggest division ends most US foreign worker sponsorships
Gives this outlet’s account of the story.
Announcement follows Trump administration crackdown on visa programmes for skilled foreign workers.