# US suspends visa programs for Microsoft, Adobe and five others

> The government froze permanent residency applications for seven tech companies accused of abusing H-1B visa programs to avoid hiring American workers.
- Title: US suspends visa programs for Microsoft, Adobe and five others
- Summary: The government froze permanent residency applications for seven tech companies accused of abusing H-1B visa programs to avoid hiring American workers. The US…
- Keywords: microsoft, adobe, h-1b visa, permanent residency, labor department, tech companies, immigration, cognizant, infosys, tata consultancy services, wipro, hcl technologies
- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2281503/us-suspends-permanent-residency-program-for-microsoft-adobe-and-other-tech-companies
- Author: Anna Washenko
- Published: 2026-10-08T18:23:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: microsoft, adobe, h-1b visa, permanent residency, labor department, tech companies, immigration, cognizant, infosys, tata consultancy services, wipro, hcl technologies
## Seven tech firms lose visa access
The US government suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini from an H-1B visa program for skilled international workers.
## Vance accuses firms of worker replacement
Vice President JD Vance alleged the companies intentionally under-advertised jobs domestically to hire international employees instead of American citizens. He said Microsoft was the worst offender.

> They will use that lack of response to then go and replace American workers with what is effectively foreign indentured servants.
## Microsoft defends its hiring practices
Microsoft said eighty percent of its approximately six thousand H-1B visa applications in the last fiscal year were to extend or change status of existing employees, not hire new people.

> The vast majority of Microsoft employees in the United States are Americans.
## Government expands investigation to universities
The government also said it would investigate nine higher education institutions, including Harvard University, Yale University and Stanford University, for similar alleged abuses of J-1 visa programs.
## Key takeaway

The US government suspended seven tech companies' access to H-1B visa permanent residency programs, alleging they under-advertised jobs to avoid hiring American citizens.