Form I-129 is used by employers to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a beneficiary’s H-1B status.

Elon Musk’s Advocacy Elon Musk ... As a naturalized U.S. citizen who initially worked in the country under an H-1B visa, Musk credits the program for enabling his entrepreneurial success ...

The H-1B program enables people from across the world to move to the U.S., with the potential to become permanent residents.

Several nuclear scientists, bomb engineers, and safety experts critical to national security were among the cuts made by Elon ...

The visas’ supporters such as Donald Trump and Elon Musk say they address a labor shortage. Opponents call the program ...

Republicans, led by Jim Jordan, plan immigration reform that may affect H-1B visas, raising concerns among businesses. New ...

U.S. tech giants have become increasingly dependent on H-1B visas as they “have grown exponentially over these past few years ...

On the other, there are tech tycoons like Elon Musk who think skilled foreign workers are crucial to the U.S. tech sector. The H-1B visa program is subject to an annual limit of new visas it can issue ...

The rift appeared as President Trump won support from high-profile tech industry figures, particularly Elon Musk.