An immigration chaos has been exposed and it is hitting Amazon techies hard. Fragomen, a top US-based immigration law firm that handles visa work for big companies including Amazon, has allegedly caused massive delays and stress for H-1B workers.

A former employee from Fragomen’s Amazon visa team just exposed the company’s botched work transition in a Reddit post. The user claimed the firm shifted a large part of visa work to its India office which led to massive delays between December and March.

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Fragomen’s US employees were reportedly handling 150–200+ cases each which is triple the normal load. Even worse, they were allegedly told not to inform clients or Amazon about the delays.

So while applicants waited in silence, Fragomen chose to keep them in the dark. The whistleblower also revealed that only the applicants who constantly emailed the company got help while others were ignored.

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Those stuck in visa limbo were advised to escalate via their Amazon managers. That, apparently, is the only way to get Fragomen moving.

If these claims are true, this is a disastrous service from one of the biggest law firms in the US. Especially for Indians relying on H-1B visas, such mishandling can mean job loss, legal trouble, or even deportation.

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As the user claims, if you’re affected, don’t stay quiet....

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