US to keep denying permanent residence to Microsoft workers: Vance

Merve Aydogan

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Washington will continue to deny Microsoft the ability to apply for permanent residence for workers until the company puts American workers first.

“Thanks to an ongoing investigation, we have decided to suspend the PERM program for Microsoft, which means they will no longer be able to take those H-1Bs and apply for permanent resident status within the United States of America,” said Vance in announcing the suspension of the program for Microsoft.

The PERM program is the Labor Department’s certification process, a required first step for employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency.

“And so, our message to Microsoft is, you’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers. You cannot lay off American workers and then replace them with foreign indentured servants,” he added.

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