(Reuters) – According to Business Insider, Alphabet’s Google has warned certain employees on US visas to avoid overseas travel owing to embassies’ delays, citing an internal email.

The email, written on Thursday by the company’s outside counsel BAL Immigration Law, advised employees who need a visa stamp to re-enter the United States not to leave the country because visa processing delays had increased, according to the article.

Google did not immediately reply to Reuters’ request for comment.

According to the study, certain US embassies and consulates face visa appointment delays of up to 12 months, warning that overseas travel will “risk an extended stay outside the US”.

President Donald Trump’s administration stated this month that applicants for H-1B visas for highly qualified workers will be vetted more thoroughly, including social media profiles.

The H-1B visa program, which is largely utilized by the US technology sector to employ talented workers from India and China, has come under scrutiny after the Trump administration imposed a $100,000 cost for new applicants this year.

According to an email obtained by Reuters, Alphabet, Google’s parent firm, strongly recommended its employees to avoid overseas travel and urged H-1B visa holders to remain in the United States.

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