Remote Workers Visas In COVID-19 Pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 experience, some employers and employees are exploring the idea that work may be carried out remotely. Countries with economies that rely heavily on tourism (and hard-hit by the pandemic) are using this to their advantage.

In the United States, business advocacy groups and many companies have been urging the removal of the current COVID-19-related restrictions on immigrant and nonimmigrant visas based on Presidential Proclamations with little effect. They say the restrictions "disserve the interests of the United States by stifling the ability of U.S. businesses to attract the world's best talent, drive innovation and further American economic prosperity." Studies show that when employers are faced with constraints, they are more likely to outsource jobs than hire more U.S. workers. Outsourcing results in a reduction in the number of employees buying consumer goods and homes in the United States - delivering another blow to the economy.