Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:15pm on 25 Feb 2026,Wednesday India Global
An Indian woman on an H-1B visa had her passport stamped "Cancelled and Withdrawn" at Abu Dhabi's US preclearance facility after officials flagged her for working remotely from India without explicit Labour Condition Application (LCA) authorization. Having traveled to India in November for her daughter's first birthday, she spend two months for partly vacation & partly remote work. While her husband cleared preclearance without issues, she faced secondary inspection and was told receiving US payment while working from India violated US law. With no visa appointment slots currently available, she remains stranded. Her case highlights growing legal ambiguity around remote work arrangements amid broader H-1B visa disruptions under the Trump administration.
