“Effective immediately, impacted employees who were in India as of 13 December 2025, and are awaiting their rescheduled visa appointment may work remotely until 2 March 2026,” according to the memo cited in the report.
However, the news report also highlighted that these Indian employees who are working remotely will not be allowed to code, make any strategic decisions, or even interact with customers during this time.
“All reviews, final decision making, and sign-offs should be undertaken outside India,” according to the memo cited in the news portal’s report. The memo also reportedly highlighted that “in compliance with local laws, there are no exceptions to these restrictions.”
Is this a concern for employees?
Amazon is among other IT and technology companies which are seeking to adapt to the dynamically changing immigration policy of the United States under the Trump administration.
List of Restrictions on Employees —
- Employees will not be able to do coding or perform troubleshooting, testing, or documentation.
- All work must be remote from a residential address or other non-Amazon location.
- Employees can not give the impression of authority to bind any Amazon entity or appoint an agent authorised to bind any Amazon entity to any contract or agreement.
- All employment-related matters will be decided by the Amazon US entity.
- All reviews, final decision-making will be undertaken outside India.
- AWS employees will have to adhere to the AWS Operating Guidance even when working remotely.
