Oracle Files Thousands of H-1B Visa Petitions Amid Mass Layoffs - Austin Today

Oracle, the software company headquartered in Austin, Texas, has filed thousands of petitions for H-1B visas in the past two fiscal years, even as it lays off thousands of American workers as part of a broader organizational shift. Federal data shows Oracle filed for 2,690 H-1B visas in fiscal year 2025 and 436 so far in fiscal year 2026, totaling over 3,100 visa requests.

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The title is extremely deceitful. They filed H1Bs for 2025 and 2026, but not after or during the layoffs from last week.

That’s like saying “Oracle hires tens of thousands and mass layoffs” (* hired during the pandemic)