Amazon has announced it will let its H-1B employees stuck in India work remotely. These workers went to India for visa stamping but found their interviews postponed to 2026 or even 2027 due to new US social media checks. Thousands of H-1B visa holders are affected since November. Experts warn US companies face heavy tax risk if these workers stay in India for long. Parizad Sirwalla, KPMG India tax partner, told Bloomberg the workers’ presence may create a “permanent taxable entity” in India. This would mean the company must pay taxes and meet tough reporting rules under Indian law. Companies must be very careful about what work these employees do remotely. If firms decide to fire these stuck employees and hire new ones, they face a $100,000 fee per new H-1B worker hired outside the US. Although the US and India have a tax treaty to avoid double taxation, the rules on when a company becomes taxable in India are unclear. Any US company with employees working from India risks tax troubles, experts warn.