--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "ddb5b38fc575f21d07b0671b323ce31a5d464814138c04f19abae50197a1c097" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/ddb5b38f?lang=en" title: "Google's First-Time H-1B Visa Approvals Double as Company Pursues Global Staff Buyouts" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-04T16:23:24.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["google"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/business/googles-first-time-h-1b-visa-approvals-double-as-company-pursues-global-0bd09a7a","https://huggingnews.com/business/googles-first-time-h-1b-visa-approvals-double-as-company-pursues-global-0bd09a7a"] summary: "The number of new H-1B visa petitions granted to Google grew by 110% in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, rising to 2,204 from 1,050 in the previous period. Google has offered voluntary exit packages to staff in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland since June." --- # Google's First\-Time H\-1B Visa Approvals Double as Company Pursues Global Staff Buyouts > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-04T16:23:24.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** google ## Summary The number of new H\-1B visa petitions granted to Google grew by 110% in the fiscal year ending Sept\. 30, rising to 2,204 from 1,050 in the previous period\. Google has offered voluntary exit packages to staff in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland since June\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()