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H-1B Visas For TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL: Indian IT Majors Secure 13% Permits, Who Topped The List?
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Several leading IT giants in India like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Technologies have consistently been among the top employers of the H-1B visa holders
Under a proclamation that takes effect on 21 September 2025, employers will now need to pay a $100,000 fee for every H-1B worker entering the US.
H1b Latest News: Indian IT companies have mainly relied on the US market for their business, and the H-1B visa is of significant importance for them. Though the Indian tech companies’ dependence on H-1B visas have fallen in the past few years, the firms still account for nearly 13% of all such visas issued by the US. According to the latest data available on the website of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Indian tech companies secured 13,870 or nearly 13 per cent of all H-1B visas issued in FY25 till June 30, 2025.
According to the data, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerged as the top recipients of H-1B visas.
Data from the US Immigration Department showed that of the total 1,06,922 H-1B visas issued to various employers in FY25 till June 30, 2025, about 13,870 (or 13% of the total) went to companies of Indian origin. TCS led the way with 5,505 beneficiaries, followed by Infosys with 2,004, LTIMindtree with 1,807, and HCL America with 1,728.
Among others, Wipro’s H-1B visa beneficiaries stood at 1,523, followed by Tech Mahindra Americas with 951, and L&T Technology Services with 352.
H-1B dependency of Indian IT companies falls
However, the number (13,870 H-1B visas for Indian companies) is significantly lower now as compared with about 24,766 H-1B visas went to the Indian companies till September 2024.
Which company got the most H1B visas?
Amazon.com Services LLC, an American company, received the highest number of US visas, obtaining 10,044 H1B visas. The Indian company, TCS, secured the second position, while Microsoft ranked third with 5,189 visas. Although Cognizant was founded in Chennai, its headquarters is now located in New Jersey, USA.
Indian Companies Benefit from H1B Visa Programme
The H1B visa programme permits companies to temporarily employ foreign professionals in specialised roles. India’s technology companies have particularly benefited from this programme.
Major Indian IT service companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Technologies have consistently ranked among the top employers of H1B visa holders.
H-1B visa fee hiked to $100,000: Donald Trump’s latest move
In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas to a staggering $100,000 annually, the latest in the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration.
Until now, H-1B visas have carried various administrative fees totalling around $1,500.
The proclamation said that the number of foreign STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workers in the United States has more than doubled between 2000 and 2019, increasing from 1.2 million to almost 2.5 million, while overall STEM employment has only increased 44.5 per cent during that time. Among computer and math occupations, the foreign share of the workforce grew from 17.7 per cent in 2000 to 26.1 per cent in 2019. The key facilitator for this influx of foreign STEM labour has been the abuse of the H-1B visa, it said.
In July, USCIS had said that it has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2026.
White House staff secretary Will Scharf said the H1B non-immigrant visa programme is one of the “most abused visa” systems in the country’s current immigration system, and it is supposed to allow highly skilled labourers, who work in fields that Americans don’t work in, to come into the United States.
The Trump administration said that the $100,000 fee is aimed at ensuring that the people being brought into the country are “actually very highly skilled” and do not replace American workers.
Lutnick said that historically, the employment-based Green Card programme let in 281,000 people a year, and those people earned $66,000 a year on average, and were five times more likely to participate in assistance programmes of the government.
Infosys, Wipro ADRs fall
Falling the move, Infosys ADRs dropped as much as 4.5% in Friday’s trade, while Wipro slid 3.4%. Other leading users of the H-1B programme also lost ground, with Cognizant Technology down 4.3% and consulting giant Accenture slipping 1.3%.
Haris is Deputy News Editor (Business) at news18.com. He writes on various issues related to personal finance, markets, economy and companies. Having over a decade of experience in financial journalism, Haris h…Read More
Haris is Deputy News Editor (Business) at news18.com. He writes on various issues related to personal finance, markets, economy and companies. Having over a decade of experience in financial journalism, Haris h… Read More
September 20, 2025, 09:27 IST
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