Will it be difficult for Indians to get IT jobs in America? Top companies distance themselves from H-1B visa sponsorship

US H-1B visa cuts: America’s big tech companies have sponsored a small number of H-1B visas this year. This information has been received from the data released through United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Through this visa, most people from India go to America to work in the tech sector. According to USCIS data, companies like Google, Amazon, Infosys and IBM have sponsored less H-1B visas this time than before.
Through H-1B visa, foreign students and professionals including Indians who have gone to study in America get the opportunity to work. This visa is available for three years and it can also be extended for another three years. Historically, it has been seen that Indians have been at the forefront in obtaining H-1B visas. This year’s data shows that almost all big companies have reduced sponsorship.

Who are the top H-1B sponsors in 2024?

Nearly all of the top 15 H-1B sponsors approved fewer visas for fiscal year 2024, which runs from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, USCIS data shows. In fiscal year 2023, Indians got 72.3% of the total 386,000 H-1B visas, while Chinese nationals got just 11.7% of the visas. The top H-1B sponsors of 2024 are:

• Amazon Com Services LLC: 9,265 approvals
• Infosys Limited: 8,140 approvals
• Cognizant Technology Solutions: 6,321 approvals
• Google LLC: 5,364 approvals
• Tata Consultancy Services Limited: 5,274 approvals
• Meta Platforms Inc: 4,844 approvals
• Microsoft Corporation: 4,725 approvals
• Apple Inc.: 3,873 approvals
• HCL America Inc: 2,953 approvals
• IBM Corporation: 2,906 approvals

At the same time, Indian IT companies are now avoiding sponsoring H-1B visas. According to the survey, since 2016, American companies have increased the use of H-1B visas by 189%. Amazon has filed 478% more H-1B visa applications, while Meta and Google have seen visa applications increase by 244% and 137% respectively. On the other hand, large Indian IT companies like TCS, Wipro, Infosys and HCL have reduced the use of H-1B visas by 56%. Due to less visa sponsorship, it will be difficult for Indians to get jobs in America.