Which US company has the most H-1B visa workers?
The proclamation said the restriction shall expire, absent extension, 12 months after the effective date of this proclamation of 21 September 2025
To secure an H1-B visa for foreign employees, the US tech companies will now have to pay $1,00,000 to the government. The move is particularly damaging for the Indian diaspora in the US who constitute nearly 70% of the H1-B visa-holders.
The US commerce secretary has told the media that the move would ensure that US companies hire more American talent while sending less valuable foreign workers back to their home countries.
Meanwhile, Trump has alleged "systemic abuse" of the H-1B visa system, particularly by IT outsourcing firms. The US president declared that the misuse of the H-1B programme was a "national security threat".
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But which are the tech companies that hire the most number of foreign employees and will now have to pay a fortune to secure H1-B visas?
As per the federal data, here is a list of top 10 companies that sponsor the highest number of H1-B visas:
- Amazon Com Services LLC- 10,044
- Tata Consultancy Services LLC- 5,505
- Microsoft Corporation- 5,189
- Meta Platforms- 5123
- Apple Inc- 4,202
- Google LLC - 4,181
- Cognizant Technology Solution - 2,493
- JP Morgan Chase and Co - 2,440
- Walmart Associates Inc - 2,390
- Deloitte Consulting LLP - 2353
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in July, 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.
As Trump signed the proclamation 'Restriction on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers', the move will restrict entry into the United States of individuals as non-immigrants unless their H-1B petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $1,00,000.
The proclamation said the restriction shall expire, absent extension, 12 months after the effective date of this proclamation of 21 September 2025.
