By Gazi Abbas Shahid

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TCS H-1B visa approvals 2025: US President Donald Trumps move to impose a staggering $100000 (about Rs 88 lakh) annual fee on H-1B visas could spell major trouble for Indian IT giants particularly Tata Groups Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as the company is the second-biggest beneficiary of the H-1B visa program and risk losing over 5000 employees.
According to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data TCS– Indias largest software services exporter– had 5505 H-1B visa approvals in 2025 the second-highest after Amazon which had 10044 H-1B visa workers as of June 2025.
Microsoft (5189) Meta (5123) Apple (4202) Google (4181) Deloitte (2353) Infosys (2004) Wipro (1523) and Tech Mahindra Americas (951) are the other top beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program the data showed.
These firms will now be required to pay an annual fee of $100000 to secure H-1B visas for each foreign employee who is using this work visa for working in the US.
Which companies are top beneficiaries of H-1B visa program?
As per the USCIS data Amazon.com Services LLC has over 10000 workers who work in the US on H-1B visas making it the largest employer of H-1B visa workers followed by Tata Groups Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)– Indias largest IT services exporter (5505 employees) Microsoft (5189) and Facebook parent Meta with 5123 employees.
Check out the top 10 H-1B visa employers
Amazon.com Services LLC (10044)
TCS – Tata Consultancy Services (5505)
Microsoft Corporation (5189)
Meta Inc. (5123)
Apple Inc. (4202)
Google LLC (4181)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (2493)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2440)
Walmart Associates Inc. (2390)
Deloitte Consulting LLP (2353)
Why Trump revised H-1B visa rules?
On Friday Donald Trump signed a proclamation titled Restriction on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers’ that restricts the entry of individuals into the United States as non-immigrants unless their unless their H-1B petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100000.
Trumps move to hike H-1B visa fees is being viewed as an extension of his America First policy as his administration ramps up efforts to crack down on immigration. Experts believe that costly H-1B visas will force US firms to cut down on foreign workforce and force them to hire US citizens at higher salaries driving up operational costs.
Trump has also cited alleged abuse of the H-1B programme a national security threat as he signed the proclamation restricting entry of certain non-immigrant workers.
The proclamation said the restriction shall expire absent extension 12 months after the effective date of this proclamation of September 21 2025.
White House issues fact sheet
On Sunday the Trump administration came out with a fact sheet to justify changes in H-1B visa rules citing systemic abuse by US firms.
In the fact sheet the White House claimed that US companies are replacing American workers with lower-paid foreign employees and cited data stating that the share of IT workers with H-1B visas has surged from 32 percent in FY 2003 to more than 65 percent in 2025.