By Apoorva Shukla
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United States President Donald Trump’s administration announced a staggering annual fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visas. The move could significantly impact Indian IT and professional workers in the US as now the US companies will have to pay $100,000 to the government. The move is said to aim at checking the ‘systemic abuse’ of the programme. The Trump administration said that the decision would ensure that US companies hire more American talent, while sending less valuable foreign workers back to their home countries. Amid this, the question arises of how many foreign employees are working in US companies and which companies are hiring employees on H1B visas. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Amazon had 10,044 workers using H-1B visas as of June, 2025. Coming in at the second spot was TCS with 5,505 H-1B visas approved. Other top beneficiaries include Microsoft (5189), Meta (5123), Apple (4202), Google (4181), Deloitte (2353), Infosys (2004), Wipro (1523) and Tech Mahindra Americas (951). Company H1B Visa Employees Amazon10,044TCS5,505Microsoft5189Meta5123Apple4202Google4181Deloitte2353Infosys2004Wipro1523Tech Mahindra Americas 951 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 H1B Visa Abuse National Security Threat: Trump US President Donald Trump said abuse of the H-1B programme is a national security threat. Trump signed a proclamation restricting entry of certain non-immigrant workers and imposing a staggering annual USD 100,000 fee on the visas used by companies to hire workers, including from India, to live and work in the US. “The abuse of the H-1B programme is also a national security threat. Domestic law enforcement agencies have identified and investigated H-1B-reliant outsourcing companies for engaging in visa fraud, conspiracy to launder money… and other illicit activities to encourage foreign workers to come to the United States,” Trump said in the proclamation. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US News and around the World.
