H-1B nod for IT firms drops to 4.5k, lowest in a decade
BENGALURU: The top seven Indian IT firms received only 4,573 H-1B petitions approved for initial employment in FY 2025—a 70% decline from 2015 and 37% fewer than in 2024, according to the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP). The analysis, based on data from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, shows TCS is the only Indian IT services company among the top five employers securing approvals for new H-1B workers in the US.
TCS is also the only Indian IT company in the top five for continuing-employment approvals, though its rejection rate for extensions increased to 7%, up from 4% in 2024, and significantly higher than its peers.
