Indian IT giants’ H-1B visa registrations fall amid Trump’s crackdown; Infosys, Cognizant, TCS report fewer entries
As US President Donald Trump’s administration tightens immigration policies, including a $100,000 fee for certain new H-1B applications and a wage-weighted selection system introduced for fiscal year 2027, H-1B registrations by major IT companies such as Cognizant, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have dropped in the FY2027 lottery.
According to data in a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published on 14 October, Cognizant submitted 100% fewer registrations than in the previous year, while Infosys’ registrations declined by 91% and TCS’s plunged by 95%.
