H-1B visa approvals face massive drop — Top 7 Indian companies got only 4,573 nods in FY25; why it matters

The top seven Indian-based companies have seen a massive 70% drop in the number of H-1B visa approvals for initial employment in FY25 as compared to FY15, according to a National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) analysis of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data.

The analysis reveals that the top seven Indian-based companies had only 4,573 H-1B visa petitions approved for initial employment in FY25. This translates to a 70% drop from FY 2015 and 37% fewer than in FY 2024.