Seven Indian IT firms top US H-1B list as four face Labor probe
· Business · Hindustan Times, Forex Factory, India Today
Seven Indian IT companies rank among the top 50 US employers with approved H-1B visas for fiscal year 2026, led by Tata Consultancy Services at rank 2 with 4,450 approvals. Infosys, Cognizant, and HCL America follow at ranks 3, 6, and 14 respectively, while LTIMindtree, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra also feature in the top 50. Four of these seven firms—TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, and HCL—are currently named in a US Labor Department probe. The Trump administration has simultaneously frozen certain employment-based green card applications, specifically targeting the PERM process required for most green card filings, which directly affects these major IT outsourcing companies.
Why it matters
The freeze on PERM certifications immediately blocks thousands of Indian IT professionals from transitioning from temporary H-1B visas to permanent US residency, creating long-term career uncertainty for employees at these seven firms. This regulatory action, combined with the Labor Department probe, signals a tightening of US immigration policy that could force Indian IT companies to restructure their US workforce strategies and potentially accelerate offshore delivery models.
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