US President Donald Trump signed a executive order on Friday, September 19, and increased the annual H-1B visa to $ 100,000 to encourage companies to prefer US workers’ hiring, allowing “highly qualified foreign workers” in specialized fields.
The H-1B visa, which was previously around a thousand dollars, is now increasing to $ 100,000, which would affect employers in various industries, namely information technology industry (IT).
Which companies are affected by the most difficult?
IT companies, which were strongly relying on the H-1B program to hire foreign workers, will be significantly influenced by the increase in fees, as their expenses to bring new employees from abroad are also growing. Visa fees are usually considered business expenses for employers.
Here are the top 10 companies to feel the shock waves of a sudden increase in fees in the H-1B Víza by Trump Administration, because as of June 30, 2025 employ the highest number of visa recipients:
- Amazon: Giant Electronic Trading employs 10,044 H-1B visas.
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): This Indian technology giant has about 5,505 recipients.
- Microsoft: Employees 5 189 H-1B visa holders.
- Meta: A company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has around 5 123 recipients in its workforce.
- Apple: Tim Cook, led by the company, has 4 202 visa holders in its company.
- Google: Global technical giant has 4 181 recipients of the H-1B Visa program.
- Cognisant Technology Solutions: It has about 2,493 visa holders within the company.
- JP Morgan Chase et al.: This technology company has 2,440 employees holding H-1B visa.
- Walmart: The retail company employs 2,390 H-1B visas.
- Deloitte: This global company of professional services has approximately 2,353 visa holders in its workforce.
Which US states have the most H-1B visas holders?
California in the US is at the top list as a state with the most number of H-1B visa holders.
Another most populous state of foreign workers holding visa holders is Texas, followed by New York and Virginia.
These states, among other things, as Illinois, Michigan and Washington, organize significant concentrations of H-1B visa across technology and financial companies.
They remain key nodes for qualified foreign workers, reflecting wider trends in the distribution of H-1B employment across the US.
How many H-1B visas have already been approved for FY 2026?
The H-1B program offers employers approximately 65,000 visas annually, bringing temporary foreign workers in specialized fields and another 20,000 visas for employees with an advanced title, Mind said.
According to US civil and immigration services (USCIS), Amazon had since June 2025 on H-1B 2025 10,044 visas, while the TCS had 5,505 approved visas. USCIS said in July that he had already received enough petitions to fulfill the 65,000 H-1B regular cap and 20,000 H-1b visas in the US advanced exceptions, also called the Master’s Cap, for the fiscal year 2026, Máta said.
India last year was the largest recipient of H-1B visa last year, which represents 71% of approved recipients, while China was 11.7% far away.
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