New Delhi: In a major dip in receiving H-1B visas, the top seven IT firms in India received only 4,573 visa approvals for initial employment in 2025. This means that while the same declined to 70 percent since 2015, it was 27 percent less as compared to 2024, as per the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP).

The USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub shows that only Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the top IT company among top five firms to receive approvals for the visa working in the US. It is also the only IT company in India among top five to continue employment approvals, even as the rejection rate of extension surged to 7 percent as compared to 4 percent last year, ‘The Times of India’ reported.

TCS received 5,293 approvals for continued employment. The company received 846 approvals for initial employment, as against 1,452 in 2024 and 1,174 in 2023. It also received 2 percent rejection rate this year.

NFAP’s new policy show major change

The new policy of NFAP shows a major change in H-1B visa approvals, with companies like Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft occupying top four positions for the same for the first time. Only three Indian firms are in the top 25. Notably, the petitions for continuing employment remain highest for the H-1B visa, while rejection rates remain low.

Companies like Wipro and Infosys have only received 1 percent to 2 percent denials for continuation, even as visas for initial employment increased sharply in 2025, the report added. While TCS received a lowest rejection rate of 2 percent, HCL America received 6 percent, Capgemini got 4 percent, among others.

H1BGrader data shows dip in labour certification

As per the data shared by H1BGrader, the certification for labour for the ‘software engineer’ category decreased to 23,922 in the third quarter of 2025 as compared to 40,378 in 2022.