Working for technology companies. US government data showed three-fourths of them went to Indian nationals. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Wipro Ltd together cornered about 25,261 H-1B visas in 2024, about half the number a decade ago.
Retail giant Amazon.com, Inc. was the biggest beneficiary of H-1B visas, getting 9,265 permits last year.
Infosys, India's second largest software services company, was second on the list with 8,140 H-1B visas. Indian heritage Cognizant received 7,919 H-1B visas, followed by India's biggest IT services company TCS at 7,568 H-1B visas, completing the top four.
This story is from the January 06, 2025 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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