Indian companies sharply reduced their use of H-1B visas for new employment in FY 2025, with petitions dropping 37% from last year, according to newly released U.S. government data cited by Bloomberg. Experts said the fall reflects a shift toward hiring more U.S. workers, rapid technological changes, and an increased ability to execute projects remotely from India. Advertisement

The decline is even sharper when viewed over a longer period; the top seven Indian firms have seen a 70% drop in H-1B filings over the last decade. In FY 2025, they secured only 4,573 initial employment approvals.

U.S. technology giants now dominate H-1B usage. Amazon led all employers with 4,644 initial approvals, followed by Meta (1,555), Microsoft (1,394), and Google (1,050), according to an NFAP analysis of

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