Amazon, Tesla, and several other US-based companies have emerged as the largest beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program in 2025, according to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). These companies collectively secured thousands of visas, underscoring their reliance on skilled foreign workers to drive innovation and growth.
Amazon topped the list with 9,265 H-1B visa approvals, maintaining its position as the largest employer of H-1B workers. Tesla also featured prominently, alongside other tech giants like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple. These companies leverage the H-1B program to fill specialised roles in engineering, research, and development.
Top 20 US companies that have sponsored the most H-1B visas
- Amazon Com Services LLC: 9,265 approvals
- Cognizant Technology Solutions: 6,321 approvals
- Google LLC: 5,364 approvals
- Meta Platforms Inc: 4,844 approvals
- Microsoft Corporation: 4,725 approvals
- Apple Inc: 3,873 approvals
- HCL America Inc: 2,953 approvals
- IBM Corporation: 2,906 approvals
- Walmart Associates: 2,904 approvals
- Capegemini America: 2,795 approvals
- Intel: 2,520 approvals
- Delloite: 2,494 approvals
- Tesla: 1,767 approvals
- Accenture: 2,157 approvals
- Amazon Web Services: 2,216 approvals
- Oracle: 2,070 approvals
- Ernst and Young US: 2,335 approvals
- JP Morgan Chase: 1,719 approvals
- Salesforce: 1,525 approvals
- Cisco: 1,330 approavls
The Indian IT companies among top beneficiaries of H-1B Visas in 2024
Infosys topped Indian companies with 8,140 H-1B visa approvals, followed by TCS with 5,274. Other major Indian-origin firms included HCL America (2,953 visas), Wipro (1,634 visas), and Tech Mahindra (1,199 visas). These companies use the H-1B program to recruit professionals for specialized roles in technology, research, and development.