Trump’s announcement that the US would start charging $100,000 for H-1B visas sent shockwaves beyond Silicon Valley and sparked dire warnings.
These are the companies with the most employees working on an H-1B visa: Tesla and Amazon are amongst them
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will increase the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000, a significant increase from the typically $1,750 to $4,500 current fee. The announcement sent shockwaves through not only Silicon Valley, which relies heavily on these visas for high-skilled foreign workers, but also universities and medical institutions.
The new fee, which would take effect in 2026, has sparked dire warnings that it could hurt US economic growth, stifle scientific research, and technological progress. Furthermore, there are concerns that instead of creating moe American jobs, it could have the opposite effect with companies turning to AI or offshoring jobs.
🇺🇸 The H-1B visa allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations when qualified U.S. workers are not available.
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) September 26, 2025
India had the most H-1B visa approvals in the fiscal year of 2024 at 283,397, making up 71% of the 399,395 total H-1B approvals that…
What is an H-1B visa?
The U.S. Department of Labor says the H-1B program allows employers to hire non-immigrant foreigners in specialized occupations who are “of distinguished merit and ability.”
Issuing the H-1B visa intends to help employers obtain needed business skills and abilities from qualified individuals who are not otherwise authorized to work in the U.S.
The visa aims to attract professionals with a “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge,” including engineering talent the tech industry needs.
Companies with the most employees on an H-1B visa
Musk knows first-hand about the benefits of this type of visa, having worked on one himself in his earlier days in the United States. Also, his company Tesla is one of the companies with the biggest number of employees on an H-1B.
Here are the top 20 companies with the biggest number of employees working on this visa, according to the The National Foundation for American Policy, via CBS News.
| Company | Approved H-1B petitions |
|---|---|
| Amazon | 3,871 |
| Cognizant | 2,837 |
| Infosys | 2,504 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 1,452 |
| IBM | 1,348 |
| Microsoft | 1,264 |
| HCL America | 1,248 |
| 1,058 | |
| Capgemini | 1,041 |
| Meta Platforms | 920 |
| Deloitte | 891 |
| Apple | 864 |
| Intel | 851 |
| Accenture | 833 |
| LTIMindtree | 798 |
| Tesla | 742 |
| Ernst & Young | 741 |
| Goldman Sachs | 678 |
| Wipro | 609 |
| Walmart | 654 |
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