The 13 companies with the most H-1B visas approved

The White House recently announced a massive increase in H-1B visa fees, which has caused real alarm among large corporations across the country. The proposal puts the cost at$100,000 per visa — a dramatic jump from before — and companies that count on foreign talent are deeply concerned. This hits industries such as information technology, healthcare, and engineering the hardest, where skilled foreign workers are not just helpful but essential. Amazon $AMZN, Microsoft $MSFT, and JPMorgan $JPM Chase have already sent urgent notices to their H-1B employees to stay in the U.S., and anyone currently abroad has been told to return before the new rule takes effect.

Early signals from the White House suggested the fee would be a yearly requirement, and that alone was enough to send businesses into a panic. A follow-up clarification changed that, saying it would only apply to new applicants and wouldn't kick in until the next application cycle. Some tension eased after that, but the core argument — that the H-1B program has been exploited to swap out American workers for cheaper foreign ones — is still being hotly debated. The administration has pushed that view firmly, but businesses have not exactly lined up behind it.

Large tech and financial companies will probably find ways to manage the added expense and keep recruiting internationally. Smaller businesses and public sector organizations are in a tougher spot, and the new fees may simply be too much, forcing changes to how they hire. The sheer volume of H-1B visas that major corporations use each year is its own statement about how necessary these visas have become in a competitive global market.

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The numbers from government data for fiscal year 2025 tell a pretty clear story about which companies leaned hardest on H-1B visas — and just how much big businesses have come to depend on this program. Capgemini America Inc. walked away with 1,844 approvals, a figure tied directly to how much it relies on foreign expertise to keep its consulting and technology work moving.

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Infosys Limited was not far behind at 2,004 approvals, which honestly makes sense for a company whose whole model revolves around running a workforce that spans the globe.

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 Oracle $ORCL America Inc. came in at 2,092 approvals, pushed along by the demand for skills that are hard to come by.

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Deloitte Consulting LLP rounded things out at 2,353 approvals — no surprise there given how much the firm has always valued bringing in talent from outside the U.S.

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Walmart $WMT Associates Inc. showed up on the list too, with 2,390 approvals — a reminder of how many different roles foreign workers fill inside a company that size.

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JPMorgan $JPM Chase & Co. had 2,440 approvals, which makes sense given how deeply global its business is and the breadth of skills that demands.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions came in at 2,493 approvals, leaning on workers from around the world to deliver for its clients.

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Google $GOOGL LLC had 4,181 H-1B visa beneficiaries approved in the 2025 fiscal year.

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Apple $AAPL Inc. had 4,202 H-1B visa beneficiaries approved in the 2025 fiscal year.

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Meta $META Platforms Inc. had 5,123 approvals, tied to how far its reach extends and its need for people who bring genuinely global viewpoints.

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Microsoft $MSFT Corporation had 5,189 approvals, which shows how much it depends on talent from outside the U.S. to keep growing and innovating.

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Tata Consultancy Services Limited had 5,505 approvals, consistent with the scale of the global operation it runs.

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Out in front of everyone is Amazon $AMZN.com Services LLC and Amazon Web Services Inc. at 12,391 approvals — a staggering number that says everything about how heavily Amazon leans on foreign workers to run its e-commerce and cloud businesses.

The recent changes have kicked off a much bigger conversation about what foreign workers actually contribute to the U.S. economy. Google $GOOGL, Amazon, and Microsoft $MSFT keep landing at the top of these lists, and that is not accidental — it is a deliberate effort to bring in specialized skills that are genuinely hard to find at home. These companies use the diverse experience and knowledge of foreign workers to stay ahead technologically and hold their own in markets around the world.

The fee increase stands to hurt foreign workers in tech pretty badly, and smaller companies and startups will likely feel the squeeze the most. They do not have the financial cushion that bigger firms do, and the added costs could force them to hire less or completely rethink their staffing approach. For the workers caught in the middle, that likely means fewer openings and more competition for every position that does become available.