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A new $100,000 fee on U.S. H-1B visas, starting Sept. 21, 2025, is forcing Indian IT firms to shift work offshore, cut onshore staffing, and boost U.S. hiring.
A $100,000 fee on new U.S. H-1B visas, imposed starting September 21, 2025, is disrupting India’s $283 billion IT industry, which earns 57% of its revenue from the U.S. and has long relied on these visas for on-site staffing.
Major firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Wipro are pausing onshore rotations, shifting work offshore or near-shore to Mexico and the Philippines, and increasing hiring of U.S. citizens and green card holders.
The policy, which applies only to new applications, has caused confusion, travel cancellations, and legal challenges.
Combined with potential tariffs and weak tech spending, it is accelerating the growth of global capability centers, boosting automation, AI adoption, and local hiring in the U.S., signaling a major shift in global IT services delivery.
Una nueva tarifa de $ 100,000 en las visas H-1B de los Estados Unidos, a partir del 21 de septiembre de 2025, está obligando a las empresas de TI indias a trasladar el trabajo al extranjero, reducir el personal en tierra y aumentar la contratación en los Estados Unidos.