HYDERABAD: Regardless of stricter guidelines, larger prices and blockades imposed by the Trump administration, the variety of H-1B visa functions from Indians processed by america has gone up a shade in 2025 towards the determine the earlier 12 months. In accordance with information launched by america Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS), 2,83,772 new H-1B functions from Indian nationals had been processed this 12 months. The determine is a shade greater than the quantity recorded in 2024 — 2,83,397.
The H-1B visa programme permits US corporations to rent international professionals in specialised fields akin to info know-how, engineering, healthcare, finance and different vital fields.
Indian professionals type the most important share of H-1B visa holders, with many employed by main know-how companies within the US. In accordance with USCIS, 69.9 per cent of the candidates had been from India in 2025.
Immigration specialists acknowledged that through the Trump administration, a number of restrictions had been launched to make the visa course of stricter, however the demand remains to be excessive. Rajeswar Rao, an immigration analyst in Hyderabad mentioned. “The US elevated the visa charges, software scrutiny grew to become more durable, and employers had been requested to supply extra proof relating to wages and job necessities. They even added a $1,00,000 payment to the extra prices for brand spanking new functions.”
“These measures had raised issues amongst Indian IT corporations and professionals who feared a pointy fall in approvals. However the excessive variety of functions exhibits that American corporations nonetheless rely closely on expert Indian staff. Many companies are going through shortages of specialized expertise and proceed to recruit professionals from India to fill important roles”, Rajeswar Rao added.
The information by USCIS additionally revealed that 62 per cent of all H-1B holders, with 2,52,088 H-1B processed candidates, had been working in laptop and tech-related jobs. They additional mentioned that the variety of distinctive employers for the 2026 monetary 12 months is comparable and similar to the 2025 monetary 12 months’s distinctive employers.





