Industry physique Nasscom on Saturday (September 20, 2025) mentioned the U.S.’ transfer to elevate H-1B visa application fee to $100,000 will influence India’s expertise providers firms as enterprise continuity will be disrupted for onshore tasks that will require “adjustments”.
The apex physique additionally flagged issues over September 21 timeline for implementation saying a one-day deadline creates appreciable uncertainty for companies, professionals, and college students internationally.
The U.S. transfer will influence Indian nationals which can be on H-1B visas working for international and Indian firms, it mentioned in a assertion.
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“While we are reviewing the finer details of the order, adjustments of this nature can potentially have ripple effects on America’s innovation ecosystem and the wider job economy,” it mentioned.
India’s expertise providers firms will even be impacted whereas enterprise continuity will be disrupted for onshore tasks that will require changes.
“Companies will work closely with clients to adapt and manage transitions,” it added.
Nasscom drew consideration to India and India-centric firms steadily decreasing their reliance on these visas via elevated native hiring lately.
It mentioned these firms additionally observe all essential governance and compliance within the US for H-1B processes, pay the prevailing wages and contribute to the native financial system and innovation partnerships with academia and startups.
The H-1B staff for these firms in no way are a menace to nationwide safety within the US, it asserted.
“The timeline for implementation (anyone entering the U.S. after 12:01 a.m., September 21) is also a concern. A one-day deadline creates considerable uncertainty for businesses, professionals, and students across the world,” it mentioned.
Policy modifications of this scale are greatest launched with sufficient transition intervals, permitting organisations and people to plan successfully and minimise disruption, as per Nasscom.
Nasscom emphasised it has constantly emphasised that high-skill expertise is important to driving innovation, competitiveness, and progress for America’s financial system.
This, it mentioned, is very crucial at a time when advances in AI, and different frontier applied sciences are set to outline international competitiveness.
High-skill expertise will stay central to sustaining America’s innovation management and long-term financial energy.
“While developments are underway, we will continue to monitor developments closely, engage with industry stakeholders on the potential implications, and seek further clarity on the discretionary waiver process, to be granted by the Secretary of DHS,” Nasscom mentioned.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (September 19, 2025) signed a proclamation that will elevate the fee for H-1B visas to a steep $100,000 yearly. The H-1B visa fee ranges from about $2,000 to $5,000, relying on employer dimension and different prices.
Indian techies are among the many principal beneficiaries of the U.S. H-1B visa program, which attracts high expertise and experience from across the globe. The Congressional mandated pool is 650,000 such visas yearly, together with a further 20,000 visas reserved for many who have earned superior levels within the US.
A have a look at the USCIS web site exhibits that for FY25 (knowledge as on June 30, 2025), Amazon topped the checklist of H-1B visa approvals at 10,044.
In that checklist of top-ten beneficiaries, TCS (5,505) is on the second spot adopted by Microsoft Corp (5,189), Meta (5,123), Apple (4,202), Google (4,181), Cognizant (2,493), JP Morgan Chase (2,440), Walmart (2,390) and Deloitte Consulting (2,353). The high 20 checklist contains Infosys (2,004), LTIMindtree (1,807), and HCL America (1,728).
The visa fee blow comes at a time when the $283 billion Indian IT sector is already rattled by a turbulent enterprise atmosphere on the planet’s largest outsourcing market. The sector faces delays in shopper decision-making amid macroeconomic uncertainties, tariffs and commerce wars, geopolitical tensions, and the altering panorama pushed by AI.
Adding to the issues is the legislative menace of the proposed Halting International Relocation of Employment (HIRE) Act, launched by Senator Bernie Moreno, which if handed, will curb outsourcing and promote home employment by imposing a 25% levy on funds made by American firms to overseas staff for providers benefiting U.S. shoppers.
Published – September 20, 2025 04:05 pm IST