Newyork,Jan31,2012: In November last year, US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012.
Wondering who are the top earners of H-1B visas during FY11-12. A recent report in ComputerWorld lists the top 10 users of H-1B visas in the US as per USCIS data.
Every year, US issues 85,000 H-1B visas. Of these, 20,000 are reserved for advanced degree graduates of US universities.
Here's over to the top 10 H-1B visa users in the US.
Cognizant
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 4222
H-1B visa approvals by company: 5715
Infosys
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 3962
H-1B visa approvals by company: 4042
Wipro Approvals for new H-1B visas: 2736
H-1B visa approvals by company: 2817
Tata
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 1740
H-1B visa approvals by company: 1758
Accenture
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 1347
H-1B visa approvals by company: 1370
Larsen & Toubro
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 1204
H-1B visa approvals by company: 1608
HCL AmericaApprovals for new H-1B visas: 1033
H-1B visa approvals by company: 1128
Microsoft
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 947
H-1B visa approvals by company: 1586
IBM
Approvals for new H-1B visas: 853
H-1B visa approvals by company: 1063
GoogleApprovals for new H-1B visas: 383
H-1B visa approvals by company: 615