{"id":2356,"date":"2023-03-02T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=2356"},"modified":"2023-03-02T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:31:43","slug":"these-companies-are-the-biggest-winners-in-us-h-1b-visa-draws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/these-companies-are-the-biggest-winners-in-us-h-1b-visa-draws\/","title":{"rendered":"These companies are the biggest winners in US H-1B visa draws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US H-1B visa draws: According to a recent study, Amazon, Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Service are the biggest benefactors of the<strong> H-1B visa<\/strong> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on data from the USCIS <strong>H-1B Employer <\/strong>Data Hub, a new analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) found that Amazon had <strong>6,396 <\/strong>approved<strong> H-1B petitions <\/strong>for initial employment in FY 2022. In FY 2021 and FY 2020, the newest H-1B petitions were approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In FY 2022, <strong>Infosys<\/strong> had the second most H-1B petitions for initial employment at <strong>3,151<\/strong>. Which was approximately <strong>2,000 f<\/strong>ewer for the company than in FY 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next was TCS with<strong> 2,725,<\/strong> also lower than the previous year, followed by Cognizant (2,521),<strong> Google (1,562)<\/strong>. Also, Meta\/Facebook (1,546), HCL America (1,260), and IBM (1,239).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 0.05 percent of the approximately<strong> 165 million <\/strong>people employed in the United States are represented by the <strong>85,000 new H-1B petitions<\/strong> granted annually to companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>US H-1B visa draws |Labor crisis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite decreasing denial rates, <strong>American employers<\/strong> have been struggling with a worker shortage caused by the <strong>H-1B visa&#8217;s <\/strong>low annual limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the NFAP study, the low <strong>annual limit <\/strong>for H-1B petitions is currently the main issue. Facing employers attempting to secure foreign-born talent. As a result of the Trump government&#8217;s losses in federal court during Donald Trump&#8217;s final year in office.<strong> H-1B denial rates<\/strong> have returned to low levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In FY 2022, the denial rate for <strong>H-1B petitions<\/strong> for initial employment was 2%, and in FY 2021, it was <strong>4%<\/strong>. These are the lowest levels that have been recorded since data on <strong>H-1B denial rates <\/strong>became available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers submitted over<strong> 483,000 H-1B registrations<\/strong> in April 2022, exceeding the annual limit of 85,000 H-1B petitions. By almost <strong>400,000,<\/strong> according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In FY 2021, <strong>H-1B visa holders&#8217; <\/strong>median annual salary was $108,000, according to USCIS data. In FY 2021, the median salary for<strong> H-1B visa holders <\/strong>in computer-related occupations was $111,000. And the average salary in computer-related occupations was<strong> $118,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/will-the-layoff-spree-continue-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Will the layoff spree continue in 2023?<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers in the United States submitted over 483,000 H-1B registrations in April 2022. Nearly <strong>400,000 <\/strong>more than the annual limit of 85,000 H-1B petitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fiscal year in which the H-1B visa holder begins working is not the cap year in which <strong>H-1B petitions<\/strong> are counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High-skilled foreign nationals<\/strong>, such as international students, are granted H-1B visas. 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