Archive · 2 Dec 2025
LTIMindtree Halts New H-1B Visas
LTIMindtree, a big Indian IT company, will stop asking for new H-1B visas for the US.
This is because the US made the visa fee very high, $100,000.
Instead, LTIMindtree will hire more people who already live in the US.
They already have 4,000 employees in the US with H-1B visas, but they won't ask for many new ones.
Other Indian IT companies are also hiring more local people in the US.
Big US tech companies like Amazon and Google are getting more H-1B visas.
Indian IT firms are changing how they work to rely less on these visas and more on local hiring and new technologies like AI.
LTIMindtree will stop filing new H-1B visa applications due to a $100,000 fee hike for large employers.
The company will focus on local hiring in the US and ramp up its existing workforce of 4,000 H-1B visa holders.
Indian IT firms have reduced their H-1B dependency by 56% since 2015, with over 50% local staff in US operations.
US tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google dominate H-1B visa approvals in 2025.
LTIMindtree aims for nonlinear growth, doubling revenue without a proportional increase in workforce over the next five years.
- Who
- LTIMindtree, Indian IT firms, US tech giants
- What
- LTIMindtree halts new H-1B visa applications, shift to local hiring
- When
- Effective from the next US H-1B cycle (March-April 2025)
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Increased H-1B petition fee ($100,000), reduced dependency on H-1B visas, focus on local hiring and nonlinear growth
- Company
- LTIMindtree
- CEO
- Venu Lambu
- Current US Employees on H-1B
- 4,000
- Total Employees
- 86,000+
- H-1B Approvals in 2025
- 1,807
- H-1B Dependency Reduction
- 56% since 2015
- Top US H-1B Sponsors in 2025
- Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google
Sources
H-1B Approvals For Indian IT Firms Crash To Lowest In 10 Years
Indian IT firms see sharp fall in H-1B approvals, down 70 per cent since 2015: Report
H-1B visa approvals face massive drop — Top 7 Indian companies got only 4,573 nods in FY25; why it matters
'We are hiring locally, no fresh H 1B visa applications': LTIMindtree CEO Venu Lambu's big claim
H-1B Approvals For Indian IT Firms Plunge 70% Since FY15; Should We Be Worried?
'Starlink Is Ready to Connect Rural Bharat': Elon Musk's Bold Takes on India Ties
New H-1B Approvals For Indian IT Fall To 4,573, Lowest In 10 Years
LTIMindtree will stop filing fresh H1-B visa applications: CEO Venu Lambu
‘We are hiring locally’: Indian IT giant to stop H-1B visa applications, says LTIMindtree CEO
Q2 equity FDI down 11% as tech, services lose steam
FDI rises 18% to $35.18 bn in Q2FY26; inflow from US doubles
