H1B Visas for US – Company wise list for 2009 – Top H1B Sponsors

By Natraj Muthukrishnan on 6 January, 2010, 1:05 pm

Wipro has won the hot H1 race for the year 2009. Yes, Indian IT companies virtually race with each other for the 65,000 odd H1 slots open for the coveted US visa for highly skilled employees. Even though the demand for H1 was lower this year due to the ongoing recession, H1 still is a hot option especially IT professionals. Wipro managed to bag 1,964 visas and topped the list. Microsoft with 1,318 visas came next, with Intel (723) in third place, while Google with 211 in 25th place brought up the rear. IBM India (695), Infosys (440), Polaris Software Lab India (254) and Satyam (219) were the other major Indian visa getters.

Here is the complete list with the specific number of H-1B visas they were granted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in 2009:

1. Wipro: 1,964
2. Microsoft: 1,318
3. Intel: 723
4. IBM India: 695
5. Patni Americas: 609
6. Larsen & Toubro Infotech: 602
7. Ernst & Young: 481
8. Infosys: 440
9. UST Global: 344
10. Deloitte: 328
11. Qualcomm: 320
12. Cisco Systems: 308
13. Accenture: 287
14. KPMG: 287
15. Oracle: 272
16. Polaris Software Lab India: 254
17. Rite Aid: 240
18. Goldman Sachs: 236
19. Deloitte & Touche: 235
20. Cognizant: 233
21. Mphasis: 229
22. Satyam: 219
23. Bloomberg: 217
24. Motorola: 213
25. Google: 211.

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