Deloitte Consulting topped the list with 18,306 H-1B specialist occupation labour certifications, followed by Apple with 16,426 H-1B speciality occupations. Professional staffing agency KForce was third with 10,292 visa certifications and Amazon.com Services was listed fourth with 5,485 certifications. Social media giant Facebook was seventh, receiving 4,133 H-1B visa certifications for the quarter. Indians are the biggest beneficiaries of the temporary H1-B visas, 76% of which went to professionals from India last year, according to government statistics. A total of 85,000 H1-B visas are available each year under regulations imposed by the Congress.

Source: Mint February 17, 2019 04:18 UTC