Start-ups, smaller cos apply for more number of H-1B visas this year

Start-ups, smaller companies expected to apply for more number of H-1B visas this year

While large Indian IT companies are working towards reducing their dependency on H-1B visas by stepping up local hiring in the US, smaller companies and start-ups are learnt to have increased the applications for H-1B this year. Immigration experts say that while they are expecting a drop in the number of applications by large Indian technology firms, the total number of applications that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will receive this year is not going to be much different from the previous year.

“We have not seen any significant drop in H-1B visa applications and we have also added