same four-year period<\/a>, or 82% of its new approvals.
Multiplying by the $100,000 fee yields exactly $650 million in potential 2026 costs under steady hiring volumes.
This represents a direct hit to TCS’s US staffing model reliant on offshore talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCognizant: $560 Million+ Tally<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cognizant confronts fees for more than 5,600 new H-1B employees\u201489% of its hires\u2014approved via consulates from 2020-2024.
The baseline calculation at $100,000 each surpasses $560 million, with the true figure likely higher given the “more than” qualifier.
Aggregated across the trio, the total exceeds $2.25 billion, reshaping IT outsourcing economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Offshoring Surge Looms as $2.25 Billion Tally Takes Shape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The $2.25 billion figure breaks down precisely: Infosys at $1.04 billion (10,400+ workers \u00d7 $100,000), TCS at $650 million (6,500 \u00d7 $100,000), and Cognizant at minimum $560 million (5,600+ \u00d7 $100,000). This conservative sum\u2014drawn from Bloomberg’s four-year consular hire analysis\u2014highlights the policy’s targeted punch at high-volume IT staffing firms. Legal challenges may delay implementation, but experts predict 30-50% lottery drop-offs and accelerated offshoring to India regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion: Model Shift Accelerates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Indian IT leaders will likely pivot to offshore-heavy delivery, reserving H-1Bs for premium, high-wage roles that justify the surcharge. US clients face higher onsite costs or more India-based execution, while global talent pools reshape around this fiscal barrier. The era of low-friction H-1B scaling ends, forcing innovation in hybrid work models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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