U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data show FY2027 H-1B cap registrations fell at Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, while Cognizant had no count listed, marking a sharp shift in filings at three major technology services firms.
Infosys recorded 759 registrations, compared with 8,886 in FY2026. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) had 284, down from 5,955. Cognizant’s FY2027 table entry was blank or marked with a dash, after 3,752 registrations the previous year.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) described the year-over-year declines as 91% for Infosys, 95% for TCS and 100% for Cognizant. The company-level figures count entries in the annual selection process; they do not show total H-1B workforces or how many workers received visas.
A selected registration allows an employer to file a petition, but does not guarantee approval. The annual H-1B cap is 65,000 workers, with an exemption for up to 20,000 beneficiaries who have a master’s degree or higher from a U.S. institution.
The FY2027 registration window ran from March 4 to March 19, 2026, with a $215 fee for each registration. A wage-weighted selection rule took effect Feb. 27, before the window opened. USCIS said the rule prioritizes beneficiaries with higher offered wage levels and is intended to protect U.S. workers’ wages and job opportunities.
President Donald Trump’s Proclamation 11069, dated Sept. 18 and published in the Federal Register on Sept. 23, cited a 92% combined drop in registrations at the largest IT staffing and outsourcing firms, from 24,946 in FY2026 to 2,055 in FY2027. The administration attributed the broader decline to the combined effects of weighted selection and a $100,000 payment requirement for certain petitions involving new H-1B workers coming from abroad. The published figures do not separate the effect of either policy or explain the named companies’ filing decisions.
The proclamation extended the 2025 restriction underlying the payment requirement through Sept. 21, 2027, and assigned the payment to covered employers. CRS reported Oct. 14 that the payment was temporarily blocked amid litigation. The proclamation also directs agencies to recommend within 30 days after the next H-1B lottery whether the restriction should be extended.
