The H-1B visa allows professional foreigners to work in the United States as long as they have a sponsor. Finding an American company that can sponsor your visa is not easy, but it is no impossible either.
In this regard, the applicant must find a job offer. Once he or she does, the company takes care of the paperwork. It will first contact the Department of Labor and then the USCIS. Only after approval, will the applicant be able to have his or her visa interview.
However, it is important to emphasize that a job offer from an American company, will not guarantee the H-1B visa approval.
Since it is so positive for professionals, the number of sponsoring requests per fiscal year is higher than the number of visas available. This is the reason why there is a lottery every year to decide which H-1B visa requests will be processed.
About.com compiled a list of the top 100 H-1B visa sponsors. This time, we will show you the first 15 companies on the list, the number of labor condition applications and how much, on average, they pay a foreigner who holds this type of visa.
Most of the companies on the list belong to the technology sector, although there are also consulting, health services and education firms, among others.
#15 – Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 2,358 (hires mostly Indian citizens)
Average salary offer: $70,892
#14 – Intel
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 2,505
Average salary offer: $103,632
#13 – Google
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 3,059
Average salary offer: $125,596
#12 – Igate Technologies
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 3,124
Average salary offer: $68,704
#11 – Microsoft
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 3,750
Average salary offer: $116,804
#10 – Ernst & Young
Sector: professional services
Number of LCAs: 3,976
Average salary offer: $89,350
#9 – Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 4,365
Average salary offer: $69,943
#8 – Tech Mahindra (Americas)
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 4,600
Average salary offer: $73,025
#7 – HCL America
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 4,749
Average salary offer: $81,223
#6 – Accenture
Sector: consultancy
Number of LCAs: 5,509
Average salary offer: $75,532
#5 – Deloitte Consulting
Sector: consultancy
Number of LCAs: 7,016
Average salary offer: $102,112
#4 – IBM
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 7,944
Average salary offer: $87,227
#3 – Wipro
Sector: technology
Number of LCAs: 8,365 (hires mostly Indian citizens)
Average salary offer: $69,936
#2 – Tata Consultancy Services
Sector: consultancy
Number of LCAs: 14,096 (hires mostly Indian citizens)
Average salary offer: $67,673
#1 – Infosys
Sector: consultancy, technology and outsourcing
Number of LCAs: 23,816 (hires mostly Indian citizens)
Average salary offer: $76,794
Note:
It is important to know that Mexican professionals can apply for a TN visa as well.
Chilean professionals can benefit from the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and the U.S. There is a limited number of H-1B visas for Chileans that is seldom fulfilled.