Major tech companies are rapidly expanding their workforce in India as H-1B visa restrictions make it harder to bring international talent to the U.S. Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Google have posted around 4,200 open positions in India, with AI, machine learning, cloud, and cybersecurity roles comprising nearly half of these vacancies.

In 2025, these companies added approximately 33,000 workers in India, representing an 18% increase from the previous year. The shift follows dramatic changes to the H-1B program under the Trump administration, including a fee increase from $5,000 to $100,000 per petition and stricter scrutiny of applicants. Experts note this has fundamentally altered the economics of hiring international talent.

Bengaluru has become the epicenter of this expansion, with Google planning to lease up to 2.4 million square feet of office space that could accommodate 20,000 additional employees. Amazon and Microsoft have committed $35 billion and $17.5 billion, respectively, for AI innovation and jobs in India. The trend reflects a broader strategy where companies that cannot bring talent to the U.S. are taking their operations to where the talent resides, particularly in India's deep tech ecosystem.