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H-1B visas: Which company got how much

May 18, 2007 15:37 IST

Temporary visas to work in the U.S., known as H-1Bs, have become highly controversial. Two U.S. senators are investigating how foreign companies are using the visas to bring workers into the country.

They suspect that Indian outsourcing firms are using H-1Bs to facilitate the outsourcing of American jobs. India's Infosys and Wipro received more of the visas in fiscal 2006 than any U.S. company.

Here's a look at how many of the visas they and other top Indian outsourcers used:

Employer

No. of H-1B visas

Infosys Technologies

4908

Wipro

4002

Tata Consultancy Services

3046

Satyam Computer Services

2880

Patni Computer Systems

1391

Larsen & Toubro Infotech

947

i-flex solutions

817

Tech Mahindra Americas

770

MphasiS

751

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