India, Oct. 10 -- The traditional model of sending Indian talent to the United States is under severe strain, with the US government now proposing a fee of USD 100,000 on new H-1B visa applications from 2025. This has made the once-dominant model of on-site deployment unsustainable for many Indian IT majors.

Industry observers note that leading firms such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant are shifting rapidly from H-1B-led sourcing to offshore and remote-first workforce strategies. The sharp increase in visa costs and salary thresholds has created what analysts are calling the H-1B squeeze, compelling Indian IT companies to re-engineer their global operating models and expand their Global Capability Centre...