India, Oct. 9 -- On Thursday, September 8, the US announced sanctions on multiple companies operating in the country over alleged H-1B visa fraud. It includes suspensions of Green Card permits, the Permanent Labor Certification Program and a probe into H-1B workers and J-1 students.

The announcement comes as part of a crackdown on visa fraud across the US, with more intense investigation expected in the coming days. The US has approved 270,419 H-1B visas through the June 2026 (Quarter 3) of the 2026 financial year, data archived on the platform Guest Worker Visas show. However, the way these H-1B workers are spread across the country is far from uniform.

In fact, of the 50 states, only 12 accounted for close to 80% of the total H-1B vis...