# USCIS H-1B Data Hub Update: Amazon, TCS, and Microsoft Lead FY 2026 Q1 Approvals

> The latest USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub update covering fiscal year 2026 quarter one (October through December 2025) reveals Amazon, Tata Consultancy Services, and Microsoft as the top three H-1B sponsors. With overall approval rates holding steady near 98%, the data offers a useful benchmark for H-1B workers and F-1 students exploring employer sponsorship options.

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## At a glance

- **Policy status:** Status unverified
- **Last verified:** Not recorded
- **Human review:** No human review recorded
- **Published:** 2026-04-08
- **Impact:** medium
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Source agency:** U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- **Document number:** uscis-h1b-data-hub-fy2026-q1
- **Visa types:** H-1B

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## Who is affected

- H-1B workers and prospective H-1B applicants
- F-1 students exploring post-OPT employer sponsorship
- H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B holders
- Employers petitioning for H-1B workers

## Key changes

- Amazon leads FY 2026 Q1 with 2,008 approved H-1B beneficiaries, followed by TCS (1,518) and Microsoft (1,179).
- FY 2025 full-year H-1B approval rate reached 97.9%, with 406,349 petitions approved out of 415,275 adjudicated.
- California, Texas, New York, and New Jersey remain the top states for H-1B petition filings.
- Indian IT services firms (TCS, Infosys, Cognizant) collectively account for a significant share of approvals alongside major U.S. tech companies.
- The USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub now includes data from FY 2009 through FY 2026 Q1, updated as of December 31, 2025.

## What you should do

No immediate action required. F-1 students and H-1B workers can use the free USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub to research prospective employers' H-1B sponsorship track records before making career decisions.

## At a Glance

USCIS has updated its H-1B Employer Data Hub with fiscal year 2026 first-quarter data, covering petitions adjudicated between October and December 2025. The data shows which employers are sponsoring the most H-1B workers and where those jobs are concentrated geographically.

## Top 10 H-1B Employers in FY 2026 Q1

The following employers had the most approved H-1B beneficiaries in the first quarter of FY 2026:

1. **Amazon Com Services LLC** — 2,008 approved
2. **Tata Consultancy Services** — 1,518 approved
3. **Microsoft Corporation** — 1,179 approved
4. **Infosys Limited** — 1,139 approved
5. **Google LLC** — 1,040 approved
6. **Apple Inc** — 983 approved
7. **Cognizant Technology Solutions** — 980 approved
8. **Meta Platforms Inc** — 698 approved
9. **Tesla Inc** — 635 approved
10. **Wal-Mart Associates Inc** — 629 approved

Amazon continues to dominate, consistent with its FY 2025 full-year total of over 10,000 approved beneficiaries. Indian IT services firms TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant remain major sponsors, together accounting for over 3,600 approvals in Q1 alone.

## FY 2025 Full-Year Context

For the full fiscal year 2025, USCIS adjudicated approximately 415,275 H-1B petitions, approving 406,349 and denying 8,926 — an overall approval rate of 97.9%. Approval rates have stabilized above 94% since FY 2023. Broken down by petition type:

- **New employment:** 97% approval rate
- **Continuations (extensions):** 98% approval rate
- **Employer transfers:** 98% approval rate

## Where the Jobs Are

The geographic heatmap in the data hub shows the highest concentration of H-1B petitions coming from **California, Texas, New York, and New Jersey** — reflecting the tech, consulting, and financial services hubs where demand for specialty-occupation workers is strongest.

## What You Should Do

If you are an F-1 student considering employer-sponsored H-1B petitions after OPT, or an H-1B worker evaluating a transfer, the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub is a free, official tool you can use to research prospective employers. You can filter by employer name, state, city, industry (NAICS code), and fiscal year to see approval and denial counts. This can help you assess an employer's track record before accepting an offer contingent on H-1B sponsorship.

The data hub is updated quarterly and is available at the USCIS website under Tools > Immigration and Citizenship Data > H-1B Employer Data Hub.

## Sources

- Government source · uscis.gov: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub

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