How dependent are Indian offshore firms on H-1B and L-1 visas?
In a word, very. These companies’ business models are based on their ability to move Indian and other foreign nationals in and out of the U.S. Here’s a more direct answer: The “majority of [Indian] companies that operate here have significantly more [than] 50% of their workers on H-1B/L1 visas,” Som Mittol, the president of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), an Indian trade group, SAID in a recent interview.
