Green card woes deepen for Indian tech workers - The Economic Times
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Key takeaway
US DOL suspends PERM filings for Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCLTech, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe — blocking the primary path from H-1B to green card for Indian tech workers
- Step 1 · The triggerUS DOL suspends PERM filings for eight major tech employers, blocking the H-1B to green card pathway
- Step 2 · Knock-onaffected employers face higher retention costs and attrition risk for Indian staff in US roles as immigration certainty collapses
- Step 3 · Knock-onIT services firms accelerate offshore migration of US-deliverable work to Indian delivery centers
- Step 4 · Reaches youIndian SME vendors and subcontractors to these majors face contract renegotiation, delayed POs, and working-capital stretch as client location mix shifts
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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