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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where

Last updated on: October 3, 2011 09:48 IST

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Image: Some companies are spending more than others on H1B visa.
Lately, there has been a lot of talk in the United States over giving jobs to foreigners instead of hiring locally.

While it is true that many foreigners, including Indians, have benefitted from the immigration visa, H1B, offered to specialists, do the salaries and the spending by companies match the political furor created by the 'influx of foreigners'?

Let us first have a look at top 10 corporate spending on H1B and then the 10 cities spending the most on the immigration visa.

Click NEXT to to see which companies are spending the most on H1B...

1. Microsoft Corporation

Monthly spending: $226,901

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2. Patni Americas Incorporated

Monthly spending: $67,744

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3. Oracle USA, Incorporated

Monthly spending: $61,592

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4. Satyam Computer Services

Monthly spending: $60,032

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5. Fujitsu America, Incorporated

Monthly spending: $51, 682

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6. Cognizant Technology

Monthly spending: $38,857

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7. Polaris Software

Monthly spending: $38,364

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8. Marlabs, Incorporated

Monthly spending: $32,333

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9. Larsen and Toubro Infotech

Monthly spending: $31,550

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10. Tata Consultancy Services

Monthly spending: $30,930

Click NEXT to see which 10 cities are spending the most on H1B visa...

1. New York

Monthly spending: $112,335

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2. Mountain View

Monthly spending: $90,529

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3. Cupertino

Monthly spending: $88,143

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4. Palo Alto

Monthly spending: $87,832

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5. Redmond

Monthly spending: $87,086

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6. Santa Clara

Monthly spending: $85,032

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7. Sunnyvale

Monthly spending: $81,028

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8. Chicago

Monthly spending: $78,312

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9. San Jose

Monthly spending: $77,273

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10. San Francisco

Monthly spending: $72,442

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