Google Sponsors ~1,050 New H-1B Hires in FY2025
Google approved roughly 1,050 new initial-employment H-1B petitions in FY2025, placing it among the top U.S. tech sponsors for new hires as the wage-based selection and $100K-fee changes reshaped the program.
Why Does This Company Sponsor Visas?
Hiring for AI (Gemini), cloud, and core search/ads engineering
Specialized talent needs that the domestic pipeline cannot fully meet
Change-of-status and renewal categories remain fee-exempt
Strategic retention of international graduates from U.S. universities
Impact Analysis
Google's continued new-hire sponsorship, alongside Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, confirms Big Tech's dominance of the post-reform H-1B landscape and its reliance on global talent for AI competition.
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