Indian nationals secured a staggering 72.3 per cent of all H-1B visas issued by the United States between October 2022 and September 2023, the Indian government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

In a written response to a query in the Upper House, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh stated that the Government of India remains “closely engaged with the US administration” and other stakeholders regarding all issues linked to the H-1B visa programme through relevant bilateral dialogue mechanisms.