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INFOSYS LIMITED vs Microsoft Corporation

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Summary

Infosys Limited and Microsoft Corporation are among the largest H-1B sponsors in the United States. Infosys, based in Texas, has filed 200,329 H-1B petitions since 2010 with a certified rate of 99.55% and denial rate of 0.21%. Microsoft, headquartered in Washington State, has filed 70,316 petitions over the same period with a certified rate of 94.15% and denial rate of 0.12%.

Infosys leads significantly in filing volume—nearly 3× Microsoft's petition count. Infosys also maintains the higher certification approval rate at 99.55% versus Microsoft's 94.15%, indicating stronger historical compliance and petition quality. Microsoft's denial rate is lower at 0.12% compared to Infosys's 0.21%, though both denials remain rare relative to total filings.

Both companies have been active H-1B sponsors since 2010, reflecting their sustained reliance on skilled immigrant labor for technology and professional roles across the United States.

Infosys vs Microsoft H-1B
H-1B sponsor comparison
Infosys H-1B filings
Microsoft H-1B petitions
H-1B approval rates

Entity A

INFOSYS LIMITED

TXRank #1FEIN 58-1760235

Entity B

Microsoft Corporation

WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

Metric	INFOSYS LIMITED	Microsoft Corporation
Total filings	205,263▲	72,912
Certified %	99.55%▲	94.30%
Denied %	0.21%	0.15%▲
Withdrawn %	0.20%	0.69%
Cert-withdrawn %	0.05%	4.85%
Rank	#1▲	#5
Active years	FY2010–FY2026	FY2010–FY2026
Worksite state	TX	WA

Outcomes — INFOSYS LIMITED

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	99.5%
Cert-withdrawn	0.0%
Withdrawn	0.2%
Denied	0.2%

Certified99.5%

Cert-withdrawn0.0%

Withdrawn0.2%

Denied0.2%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	94.3%
Cert-withdrawn	4.9%
Withdrawn	0.7%
Denied	0.2%

Certified94.3%

Cert-withdrawn4.9%

Withdrawn0.7%

Denied0.2%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

INFOSYS LIMITED

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	2,164
FY2011	1,681
FY2012	14,701
FY2013	32,232
FY2014	23,749
FY2015	33,214
FY2016	25,335
FY2017	20,571
FY2018	11,569
FY2019	21,420
FY2020	16
FY2021	29
FY2022	22
FY2023	2,269
FY2024	5,943
FY2025	5,790
FY2026	4,558

Microsoft Corporation

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	4,407
FY2011	4,184
FY2012	4,005
FY2013	3,832
FY2014	3,674
FY2015	4,476
FY2016	4,919
FY2017	4,884
FY2018	5,457
FY2019	6,000
FY2020	51
FY2021	110
FY2022	150
FY2023	2,791
FY2024	9,492
FY2025	9,362
FY2026	5,118

Top 5 occupations — INFOSYS LIMITED

115-1299Computer Occupations, All Other130,901
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts25,364
315-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers19,691
415-1252Software Developers13,374
513-1111Management Analysts6,193

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

115-1252Software Developers41,348
215-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers6,356
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,801
415-2051Data Scientists3,865
515-2031Operations Research Analysts2,658

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