By Samriddhi Srivastava
Publication Date: 2026-11-11 03:16:00
IBM is ending H-1B visa and Green Card sponsorship for the majority of roles in its consulting business in the US, citing changing skill availability and evolving client requirements. The decision marks a shift in the technology company’s approach to hiring foreign professionals as the Trump administration increases scrutiny of employer-sponsored immigration programmes.
The move is specific to IBM Consulting, the company’s largest business division, which employs more than 150,000 people globally. It does not represent a company-wide withdrawal of visa sponsorship across IBM.
An IBM spokesperson confirmed the decision to Reuters, saying the consulting business had participated in US high-skilled visa programmes to address skill shortages, but its reliance on these programmes had declined over several years.
“IBM Consulting participates in US high-skilled visa programmes to address skill shortages. That participation has been declining for a number of years and as skill availability…
