‘More tech growth in India, less visa dependency in US’: American investor weighs in on reverse migration amid H-1B uncertainty

Amid reverse migration from the US to India, technology professionals are getting sick of tighter visa rules and higher costs, leading to global talent returning to their home countries and settling for jobs there.US investor Hany Girgis weighed in on the shift in a post on X, pointing to LinkedIn figures showing a 40 per cent increase in tech professionals changing their location to India in the third quarter of 2025. He cited a Bloomberg article which said stricter H-1B visa rules and higher filing fees ($100,000) have reduced the number of foreign tech workers entering US, while some engineers are choosing to leave or not come at all.In his summary, Girgis said the trend means “less visa dependency in the US” and “more domestic tech growth in India”, adding that global talent is “rebalancing, not disappearing”.Girgis pointed out 5 major factors regarding reverse migration:• LinkedIn data shows a 40% increase in tech professionals changing their location to India in Q3 2025• Tighter H-1B rules and higher fees have reduced the flow of foreign tech workers into the US• Some foreign-born engineers are choosing to leave or not come at all• India is benefiting as tech jobs, teams, and capital shift back home• Indian tech groups say the shift is real, even if exact returnee numbers are hard to quantify