Suspension of U.S. green card programme will not impact workforce strategy: TCS

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Tata ​Consultancy ‌Services (TCS), India’s top ​IT ⁠services exporter, said ‌on Friday ‌(October 9, 2026) that it ‌does ⁠not expect ⁠the U.S. suspension ​of ‌the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) ‌programme ​for IT companies ⁠to have ‌any material impact on its workforce ‌strategy ​or client engagements.

The statement comes after the U.S. on Thursday (October 8, 2026) suspended IT firms, including Tata, from the PERM programme, which allows companies to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers. The other companies named were Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe.

“Our PERM applications were in single digits in the last two years and hence we do not expect the suspension of the program to impact our workforce strategy and customer engagements,” TCS said in its statement.

Stating an earlier announcement, the firm said that it intends to hire an additional 15,000 people in the U.S. over the next five years, “to further augment local workforce”.

“Our workforce strategy in the US is anchored in hiring local talent, supported by a robust campus recruitment model. We have built a significant local workforce across 31 offices and delivery centers throughout the country,” the statement read.

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