In a clear response to evolving global immigration policies, Google’s parent company Alphabet is planning one of its largest expansions in India by leasing office space in Bengaluru that has the potential to hire up to 20,000 additional employees. The expansion centres around the Alembic City tech corridor in east Bengaluru, where Alphabet has already leased one tower and secured options for two more, collectively totalling about 2.4 million square feet of workspace. This expansion would substantially grow Alphabet’s footprint in India — where it already counts thousands of employees — and underscores the country’s importance as a key technology and innovation hub. Why India? H-1B Visa Restrictions Push Talent Strategy Shift The backdrop to this move is a tightening of U.S. immigration policies, particularly around the H-1B work visa programme. Recent changes have made H-1B visas both more restrictive and more expensive, with reports of fees rising dramatically and selection processes favouring highly paid roles. These shifts complicate the ability of U.S. tech firms to bring foreign workers — especially from India — into the United States. As a result, companies like Google are recalibrating how they build global teams. Instead of relocating large numbers of engineers to the… Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups
