The proposed increase in H-1B visa fees, which could add over $100,000 to the cost of petitions, is expected to have significant repercussions for the global technology sector. Economist Santosh Mehrotra suggests that this massive financial burden might discourage US companies from sponsoring visas, ultimately prompting them to expedite the shift of operations to India. By establishing or expanding Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai, international firms can continue to leverage high-quality Indian talent without the logistical and financial hurdles of relocating employees to the United States.

This shift is likely to have a cooling effect on the traditional model of Indian tech professionals moving to the US for work. As US-based corporations—the primary users of the H-1B program—look to offset these rising costs, they are increasingly favoring an "insourcing" strategy, where work is performed directly from India rather than by employees on US soil. Consequently, Indian technology experts may need to broaden their horizons and look toward emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia to find international growth opportunities as the American labor market becomes less accessible.