# IBM ends visa sponsorship for most consulting roles

> IBM Consulting will stop sponsoring immigration visas for the majority of its roles, affecting thousands of workers as the Trump administration pressures tech firms on foreign labour.
- Title: IBM ends visa sponsorship for most consulting roles | Shortify
- Summary: IBM Consulting will stop sponsoring immigration visas for the majority of its roles, affecting thousands of workers as the Trump administration pressures…
- Keywords: ibm, ibm consulting, immigration sponsorship, h-1b visas, trump administration, foreign workers, tech industry, Business Insider
- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/ibm-immigration-sponorship-consulting-roles-2026-11
- Author: Brent D. Griffiths
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:37:18.678+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ibm, ibm consulting, immigration sponsorship, h-1b visas, trump administration, foreign workers, tech industry, business, technology
## IBM ends visa sponsorship in consulting
IBM said it is ending immigration sponsorships for a majority of roles in IBM Consulting, its largest unit with over 150,000 consultants.

> we have opted to discontinue visa and green card sponsorship for the majority of such roles in IBM Consulting
## Trump administration pressure on tech visas
The move comes as the Trump administration cracks down on tech companies' reliance on foreign workers. In September 2025, President Donald Trump introduced a one hundred thousand dollar fee on some H-1B applicants.
## IBM visa approvals have declined sharply
IBM had just over one thousand six hundred H-1B petitions approved in fiscal year twenty twenty-six, compared to over two thousand in fiscal year twenty twenty-five and nearly three thousand in fiscal year twenty twenty-four.
## Affected workers face limited options
Employees affected by the change can continue working for IBM outside the US or leave the company by the end of the year.
## Key takeaway

IBM is ending immigration sponsorship for most roles in IBM Consulting, its largest unit, as the Trump administration cracks down on tech companies' use of foreign workers.