With international doctors forming up to a quarter of US physicians, Indian H-1B holders likely account for around 5-6% of the total. H-1B: Visa row under Trump fuels anxiety for Indian dreamers IT industry body Nasscom believes the visa fee hike could "disrupt business continuity for certain onshore projects". "It [visa fee hike] will force US companies to radically change their hiring policies and offshore a significant amount of their work. The impact, in fact, will be felt most sharply by Indian students, who make up one in four international students in the US. H-1B visa holders and their families contribute roughly $86bn annually to the US economy, including $24bn in federal payroll taxes and $11bn in state and local taxes.