IBM IS ENDING VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR MOST CONSULTING ROLES. BUT LOOK AT ITS INDIA FOOTPRINT. As work visas in America get harder to get and stricter, more companies just offshore the jobs. IBM is the poster child for this. IBM confirmed the change to Bloomberg. Affected employees can move to IBM jobs outside the US or leave at the end of the year. THEY HAVE 15 LARGE OFFICES IN INDIA On February 9, ICRA rated IBM India and said the subsidiary accounts for nearly one-third of IBM's global workforce. It also said IBM India brings in around 6 percent of IBM's revenue, and that more than 70 percent of IBM India's own revenue comes from work for IBM and its other subsidiaries. NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF THE HEADCOUNT. AROUND 6 PERCENT OF THE REVENUE. THINK ABOUT THAT. IBM's leased operating assets in India were $428 million at the end of 2025, up from $218 million at the end of 2023. India is one of only three countries IBM breaks out on that line, because each is at least 10 percent of the total. Consulting is IBM's largest division, with more than 150,000 workers. The open question is still who fills these seats, and where.