Infosys have been hit by a landmark fine by the U.S. for alleged abuses relating to work immigration visas.

The company has agreed to settle a fine of $35 million with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas, relating to the outsourcing company’s practice of bringing skilled foreign employees to the U.S. on B-1 visas, allowing the Bangalore based outsourcing provider to side step caps imposed on H1-Bs visas.

The fines come as the U.S. government seeks to clamp down on the abuse of loopholes in visa controls by outsourcing companies, who seek to meet continuing high demand in the country.

The demand for skilled workers is expected to continue with the U.S. only having enough computer-science graduates to meet 40 per cent of jobs by 2020 according to a new report.

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