The Department of Homeland Security is eliminating its lottery system for H-1B work visas in favor of a new system it says is meant to “prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled and ...

The new rule replaces the random lottery for selecting H-1B visa recipients with a process that gives greater weight to those ...

The measure, alongside other recent policy changes, will likely impact the number of H-1B applicants and the profile of those ...

Another key date is February 27, 2026. USCIS says a final rule will change how cap-subject H-1B visas are awarded, replacing ...

The Donald Trump administration in the United States has announced that it is replacing its longstanding H-1B work visa lottery system with a new weighted approach that prioritises skilled, ...

The United States is scrapping the decades-old random lottery used to select H-1B visa applicants and will replace it with a weighted selection system.

The U.S. is making a fundamental change to how H-1B work visas are awarded, moving away from the traditional lottery system toward a new merit-based selection process. This reform aims to prioritise ...

In 2025, the US H-1B visa program underwent significant reforms, introducing a $100,000 supplemental fee for new overseas ...

B visa lottery served as a quiet stabiliser for the US technology economy. Its randomness was not flawless, but it still ...

The U.S. is overhauling its H-1B visa program, replacing the random lottery with a wage- and skill-based selection process. This aims to prioritize higher-paid, highly skilled foreign professionals, ...