H-1B Visas Changes Approved by White House: Report

H-1B visas changes approved by White House: Report

H-1B shake-up: Plan swaps random draw for system favoring top pay and skills

H-1B lottery to end, White House approves big immigration overhaul plan

Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions may soon replace the current beneficiary centric process.

US to End Random H-1B Lottery, Will Choose by Wage Level

The White House has approved a big change in the H-1B visa process. At present, H-1B visas are given through a random lottery system. This means all eligible applications have an equal chance of getting selected. The new plan will replace this random selection with a wage-based system. Under this system, priority will be given to jobs that offer higher salaries. Those earning at the top wage levels will get the first chance, while lower-paying r…

White House Approves H-1B Wage-Based Selection, Requires Home-Country H-1B Renewals

Washington, D.C. — August 11, 2025 — A sweeping change to the H-1B visa program is moving forward after the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) approved a proposed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule that would replace the current random lottery with a weighted selection system. The updated process would prioritize H-1B applicants based on specific selection criteria such as wage levels, educational atta…

White House clears step toward overhaul of H-1B visa: Eyes wage-based system over lottery

The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has cleared a proposed rule that may alter the process for allocating H-1B visas for specialty occupation workers, as per the Bloomberg Law. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has yet to release specifics of the proposal, but it is widely anticipated to revisit a Trump-era idea, prioritizing H-1B selections based on offered wages instead of relying on the existing rand…

H-1B Visas Changes Approved by White House: Report

Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. A proposed Department of Homeland Security rule that would alter how H-1B visas are allocated has cleared review by the White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), according to Bloomberg Law. Federal regulators cleared a…