Higher-paid workers will have greater chances of being selected for the H-1B visa program under a new rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month.
On Dec. 23, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the DHS was amending the process for H-1B visa recipient selection from a random lottery to one that “gives greater weight to those with higher skills
.”Starting on Feb. 27, 2026, H-1B visa applicants will be categorized
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