The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers ...

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 U.S. government has introduced significant reforms to the H-1B work visa programme, disrupting the long-standing lottery ...

A big change in the H-1B Cap FY 2027 season is that the lottery system will be replaced with the new wage-based selection ...

The change follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa program that critics say has become a pipeline for overseas workers willing to work for lower pay, but ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid ...

DHS will replace the H-1B visa lottery with a weighted selection system New rules prioritize higher-paid and higher-skilled foreign workers Changes take effect Feb. 27, 2026, for the next cap ...