US Moves Toward Wage-Based H-1B Visa System Amid Policy Overhaul
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The Department of Homeland Security is changing the H-1B visa selection process from a random lottery to a weighted system that favors higher-skilled and higher-paid foreign workers to better protect American workers' wages and job opportunities, effective February 27, 2026.
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- DHS Changes Process for Awarding H-1B Work Visas to Better Protect American Workers USCIS (.gov)
- Final Rule to Revamp H-1B Visa Lottery Under White House Review Bloomberg Law News
- United States: DHS Final Rule on Weighted H-1B Cap Selection Now Under OMB Review Fragomen
- US moves closer to wage-based rule for H-1B workers as final review begins The Economic Times
- US visa crackdown: New proposal to dramatically impact H-1B, PERM employment, ‘Workers should be watching closely’ Hindustan Times
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