On December 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it finalized its proposal to overhaul how ...

DHS announced in a final rule that it will apply a new H-1B selection process, replacing the random lottery, to allocate ...

WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security on Monday published its final rule implementing a weighted selection process for choosing who is eligible to receive an H-1B visa. In a notice in the ...

The Department of Homeland Security will replace the random lottery used to select H-1B visa recipients with a system that gives greater weight to applicants with higher skills. Here are five things ...

What will replace the old process is a weighted system that "will better serve Congress’ intent for the H-1B program and strengthen America’s competitiveness by incentivizing American employers to ...

The Department of Homeland Security Dec. 23 finalized its proposal to amend the H-1B visa petition and registration process.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved to overhaul the H-1B work visa selection process, replacing the long-standing random lottery wi.

The new rules will have a direct impact on the total wage bill of US employers. The Department of Homeland Security has ...

The US government has overhauled its H-1B visa selection process, citing manipulation through wage inflation, inconsistent ...