US ends H-1B visa lottery, shifts to system favouring higher-paid skilled workers
The US will replace its H-1B visa lottery with a wage-weighted selection system favouring higher-paid skilled workers from 2026, as part of wider immigration changes.
The US will replace its H-1B visa lottery with a wage-weighted selection system favouring higher-paid skilled workers from 2026, as part of wider immigration changes.
The US has expanded vetting for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants, ordering all social media profiles to be made public as part of enhanced national security checks.
The matter was raised by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun on Wednesday.
According to the US government, 75.6 per cent of H1-B visas approved last year went to Indians.
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