The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a major change to the H-1B visa program: replacing the current random lottery with a system that gives higher-paid jobs better odds of selection. The move follows the introduction of a $100,000 petition fee and the Department of Labor’s “Project Firewall” enforcement efforts, signalling a broader reshaping of the visa landscape. Advertisement

Under the proposed system, scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, H-1B registrations would be entered into the lottery multiple times based on their wage level:

Level IV (64th percentile): 4 entries

Level III (50th percentile): 3 entries

Level II (34th percentile): 2 entries

Level I (17th percentile): 1 entry

These wage levels are based on Department of Labor data fo

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