H-1B visa lottery to be scrapped? New rule may select workers by skill, experience and salary

The Trump administration plans to significantly alter the current H-1B visa selection process. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have sent the White House a proposal for a revised H-1B visa selection procedure.

The notice filed with the US Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) seeks statutory review of a proposed rule titled “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.”