DHS moves ahead with H-1B lottery shake-up: Wage-based selection proposal under final review

According to a top US immigration attorney’s recent social media update, the Department of Homeland Security, and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seem to be moving ahead with their plans to replace the H-1B visa lottery program.

Emily Neumann, Managing Partner at Texas-based immigration law firm Reddy Neumann Brown PC, took to her profile on X to share the word on the potential H-1B policy revision. Early on in July itself, the firm pushed out a release detailing how the “Proposed H‑1B Rule Would Replace Lottery with Wage-Based Selection” on its website.