US government to change H-1B visa rules, says: We will continue to demand more from …

Further restricting H-1B visa rules, the Trump administration has ended the lottery system for selecting visa recipients. In a press release, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that the department of homeland security (DHS) is replacing “the random lottery for selecting visa recipients with a process that gives greater weight to those with higher skills.” The process, for those unaware, was used till date to randomly select applicants when demand for H-1B work visas exceeded the annual cap. It helped employers fill skilled worker shortages, especially in fields of technology, healthcare and engineering.