H-1B applicants take note: Job wage-level plays a key role in visa selection, explains attorney

An immigration attorney in the US has highlighted a crucial update for H‑1B applicants, which is that under the new wage‑level weighted lottery system, higher‑paid roles now have significantly better chances of being selected.

According to Andre Matias, Managing Attorney at Altius Immigration Law in Washington, each H‑1B registration receives multiple “entries” into the selection pool depending on the wage level associated with the offered position.

“A level 4 role will have about 4x the chances of selection compared to a Level 1 role, because Level 4 gets four entries in the pool for every one entry at Level 1,” Matias said.