The Donald Trump administration will change the H1 B Visa rules and replace the lottery system with weighted system to prioritise the hiring of high-skilled and high-paid professionals. US H-1B visa lottery replacementThe new system will adopt a weighted selection process that will increase the probability of allocating H-1B visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid foreigners. The proposed visa system is also in line with the changes that require employers to pay an additional $100,000 per visa. How will H-1B weighted system impact Indians? The proposed visa system will certainly hit the Indian professionals, who have used the lottery system as a critical pathway for career opportunities in the US.

Source: dna December 24, 2025 11:36 UTC