No more lottery: How the new H-1B visa selection system will work — key changes explained

After President Donald Trump proposed a $100,000 entry fee for new H-1B visa applications, the US Department of Homeland Security announced a major overhaul of the H-1B visa selection process. The department said that the long-standing random lottery system will be replaced with a wage-weighted model that prioritises higher-paid and higher-skilled applicants.