H-1B Lottery Overhaul to Boost Visa Odds for Foreign Workers

March 5, 2024, 3:30 PM UTC

Foreign workers in tech and other high-demand fields will have better chances of landing an H-1B specialty occupation visas this year thanks to an overhaul of the annual lottery process.

Starting Wednesday, employers can submit registrations for the visas for fiscal year 2025, the initial step before that randomized lottery determines who can move forward with visa petitions.

Unlike previous years, US Citizenship and Immigration Services will base lottery selections on individual workers, rather than the total number of submissions made on their behalf.

That change, which was overwhelmingly welcomed by employers, was adopted by the agency in new regulations ...

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