The US Administration has proposed a sharp change to the H-1B visa regime, one that could tilt the playing field in favour of highly paid professionals while making life harder for outsourcing firms that depend on lower-cost talent.

A notice filed in the Federal Register on Tuesday outlines a plan to replace the current random lottery with a selection process weighted by wage levels. The idea is simple — applicants offered higher salaries stand a better chance of winning one of the 85,000 annual H-1B slots .

What does the Department of Homeland Security draft say

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in its draft, put it bluntly. “Because demand for H-1B visas has exceeded the annual supply for more than a decade, DHS prefers that simultaneously submitted registrations be selec

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