The H-1B visa, one of the most sought path for foreign tech professionals to secure employment in America, is again about to undergo a massive overhaul. Only days after President Donald Trump declared a massive massive addition of $100,000 in fees to apply for the visa, his government has now made another announcement on Tuesday, 23rd September, scrapping the existing lottery system.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the idea is to replace the random lottery with a weighted system that gives higher chances to workers in better-paid jobs. In simple terms, this means that the more a company is willing to pay the employee, the greater the company’s odds of securing a visa for its foreign employees.

“The current lottery system, which caps the visas at 85,000 per year, w

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