The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will end the H-1B visa lottery system and replace it with a weighted ...

The new rule replaces the random lottery for selecting H-1B visa recipients with a process that gives greater weight to those ...

Effective February 27, 2026, the H-1B visa program will implement significant changes, prioritizing skilled applicants with a ...

The programme remains hugely popular worldwide. Nearly 20 million people applied for the 2025 diversity visa lottery, and over 131,000 were selected when spouses were included.

Another key date is February 27, 2026. USCIS says a final rule will change how cap-subject H-1B visas are awarded, replacing ...

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to pause a visa program intended to admit certain individuals to the United States, though it's unclear whether it's been ...

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The Donald Trump administration in the United States has announced that it is replacing its longstanding H-1B work visa lottery system with a new weighted approach that prioritises skilled, ...

Key policy changes for green card holders, H-1B visa holders, immigrants, students and travelers to the US in 2025.

The Trump administration suspended the green card lottery program Friday, invoking the immigration status of the Brown University shooting suspect to eliminate another pathway to legal entry in the US ...

Travel bans, tighter vetting, H-1B changes and student visa revocations marked a year of sharp shifts for Indians under Trump ...

President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.