Posted on 09/01/2025 6:31:51 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The US H-1B visa system is about to undergo a major shakeup, which could impact many Indian professionals, who account for the largest percentage of recipients annually.
According to US government data, 191,000 H-1B visas were issued to Indian professionals during the fiscal year 2023. In FY 2024, that figure increased to roughly 207,000.
The White House has approved a proposal from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to replace the long-standing lottery system with a wage-based selection process.
Under the new framework, H-1B visas would be issued to applicants in order of the salaries offered to them, starting with the highest.
What is changing in the H-1B visa selection process?
The allocation of the 85,000 annual H-1B visas, which include 20,000 for individuals with advanced degrees from the US to foreign professionals, has been decided by a random lottery for decades.
Given that Indian nationals regularly obtain over 70% of these visas, mostly for software, IT consulting, and engineering positions, the programme is especially important for India’s tech workforce.
Senior and well-paid professionals might benefit from the proposed change, but recent graduates and entry-level employees, many of whom are imported from India on entry-level packages, may have fewer options.
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Da noive o’ dat guy.
Trump provides the best value for my vote I’ve ever seen.
This is great news. Now cancel the 600,000 Chinese.
Agreed. It is the culmination of many things all coming together with President Trump.
I see the act of Divine Providence.
God is ultimately in charge.
This is a major improvement but it does not stop companies from offshoring the job and moving the role to India.
This is great news. Now cancel the 600,000 Chinese.
Millions of Chinese are learning they are continually lied to by the CCP.
Chinese are actually more compatible with western culture than Indians, so I give you that.
They should just add a reasonable annual fee to h1b visas (probably around 50k) so companies can keep the workers they need but not just import cheaper workers they can abuse.
“Millions of Chinese are learning they are continually lied to by the CCP.”
Hah! Where?
You weren’t intending to say they are learning that in those indoctrinating universities, where you? That can’t be it...............
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Biden appointed judge imminent.
At least that way they won’t take up housing, space in traffic, space in hospitals, etc.
A potential compromise if Elon Musk wants to pay $200,000 for a rocket scientist from India, he should be allowed to do so.
True. Found out my company is doing that. And already seeing problems.
I’m glad to see there will be a reduction in cheap labor. I’d have just slapped a huge annual fee on them all.
Companies tried this in the 90s. It did not go well. That's why they brought a lot of those jobs back and then started engaging in all sorts of shenanigans to bring the Indians here.
major improvement
Exactamundo! That’s exactly what I proposed and the same amount. Make it so that they can bring in true superstars as well as workers in areas where we have critical shortages BUT, shut off the flow of cheap labor. Do this while raising money for the US Treasury. Sounds like a winning combination to me.
>> Trump provides the best value for my vote I’ve ever seen.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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