A Trump administration plan to overhaul the H-1B visa lottery by favoring the highest paid workers within an occupation is undergoing review by the Office of Management and Budget, a final step before its public release.
The rule is one of several Trump measures to shake up the visa program heavily used by the tech industry, including most notably a $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers hired from outside the US. The Department of Labor is also moving forward with a proposal (RIN 1205-AC30) to raise the wage floor for H-1B workers.
Employer groups warned in response to draft regulations from the Department of Homeland Security (RIN 1615-AD01) that the lottery plan would undercut administration goals of awarding H-1B visa slots to the most valuable workers. DHS sent a final lottery rule to OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Dec. 19.
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