On December 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it finalized its proposal to overhaul how ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule prioritizing the allocation of H-1B visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid workers in the Federal Register on Dec. 29, 2025.

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

The final rule’s provisions are a portion of what DHS included in its October 2023 proposed rule. In that document, for example, the agency said it would amend the definition of “specialty occupation” ...

In a major development that could transform the future of skilled immigration to the United States, the Trump administration is planning to revive a controversial proposal to revamp the H-1B selection ...

Public comments submitted on the US government’s new H-1B visa rule show a sharp split over how the changes could reshape high-skilled immigration and the technology workforce.