The FY2027 H-1B lottery opens March 4, and for the first time, selection will not be purely random. We outline what the new weighted selection process means for sponsoring employers and other key changes to be aware of.

  For the past two decades, the H-1B lottery and employment-based green cards have formed the twin pillars of skilled immigration to America. That architecture is now crumbling.   As EB-2 NIW approval rates plummet from 95% to 54%, EB-1A approvals slide to 67% and new H-1B petitions face a $100,000 fee, one visa category