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Hike in wage levels for H-1B on anvil, USCIS note says
It also hints at “additional reforms” that may be announced in the coming months
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 23, Sep 2025
- 02:17 EDT
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H-1B Visa Program representative image / (Photo: iStock)
The Trump administration is toying with the idea of tightening entry qualifications to toughen up the H-1B program over and above the $100,000 visa fee hike announced a few days ago.
The proposed changes are revealed in an advisory, titled H-1B FAQ, issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), dated Sept. 21, while notifying the fee hike.
The advisory, with reference to the further steps that “will be taken to reform the H-1B program”, as contemplated in the Proclamation (about visa fee hike), refers to changes.
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One, “a rulemaking by the Department of Labor to revise and raise the prevailing wage levels in order to upskill the H-1B program and ensure that it is used to hire only the best of the best temporary foreign workers”.
Two, “a rulemaking by the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize high-skilled, high-paid aliens in the H-1B lottery over those at lower wage levels”.
This is not all. Hinting at tougher visa reforms, the advisory concluded, saying, “Additional reforms are also under consideration and will be announced in the coming months.”
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