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The authorities have also shut down the Internet, although there are reports that some people are able to access it using Starlink.
The new rules will be in place for the 2027 fiscal year.
The big change is that they do away with the lottery system that has for years determined who gets H-1B visas.
Instead, there will be a weighted selection process that favors people with higher skills and higher salaries.
The idea is to prevent employers from using the program to import low-wage foreign labor and to protect wages and job opportunities for U.S.
The cap on the number of H-1B visas will stay at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 for foreigners with advanced U.S.
H-1Bs have been widely used in the tech sector, and analysts say changes to the way they're issued, including a $100,000 fee per visa announced by the Trump administration in the fall, could be disruptive.
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The new rules will be in place for the 2027 fiscal year.
The big change is that they do away with the lottery system.
has for years determined who gets H-1B visas.
Instead, there will be a weighted selection process that favors people with higher skills and higher salaries.
The idea is to prevent employers from using the program to import low-wage foreign labor and to protect wages and job opportunities for U.S.
The cap on the number of H-1B visas will stay at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 for foreigners with advanced U.S.