We cannot, ethically or morally, ask the poorest families on earth to spend $250 — nearly half their annual income — just for ...

After failing to win the H-1B lottery, Sandeep Maganti, a 26-year-old software engineer, is considering moving back to India permanently. Photographer: Aparna Jayakumar/Bloomberg But visa rules ...

The H-1B Visa 2026 lottery remains an essential mechanism due to the large number of applications the program receives each year. USCIS implements a random system to select beneficiaries ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The diversity visa lottery provides an opportunity for certain foreign nationals to get a green card. To that end, people from ...

The 2025 H-1B visa lottery registration period starts today, March 7, 2025, at 12pm EST and runs until 12pm EST on March 24. The government issues 85,000 H-1B visa numbers each year, 20,000 of ...

If the H-1B visa could solve those problems, it’d be worth expanding liberally. It falls short for two reasons. First, the lottery — by design — doesn’t reward top talent. This deficiency ...

US News. What is the deadline to apply for an H-1B Visa in 2025? This will be your last chance US News. How long does it take for an H-1B visa holder to get a Green Card? These factors determine ...

The call for participation in the “visa lottery” opens in a few weeks. Each year, the U.S. government grants up to 55,000 diversity visas to allow permanent residence to people from countries ...

What is the Diversity Visa Lottery? The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of State, permits up to 55,000 diversity immigrant visas to be granted for ...

popularly known as the “Visa Lottery.” As well, the agency has released the list of countries whose citizens can apply. Each year, the U.S. government grants up to 55,000 diversity visas to ...