USCIS Takes First Step Toward Modernization Of The H-1B Program

Highlights

• The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule on Jan. 30, 2024, to enhance and modernize the H-1B program.
• The final rule introduces several changes to the H-1B lottery process that will take effect before the Fiscal Year 2025 registration system opens for the H-1B lottery on March 6, 2024.
• The final rule is the first step in USCIS' plan to finalize and phase in elements of the proposed rule published on Oct. 23, 2023. Future phases of the H-1B modernization rule are expected to address several key areas.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule to enhance and modernize the H-1B program, which provides work authorization to foreign nationals who are offered U.S. positions that, in part, require a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) to perform the job.