H-1B FY 2027: What the New Wage-Weighted Lottery Actually Means for You

So, remember how we all used to refresh the USCIS website obsessively every March, hoping our name would come up in a completely random lottery? Well, that era is officially over. Starting with FY 2027, the H-1B program has switched to a wage-weighted selection system. Your odds now depend—at least partly—on how much you are being paid relative to others in your field.