U.S. H1B Race: Who Is At Advantage Now?

It is already known that the United States work permit visa H1B is one of the most aspired documentations in the world. Subsequently, there is a lot of demand for the H1B Visa amongst the Indian community.

However, the latest number associated with the H1B visa are suggesting that things are not looking promising for the non skilled Indian population, which is aspiring the visa.

In a public communication, the United States immigration authorities commented “We’re approving more applicants with advanced degrees and higher salaries especially those who studied at U.S. universities. An overwhelming 71.5% of selected aliens hold a U.S. master’s degree or higher, compared to 57% last year.”

These skilled workers are making a real impact on the economy and the U.S. is closing the door on the low-wage and low-skilled foreign labor pipeline approved under Biden administration policies. This year, only 17.7% of all selected registrations were in the lowest wage category.

The number of properly submitted registrations plummeted by 38.5%, from 343,981 in fiscal year 2026 to just 211,600 in fiscal year 2027.

This data is a clear sign that the days of abusing the program with mass, low-wage registrations are over, and that the program is better serving its intended purpose of attracting highly skilled foreign workers and protecting the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities of American workers.