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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a final rule that will increase premium processing fees effective March 1, 2026. Premium processing is the optional service many employers and individuals rely on to accelerate USCIS decisions on work visas and green card petitions — and this update affects a broad range of case types across employment and status applications. In this post, we break down what’s changing, who it affects, and how to plan for these

DHS Finalizes “Weighted Selection” Rule — Here’s What Actually Changes The H-1B lottery as we know it is on life support. On December 29, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially published a final rule titled: “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.” Starting with the FY 2027 H-1B season (the March 2026 registration), the traditional random  lottery will be replaced with a system that explicitly fav