Washington DC, Sept. 24 -- The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally notified its intention to make further changes to the H-1B visa program by prioritising applications for higher skilled and higher paid foreign workers. In a notification released on Tuesday, the DHS stated that it plans to amend the random visa lottery in favour of a weighted selection process that favours more highly paid applications. The change-along with the $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike announced by US President last Friday-is expected to make it harder for entry-level talent, especially Indians, to secure visas to work in the United States. The DHS has now invited public comments on its proposal. The change is expected to address concerns raised by conservative politicians in America, who allege that US companies have used a program to hire cheaper foreign workers while undercutting US-born talent. A think tank argued that most of H-1B positions were not filled by highly skilled and highly paid workers. P8...