New Delhi, July 24 -- The Donald Trump administration is planning to revamp the H1-B visa lottery system, aiming to replace it with a more weighted and wage-linked selection process.

Accordingly, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a filing on July 17, the administration has proposed the introduction of a "weighted selection process" for the capped category of the system. It has already been submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

The proposed changes aim to give preference to certain applicants based on additional criteria-potentially including wages-thereby benefiting highly-skilled and higher-paid professionals.

The H1-B visa lottery system has been a topic of debate between Trump and his supp...