Trump's plan: H-1B visa only for most-skilled, highest-paid foreign workers

Companies employing foreign workers on the H1B visa will have to register with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services

The Donald Trump government has proposed major changes to the H1B application process, including a rule requiring companies to electronically register their petitions in advance. This is aimed at awarding the popular American work visa to the most-skilled and highest-paid foreign workers.

The H1B visa, popular among Indian information technology companies and professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries such as India and China.

Under the proposed merit-based