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USCIS H1B News : Delay in H1B Visa 2013 Receipt Notices Dispatch
Typically, USCIS dispatches all of the H1B receipt notices to employers around 10 to 15 days (within 30 days), but unfortunately, there has been a delay this year. Some of you, who have filed for H1B Visa for fiscal year 2013 quota may be waiting for the H1B visa application receipt notices.
When you apply for H1B visa, you would submit I-129 forms. USCIS would go through all the received I-129 forms and maybe go through some of the few H1B visa processing steps and dispatch receipt notices to the employers. Due to very high volume of I-129 based petitions, USCIS did a press release ( alert) today that employers can expect a delay in I-129 receipt notices. In fact, I-129 forms are not just used for H1B visa petitions, but a variety of Visa petitions for Nonimmigrant workers like Blanket L, E-Treaty, H1B extension, H1B -COS, L-Intracompany transfers, etc…As H1B visa petitions are also part of the I-129 forms receipts, it applies to H1B visa receipt notices.
Summary of USCIS Press release ( Alert)
- USCIS expects about 2 to 4 week delay in dispatch of the receipt notices. It means that USCIS can take anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks to dispatch H1B receipt notices.
- Employers who do not receive I-129 receipt notices within 60 days must contact the respective USCIS Service center via email as listed below.
- California Service Center: csc-ncsc-followup@dhs.gov
- Vermont Service Center: vsc.ncscfollowup@dhs.gov
- Nebraska Service Center: ncscfollowup.nsc@dhs.gov
- Texas Service Center: tsc.ncscfollowup@dhs.gov
Reference : USCIS Press Release (Alert) May 23, 2012
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till date i did not receive any information about my petition let me know if anyone have same situation, even i contacted my employer they don’t have my receipt number / return pack also , am i selected or not in this waste lottery system.
Hi All,
Could some one attend this?
I heard that Conversion of Regular petition to Premium had more chances leading to RFE is that True?
Thanks in Advance.
@Sairam: Its a myth…
@srb
Beg you pardon, dint get you…
Sairam,
What srb is saying is that it’s not a proven fact. There is no way to know for sure if the petition would have been approved directly under regular processing and got RFE only b/c it was upgraded to PP. Some people also say that USCIS issues RFE for PP petitions just so that they can get more time to go through their work load.
However, no one can prove this, and it is up to you whether to go this route or not. If your attorney is confident about the petition documents, then even if RFE is issued (regular or premium), it shouldn’t bother you.
Today I received a mail from USCIS with subject stating change of address with a AR-11 form. Also I received Petition copy with RE-MAILED stamp and postal cover with “Attempted – unknown”.
When I checked case status of the receipt number in form I797C, it says
“On May 14, 2013, the post office returned your document I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER as undeliverable. If you do not contact us at 1-800-375-5283 within 180 days from May 14, 2013, this document will be destroyed and you will need to file a new application with fee”
What does this really mean?
Am I selected or
Denied
Have you call them……I hope they something different then what i am thinking
It means they mailed a AR-11 form to you but for some reason they couldn’t deliver it to you. (wrong address maybe?) Now you need to contact them and figure out a way to receive that form within 180 days. Otherwise your application is done.
sorry I got your msg wrong. It means they were returning the I129
Achu H1B,
All H-1 related communication is sent to the employer/attorney and not you. Check w/ them if they have changed address recently and ask them to update the same w/ USCIS.
Did you include dependents in US in your application? If yes, then what’s their addresses mentioned in the filing?
My H1b was applied in 2012 quota and in Jan 2013 i had same status message as yours.
My lawyer finally updated the address which took almost 5 months.
Anytime now i will be receiving my receipt.
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