As I read the comments on our H1B Visa 2016 page, I can empathize what all emotions everyone are going through…some happy to be picked in lottery, some anxiously waiting for the result, some frustrated with the wait…some upset with the overall system and how it is abused… some swearing at others as they abused the system…when someone posts a comment telling that they have received the case number, the anxiousness or pressure among the ones waiting goes up by a big factor…Let me shed some light on the reality on the premium processing and regular processing times from a historical standpoint, so that all of you have a realistic expectations.
Let’s be realistic about results of H1B Lottery? About 2 in 3 H1B petitions would be rejected !
I can imagine all the pain everyone has to go through, but let’s be realistic folks…Unfortunately, H1B is a lottery and only 85,000 petitions are selected from 233,000 petitions received for H1B 2016 quota. Not being too picky on the precise probability…Just about 1 in every 3 H1B applications will be selected in the lottery process. It is very harsh on many who have spent thousands of dollars studying in US and on many who have been working at MNC companies waiting for years to get an opportunity to work in US, including many others like H4 holders who have found a job, sponsor and waiting to work…but unfortunately, it is the truth and reality…so, do not get disappointed with the results, it has nothing to do with your talent or hard work! It is pure gamble and luck…Not getting in H1B lottery is not the end of the world, stay positive…if you get it, great…if not, maybe there are better things that are coming for you in life ! Anyways, enough of the lecture 🙂 …
Keep the above truth in context and read below…
H1B 2016 Premium processing time – Case Receipts, Typical steps.
USCIS originally mentioned that the premium processing for FY 2016 applications will start no later than May 11th, later they issued a news alert that the H1B 2016 premium processing will start from April 27th. Some of our readers are receiving the case receipts for the premium processing applications. You can check the status of selected petitions in our H1B Visa Case Tracker ….But, if you have not received your case receipt yet, you do NOT need to be in panic…You still have a week or so to get the premium processing receipts.
Usually for premium processing, the employer/ immigration attorney will get an email from USCIS informing about your H1B case with the receipt number. You can use that receipt number to track the status at USCIS site . Ideally, all the receipts of selected H1B petitions should flow in on or before April 27th, or at least by 30th of April. Having said that, sometimes they may keep coming in the first few days of May too. What USCIS has promised is that the 15 calendar day premium processing SLA or Clock starts from April 27th. What it means is that the premium processing petitions have to be adjudicated by May 11th ( 15 calendar days from April 27th ). Also, one catch is that, if say your petition ends up in an RFE ( Request for evidence) while the adjudication of the petition, this will halt the premium processing clock for your petition and will restart after the RFE response is submitted by employer.
All in all, what I trying to articulate is that, just do not get nervous or more anxious when someone posts a comment that they have got the receipt and you have not. The lottery is done, if you were selected, you will get it…nothing will change that…stay positive!
H1B 2016 Regular Processing Time –Case Receipts, next steps
Typically, H1B petitions filed under regular processing do not have any mandatory SLA from USCIS, unlike in premium processing. They can take their own time based on their work load. This is one of the most frustrating things many regular processing folks experience as they have to wait a lot of time… Anyways, if your regular processing petition was selected in lottery, your employer/ attorney would get the H1B case receipt notice in traditional postal mail from the USCIS. There will NOT be any email receipt notice. You as an employee needs to be in close touch with your employer/ attorney to know the status of your case. If you were selected and your employer received the H1B receipt notice, the receipt notice will have the case number, which can be used on the USCIS website to check the status of your case.
As there is NO fixed SLA for the processing of the regular processing petitions, the receipts keep coming in sporadically from USCIS. Typically they would start to arrive from about 2 weeks from lottery date all the way till end of May or maybe even in early June for some cases. Again, this can be very frustrating to keep waiting on this receipts, but there is no choice.
Once you have the receipt number of your regular processing petition, you may upgrade it to premium processing to get the adjudication done in 15 days…but, unfortunately, now you cannot upgrade the case now…you will have to wait for the receipt number to arrive in mail to take any further action like upgrade to premium processing…!
When you see a comment or status on our H1B tracker that regular processing petition case number received, do not panic and get worried about your case… You just need to wait for couple of months to conclude your luck…Over the years, I have seen the frustration of applicants and can empathize the pain that regular processing applicants go through…it is very tough ! All I can say is, stay calm and keep doing your day to day stuff, do NOT stress yourself.
Tracking your H1B Visa Application Case
We have created the H1B Visa Case Tracker with the goal that everyone can see the status of many people like you and have an approximation on timelines. Instead of adding status comments on blog, I request all of you to add your case and keep the status up to date on the H1B Visa Case Tracker as your case status changes…We will try to enhance, for more options..
Have you applied for H1B last year ? Any words of wisdom for new H1B filing candidates ? Share your thoughts.
AD, RP, CA
Have a lot of people for RP, CAlifornia heard back yet?
This waiting is too tense and difficult.
Nope. Most are still waiting
what the hell is going on here. People waiting for h1b lottery.
whats h1b?
what is lottery?
w*f is happening in this website?
Nice joke 🙂
Hi Kavya.
Send me Skype request to “rock.star4u007”. I will tell you details.
Checked my case status on uscis website,
It got approved :-),
Good luck to all of you out there.
What date was your I-295 received?
Sorry I-129
What was your receipt date.
Non Ad/Rp/Vermont got a mail from my eemployer with the receipt number. We have been waiting for 2 years.Thank God! All the best everyone.
Congrats !!! Can you please find out when was ur cheque cashed ?? This helps for all those who are waiting
seems like AD/PP is done.. no news of anyone getting it today.. if anyone has any update please comment.. fingers crossed…
congrats peeps who got picked up.. best luck to those who’re still waiting..
PP/RP?
Thank God.. Picked up in lottery. Got mail from my employer. I am RP from Vermont.. This is my single application and first attempt for H1.
All the very best to all.
Congrats !!! Can you please find out when was ur cheque cashed ?? This helps for all those who are waiting
anyone using Fragomen receive word back yet? whats the notification process like? been antsy for the past 2 days…don’t know if i can keep this up for another 2+ weeks..
RD/RP/CA
Keep your hopes high. Things aren’t moving fast in California.
Today I got my number for RP, Non AD, Vermount processing center from my employer.
Yes I got it. Non-Ad, RP, VC. Good luck to all and pray for me so that nothing happens bad in future processing. 🙂
Don’t worry bro., all the best for your future. Please pray for me.
Did anybody from Diaspark get news in Non_AD/RP qouta???
Hi All,
Today i got the Receipt Number from my attorney(GP)
Thanks
Balakrishna.B
nonAD/RP/CA loosing hopes as I didn’t had much luck in my past, I believe in hard-work than in luck. Now I’m totally depending on luck !
Please pray for me. God bless all genuine applicants.
be patient , this is only begging we can have a hope upto mid of May . god bless all of us.
Same here friend.
Non AD/RP single genuine application, applying for the first time in this epic mad lottery..its all on luck than talent..
Got Info today EAC151415524X from Emplyer
Are u from Infosys?
Did they updated in system or send email?
Can u plz confirm?
AD/RP/EAC/Direct company hire, finally got the good news from the lawyer, form I797C received. My prayers for everyone else waiting.
NonAD/RP/CA – starting getting nervous.! 🙁
Haven’t heard anything yet… God please save me…. Lots of hopes on this…. If not picked lot of things to loose… 🙁
we need to wait at least till mid of May
Hey everyone,
Just got the good news from the lawyer last night that my petition was selected. Non-AD/RegularProcessing/CaliforniaSC. Her e-mail reads as:
Dear :
We have received the Receipt Notice from the USCIS for the H-1B cap case filed on your behalf. This means that your case has been selected in the lottery. Congratulations!
Here is the case number: WAC15141xxxxx
Good luck everyone!
Congrats, may I know your employer because mine also nonad / rp/ Can.
Not sure I can disclose that. It is a software company that develops engineering simulation software, and I’m and employee at the R&D in the US.
EAC151385432X is my petition no hurray
Waiting for nonAD/RP/CA. Applied first time, single application. fingers crossed………
@vardhan , we are on the same boat . I am so stressful . I hope god help us.
Any 1 got receipt for NonAD/RP filed from IBM India?
Any one got in Syntel?
Is this a done deal for people who filed in PP. Please suggest
It looks like that.. But I suggest wait till May 15th for final know. Some folks got it yesterday. Delayed at attorney office or employers..
Hi all,
Happy to share with you all that I had received the receipt number 🙂
Non academic regular first time from California lca…
My prayers for all who are still waiting…
Is it done deal for PP guys ? I’m still waiting for lottery result.
This is not very friendly immigration policy. If you speak fluent German, French, Dutch, or any other European languages, Europe is a better place for you. Your after tax income will certainly be lower there, but at least they don’t have quota.
non-AD/PP/Vt got the receipt number on 20th. my lawyer informed me about it yesterday. this was my second attempt
Congrats sister
Waiting for nonAD/RP/CAL. Applied first time, single application. Lots of hopes, god save me. Good luck to all genuine applicants.
Non-AD/RP/VT – I am eagerly waiting for the result 🙁
has the RQ /RP results started coming in?
NonAD / RP, still waiting. Trying to be normal 🙁
NON AD/RP receipts communication seems to be very slow unlike AD/PP and AD/RP:(
Any update from Accenture guys?
Nope buddy.. nothin yet frm PMSD
Last year, they sent out about 3600 selected applications in a bunch so I guess that is what they would do this year as well. Heard this from a friend who got selected last year
Optimist, you talking about Accenture or any other plz confirm
Nope….still awaiting….
any news for iGate….except merger…:P:P:P
I got it…non AD/RP…
Hi,
I am also from Capgemini, are they informed to you through email?
I’m also from Capgemini, Please let me know how did you know from them. did they update through mail or by phone..
congrats
Hi,
Anybody from Cognizant?
Awaiting some update from Cognizant. No info so far.
Nothing till now..
Waiting….no update so far…last time my collegues got by 24th..why the delay this time…
Info I for GIT is historically they received all receipts by May end.
Received my receipt number on May 21 – Non AD/PP
Received my receipt number on typo not May it is Apr 21 – Non AD/PP
Typo on my reply it was on Apr 21.
Om Sai Ram.. !!
Hi , this is my first attempt for H1B NonAD-RP seriously Don’t know whether my employer filed or not hopefully I feel they filed it.
I wish you all the very best and hope your’s and my dream come true and become reality.
wipro any body got it
no…waiting……
Today, I received a call from my employer and I was so anxiety. He said, one of my friend received receipt number, regular processing. I am still waiting to check my luck.
Hexaware anyone?
In General any IT folks? 🙂
Just saw a case of Non-AD/RP got picked up.. getting tensed .. :O
I am expecting the same tensed faces in our +1 boat..
guys share your updates… 🙂
Yes immigrationgirl attorney got 4% positive for her Vermont receipts. The final number will be between 25-30%. She still hasn’t got any Cali reciepts today.
Any one received receipt for NoneAD/RP/CSC ?
Yes receipts have started to come in
Finally !! end of month-long sleepless nights…
Just saw case number (generated on 22-Apr / received on 27-Apr) on Fragomen’s portal… “EAC151425**** – Received H1-B receipt notice from USCIS”.
Haven’t got any emails from fragomen yet…
First time H1B applicant with genuine single application…
(Non-AD/Regular Processing/Vermount/Non-IT/Texas/Currently in India)
Hope justice be made to all genuine applicants !!
+1 non-AD/RP/CSC
still waiting..
Please share the Fragomen Portal URL and credentials.
Applicants with 2 petitions, don’t they have genuine aspirations? who is genuine? Anything legally done is genuine.
Its like voting for a candidate multiple times by same voter and making his count to inflate ultimately paving way for his win………..No where written you cannot vote multiple times……..but than is it legal?.
Ethics are also important…………anyone applying or getting sponsored for H1B is damn capable and deserving to be sponsored by multiple organizations but than as I said a majority follow ethics and end up being screwed by fools.
Same voter can’t vote multiple times to the same candidate, neither system allow nor it is legal. Sad if you don’t know. When you have an offer from one company for X amount, don’t you continue giving interviews to other companies for better pay? do you stop at the first offer? who is that fool do?
See who is the fool than…………you got agitated by my false comments of Multiple voting:)……….why bro?. Than what you doing?.
Multiple job offer and still looking for Job thing,than you are serial offender not everyone is like you.
behave yourself before you talk about ethics.
That’s what everyone expecting from you as well here.If you have cheated stay silent and do not boast of it and declare it legal.Shorter path never lasts longer.Do post when you get your receipt Good luck.
My employer just got an email from USCIS stating:
“Your application has been processed under Immigration Act (1925, amend#245.12) and you are required to be available at Vermont Home Affairs office for your citizenship interview.”
:O :O :O
what does that mean? are you getting green card or h1b?
I applied for RD/RP/VT H1B, but I guess they are giving me citizenship now. 🙂
Hi guys ,
Today I received i797c form for H4 ( my wife and kids ) which had receipt number . Does it mean that my application was selected through lottery ? I haven’t receive any updates from attorney .
Yes
Any body from L&T Infotech got any update ?
I am RP guy waiting for an update. I wanted to know that if my employer gives me a receipt number then how can I make sure that this receipt belongs to me . Does the USCIS website display the name of the candidate when we enter the receipt number ?
The only way to verify your name and receipt number is to ask your employer or attorney to send you a copy of Form I-797C, Notice of Action for Receipt notice for I129 petition. That form will have all the details including your name, your employer’s name, receipt number.
Hope this helps. Thanks
Thanks
Hi,
I have got a receipt no. from USCIS, however they have not stated whether my petition has been picked in the lottery or not. If I have got the receipt# does it mean that my petition has been picked?
Also, when I check the status in USCIS website, it just says Form I-129 received.
Please help clarify. This is the 1st time I’m applying.
Thank you!
Congrats Sree, if you the receipt number that means you are selected in lottery.
Congrats 🙂
Eagerly waiting for good news. Good luck to all.
Hi, I got my receipt number yesterday night i.e., 27/04/2015.
Mine is NonAD , California Service center, I’m not certain whether it is processed under PP/RP.
Anyone got updates from Infosys?
nop buddy
infy!!!!!! omg…no
Infy bundle is getting ready for the return
infy filed 21000 applications for This FY
They had filed 23000 last year itself. its no way going to be less this year.
out of 21000 Infy petitions 20,999 are being sent back.Except 1 rest all were multiple/duplicate petitions.The lucky one selected is Vishal Sikka lolz
I am very proud of my company and no other company can give onsite opportunity like Infy does for us.
Yeah since all “other companies” prefer to send only “limited capable candidates” for some “really meaningful work in US”:)…………..so “anyone” who manages to get onsite through “Infy”,has to be really proud of their “luck”
Uscis should blacklist all these multiple application scamsters.
My AD/PP/VT got approved today!!!!!!!
Good luck everyone!
Once again, down with the bodyshops and fake resume frauds!
Is your case been updated as Approved in uscis website ? How did you got this approval update ?
Yes. From the USCIS website.
“On April 27, 2015, we approved your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker”
@Happy And Sad, what was the date on ur receipt? Even i am waiting for results.
The date on my receipt was 04/13
I received an email from my lawyer that I was picked! File was received on 4/13, Notice Date 4/23. ADV/RP/CA. Receipt received on 4/27.
This is my first time applying, only one application submitted. Good luck everyone!
Congrats bro.
From the statistics , AD have 70% chance of getting into lottery, and nonAD just around 30-35%.
Got a phone call from Attorney today! Passed lottary. This is my 2nd try.
AD/RP
Hi anyone did from experis and got update
Guys please relax Premium processing lottery results due date finished yesterday. So look for other options.
Sorry 🙁