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.
I got receipt number from DSO through SEVIS Check but lawyer hasn’t received anything yet. what could be the issue? AD/RR(California)
When did your SEVIS got updated? I also applied for AD/RG/Cali . I just checked with my school, It seems there is no update yet 🙁
+1
I have no idea when it got updated !My DSO just said “there is currently a change of status pending. you can check update about your case online on uscis using your receipt number #WAC **********.
Did any one who have applied more than one petition got receipt?
Nobody reported multiple receipts received so far.
Somehow I have a good feeling that this time USCIS did smart work identifying all multiple petitions and rejecting “most” of them right away,During days of AD/PP many guys posted that they got 2-3-4 petitions picked up but no one eversince.So ideally the guys got smart after being bashed up over this portal or the USCIS:)
For the ones who have got the receipt, did you all submit just one application or more than one ?
2-3 days back, I saw a post on this forum. The guys had two receipts.
And at least one said he/she got RFE-ed with multiple receipts. Hope USCIS scrutinizes as much as they can this time.
Some of my frnd applied 2/3/4 applied.all of thier applications picked with diff receipt numbers. very bad immigration system.
Did your friends get all of their applications picked or 1/2 of all the applications they submitted? I was wondering if there is an all/none rule with the system.
My friend applied 2 petitions AD/PP/VT. Both got selected and Both got RFE. He is waiting for RFE.
I heard USCIS prints and sends receipts by employer name. is this true?
have you not seen a I797 receipt so far ? Google I797 receipt and see image.
Non-Ad/RP/Vermont….do we still have hope?
There should be still hope. My checks were cashed by Vermont on April 30, 2015. No receipt yet, but I guess I get through the lottery. All the best!
anyone here applied through 8kmiles?
There is no update on my SEVIS!
Can someone PLZ let me know if this means my h1b didn’t get picked up in lottery?
All AD, RP, CSC candidates … do we still have hope?
Yes, but low.
Usually how long does it take to receive receipt after the check realized? My employer said the check has been en-cashed on 28. when will I get the receipt?
5 days.
Got an email from company around 11.30 EST confirming application has been picked and they will send receipt by Monday.
Non-Ad/RP/Vermont.
Anyone got their cheques encashed or received receipts for
Non-AD / RP / California?
Hello Friends,
Any one from SmartPlay got any update?
I am still awaiting.
Any one got information from HR that SmartPlay applying for Premium or Non-Premium Processing…Please share friends… too much stress
No update from hr yet. Hr confirmed they apply through RP for all.
Same. Awaiting.
What is AD, non AD, /VT
i understood RP is regular processing
PP is premium processing
AD- Advanced Degree
VT – Vermont
Thank you
Is Calif center really slow, was there really a break in receipt notifications? Iam AD/RP/Calif… how do you think my chances are… this waiting too hard..
Many AD/NonAD-RP-CA- people are getting receipts though.
+1
Have been eagerly waiting for this moment……. Just now my employer informed me that my check has been cashed…. Hoping for receipt # in 2-3 days…. Thank god……. after many sleepless night finally I can sleep properly now……
Congrats
Congrats bro., pray for us too….
Employer says my check for filing fees got encashed today, In how many days from now will I get the receipt number.?Thanks
Congrats
May be in a week
Please pray for us too…
If there was a so called god the H1 quota should have been increased.
There is Devil. Pray the devil and praise the devil.
No bro., don’t get frustrated.
God is just testing us, keep hope till the last mile.
Oh god….still how much waiting
All the best for genuine applicants.
Does anybody know or guess how many AD applicants in this year for h1-b 2016?
My guess around 60k-70k
I have applied through BAL GLOBAL Houston, but I could not able to reach them to get update? Their system still shows no receipt(empty). Mine is AD/RP/VSC, should I move to plan B?
For RP ppl we still have hope probably till May 15th or even later, for PP ppl they should start plan B already.
Any is waiting from AD/RP/VSC. My company applied through BAL GLOBAL and three days ago I called them and he told me non of RP receipts received yet. Any updates
WAC / Non-AD / RP
Any one? Seems like Cali is a bit behind Vermont! Am I right?
God this waiting game sucks !!!
I’m still waiting>_< probably deadline for NON-AD RP is next Thursday or Friday?
Any one recently received (yesterday or today) receipt for non AD premium processing from California?
Thanks
My guess as per statistics
AD/PP – not much hopes
NonAD/PP – not much hopes
AD/RP – few hopes
NonAD/RP – more hopes
Boss, Office last date of premium processing is 11th-May, so keep awake & hopping.
If you don’t have anything written information then stop posting false information.
Do you know what 11th May is for ? it is to get final result of application after validating all the documents etc. Receipt must have been rolled much earlier. Receipt just says your case was picked. Lottery happened on 13th. Premium must have got receipt already. Picked cases are now actually getting Approvals or RFE.
non-AD/RP/Vermont
got my petition selected at second attempt (last year had no success)
this is my single petition!
RD/ RP/ VSC
Thank God. I finally got my receipt yesterday. This was my third attempt. I was not picked in the lottery for the past two years. It was a tough time. I was a silent follower in this forum around this time every year. Thank you for the people who are behind this website. This is so very helpful.
Good luck y’all who are waiting for the receipts.
What did you do last couple of times, did you have to join a school to maintain your status? And were you able to go out of US last two years? This waiting thing is killing me….
Is any one got receipt from Vermont service center for last two days?
Non-AD/RP/VSC
I got mine yesterday. RD/ RP/ VSC
Finallyyyy!!!!! I got a call from employer yesterday 30th april RP??
congrats!!!
Question. Realistically, what are the odds of having your h1 granted if you’re picked in the lottery? What are some common reasons for rejection?
H1-B approval after selection in lottery depends on documents submitted at the time of filing.
USCIS is unerring in determining the whether documents are correct.
My H1 was denied last year because of messed up documents submitted by my employer.
I was a genuine candidate for the position, with required skill set and qualification.
Sometimes nothing is in our control.
To sum-up there is no guarantee that your H1 will be approved once selected lottery.
Did any one got receipt for NON AD/RP ?
Still waiting,waiting,waiting 🙁
still how many days to go
still waiting
still waiting>_<anyone else also in Cali?
My employer applied 4 NAD/RP/WAC. 2 of them received the receipts yesterday. Any hope for other 2?
Do not lose… HOPE
No hope.
Just received my receipt number today AD/RP/CSC.
Anyone from TCS got any update?
TCS must be banned for life to be eligible for filing H1/L1/B1/GC.
The worst company ever.
Fools who lick managers a** and suck their **** get visa’s filed.
TCS is major reason for such a huge number of H1B 2016 applications.
I dont mind sucking and licking as long as I get the visa which will enable me to get a huge dowry and buy an apartment in India. You can say whatever you want.
You can be a whore in India and achieve that.
Why the hell you need to come to US?
US does not need fools like you from TCS.
Also your business will become ho business will become good after marriage 😉
Ha ha ha ha liked that one:)
You cheap people take money from our country and put into yours.
You must be barred for life.
looks like ctrl+c && ctrl+v is all that you will do in the US.
Ramesh you deserve a visa . Welcome to the land of opportunities.
Deserving does not guarantee visa.
As a matter of fact even selection is lottery has no guarantee.
No update of SEVIS status by 4/30, is there any hope? If there is any change, it should be faster than mail, am I right?
My school counselor said that the changes to SEVIS are not always posted immediately by the USCIS.
Received an email from my attorney stating that they received the receipt this morning. Cannot be more relieved. Good luck to everyone who is waiting. My best wishes!
Congrats, good luck to everyone.
AD/RP this was my 2nd year application from PwC US. Last year filed under Bachelors, this year under masters. Apparently, my application was picked on 13th April, just got confirmation from the attorney it was picked. I can understand the extreme pain and frustration for all those still waiting, so hang in there and pray for the best. Instead of fighting amongst yourselves, do something good to channelize your energy and your prayers will be heard !!
OMG!! Congrats! I’m still waiting, if you refer to my comments below, based in NYC, AD/RP/VT, do I still have hope?? I am super sensitive these days, please help! haha
Thank you. Absolutely, there is hope. I can well understand your frustration(I was the same until 10 mins ago). However, like I stated mine got picked on 13th and received just now. So, I’m sure there’s quite a lot more still to come. Hang in there and all the best!!
Did your SEVIS status changed if you asked your school? Mine didn’t change as of today, not sure if that mean absolute no
Work for the same company. Did you reach out to them or you checked the online portal?
Congrats!!
AD/PP/CAL
As you might have guessed it still waiting for an answer…
Why is that even with PP rejection (hopefully) is slow…
They are working on processing PP petitions
I have an interesting scenario. My employer sent the check (includes processing + attorney fee) to the attorney. The attorney cashed it and possibly wrote a check to uscis along with my petition. So I can’t really know if the check is getting cashed or not. Is this even normal?
It looks like it is. My employer’s attorney did the same thing. Either they should inform you once the checks are cashed or you can go ahead or ask your employer to contact the attorney via email / phone requesting him to check the status of the checks.
I got mine today. Non-AD/RP/VSC
congrats bro, pray for others too….including me
Petition to stop these Indian MNC companies to ban from filing H1B.
These talentless cheap companies apply thousands of visas and spoil chances of genuine masters candidate who have prestigious school degrees.
BAN these cheap scam companies – TCS, Infosys, WIPRO, HCL, etc
Totally AGREE
I have friends (Non-indians) who work in IT companies.They witness so much stuff where indians get in trouble.Most of them who come to US dont have enough experience or know nothing when they are assigned to a project they outsource to india for help and get it done for couple hundread dollars to get the task done.Some of them got caught by their supervisors and lost their jobs.So those fake resumes and sh’t will end up on the street anyways.The story is real,most of the people they are aware of it but keep these guys because they work for minimum wage also they don’t mind staying 5 people in 1 bedroom house so companies don’t have problem keeping them.they do housing for indians who are willing to live together.
Is that your own experience. Fools like you will be caught as you have Zero talent. Almost everyone in India and Indian MNC’s are better than you.
Dikha di apni aukat finally
Abe aukat ki kya baat kar raha h! Tell me one simple thing…. If you r so damn interested in blaming the Indian MNCs, did u ever get a chance to work in any Indian MNC before? M sure u might have “failed” several interviews and finally thought of going abroad to complete your so called profile, being optimistic to crack an interview some day in your life to get into some MNC – an trust me if you are comming back to India to get into some Indian MNC, you’ll bear your aforesaid curse or blame….
So just stop shitting here and stop blaming others…
For Infylad- Abe I am an Indian only and had never been to US for any bullshit advanced degree we have several best of Engg and business schools in India.About serving in Indian MNC like TCS Infy wipro and CTS so boss I don’t even feel attending their interviews ciz I know their level. in 10 years if my exp I have worked with EDS;Adobe; Thomson Reuters and Oracle and it’s oracle who filed my H1B.Why I said dikha di apni aukat since that guy was using bas words like “kutte” and all in a portal where we have guys from several countries already having a bad impression about India and you guys giving them more reason.sab jagah raita tum jaise hi felate ho aur baaki sab ka impression bhi kharab hota hai.
sale tucche oracle tere jaise bando ko kab se lene lag gaye house keeping me hai kya 🙂 🙂
Oh is it! I dont want to comment over your whatever experience – i dont want to get into this, my only point is how dare ppl like @sandeep can comment on anybody’s profession! I feel pitty on such ppl who post shit like this…. Does @Sandeep’s comments make you proud of being an Indian?!
Mujhe kisis ke comments ki jaroorat nahi hai to feel proud of being an Indian.I don’t know what sandeep said.I felt bad using language like “kutte ke bacche” and all and request not to go to this level.Its a race and we have all kind if guys here hoping to win so rather commenting on each others employer and chances just waut for your own.Aur bhai just for your satisfaction wheather I work in facility in Oracle as you are assuming I can only ask you to check my LinkedIn profile in name of Rajat Mathur.You won’t find broom harpic as my skill set:).When u speak rubbish you are not making me down but your very own upbringing.
Rahi baat sandeep ki to yeh woh log hain Jo 4 din US rehkar apni cha al bhool jaate hain.Apni land sab bechkar aur lian lekar aaye US ab phate mein hain ki visa nahi mila to India jakar Jo job lagegy usme loan ki emi bhi nahi niklegy isliye sab par gusaa aaraha hai per bhai Obama ke damad nahi ho ki degree karna se visa mil jayega.
WHY DUDE? HOW MUCH YOU HAVE PAID FOR YOUR MASTERS? HOW MUCH JOB EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE??
Graduated from BS harvard 2013, MS from Penn Wharton school, worked at Goldman sachs for little over 1 year now. Is this good enough?
I paid $40,000. I am talented and work for Google as a software engineer. No some cheap-a** fkdup company like yours.
All these companies have people who can’t code sh**. They shouldn’t be allowed to USA. I’ve seen so many of them.
I am an ex-Infoscion and I have a masters too. I bet there are many people in these companies that you call “cheap” who are better than you in all terms. Even after having done my masters from one of the top 10 Universities, I know many people in Infosys that I look upon.
And FYI I have not got my H1b receipt yet, but even if I wont, I wont blame these companies for making up major percentage of applications. The real cause of your frustration is the broken US immigration system. I cannot resist saying that its not these companies, but the mindset like yours that is “cheap”.
Well said… Frustration makes them speak like this.
And ya.. I dont know how to got into Google..
Dude, there is no point in arguing with you.
I agree that the system is broken, but there should be first preference for people who get their degrees from the USA.
I am not wrong in stating these companies as cheap, 90% of the employees don’t know sh**
@Sandeep: Chill, I was in the same boat but fortunately got H1B this year. At least I expect GOOG is also able to provide a backup plan of relocating abroad and later bring you back with L and finish your GC.
@Sandeep… Enough of your non sencical shit… Just shut the f**k up!
Sandeep in the only person who knows 100% about the sh**!!!
So you mean to say you don’t buy any Made in China stuff as it is cheap. Go back to your office/house and stuck all the Made in China items up , you know where. And then come back and talk about cheap. H1 visa has merely shown the IT industry that the same work can be done for a far lesser cost. The whole basis of a capitalistic economy is to make profit.
Ban those F1 holders who lie to the immigration officers that they would return back after completing their studies. Hold on, rather than banning, confiscate the fake financial bank balance/property they showed trying to convince the officers of their ability to pay tuition and ties to home country. Even better, tax their income twice, one in US and again as deemed fit by their country of birth.
HAHAHAHA, you must be one of those guys who could not make it past GRE and finally had to settle in a shithole of a company like TCS/CTS/Infy/Wipro. So long sucka. Stay there
Most of your ilk cant get a decent job in any of these MNCs. They end up paying third party body shoppers(pimps) to sponsor the visa and eventually get sold out per hour basis to an end customer who uses the “talent” on an hourly basis before throwing you out on the street again for the next customer….
Kuch Jaalta hai to Jaalne do.
Aasu na baha fariyaad na kar
And FYI, It is no longer necessary to tell you would return to home country after study. USCIS’s latest memo sent to DHS tells that F1 visa can be dual intent. So, you can’t deport a student just because he expresses his intent to work after study.
Well said. These F1 people are so greedy that they only want all the benefits in the world.
I am an ex-Infoscion and I have a masters too. I bet there are many people in these companies that you call “cheap” who are better than you in all terms. Even after having done my masters from one of the top 10 Universities, I know many people in Infosys that I look upon.
And FYI I have not got my H1b receipt yet, but even if I wont, I wont blame these companies for making up major percentage of applications. The real cause of your frustration is the broken US immigration system. I cannot resist saying that its not these companies, but the mindset like yours that is “cheap”.
if applications from such big companies are not fake…then show me 233k-85k=150k more openings in US.
Do you mean all the 150k applications are filed by these companies? what about those f**kers who file multiple applications from consultancies? If one of these companies file for 30k applications, I am rest assured they can get these many people to US, provided the system allows them to. And yes, if you say system should be modified to give preference to students here, I agree. But as of now, its the system that is broken and no one else can be blamed if students here dont get the H1Bs.
Agree…I worked for one of them….they lie to USCIS and attorneys…most PRDs are fake….u suffer for their misdeeds….RIP TCS, Infy, Wipro…
This is human trafficking.
There is no difference between a Latino who tries to sneak into us from border and Indian guy with fake resume and diploma from an unknown school gets an H1B.
One thing many people dont understand:
People in professional major(NON-IT),Engineers,Architects,Financial,Bio-Tech… You cant get more than one sponsor because Your employer will not sponsor you if you are in contact with an another firm also its gonna ruin your reputation in the industry.So its not because we dont get more than one employer to sponsor,Its because its not right also risky for your career and employment.So dont act like you are the sh’t if you have three consultancies sponsor you.They do not because you are the best,they get commision on you.They dont even know who you are.
We,Engineers get call everyday from recruiters for amazing opportunities.That doesn’t increase our chance in sponsorship because you can f’ck around if you want to have stable career.
So if you are not in US and have no Idea about employment in the states,DonT talk sh’t when people complain about muLti applications.Because it’s really not fair for someone to be in the same poll with a person outside of US.
I agree with you-US should ban all migrants and instead should promote Professional Education in their own home.This way even people from India (I am an Indian) will be recognized in their own country and can do something to create competition to all Western counterparts/Organizations.This will create an opportunity where Western countries will line up to get Indian Visa.
Now before many comes and ask me-Why the hell you applied for H1 than?. so guys not me but my employer-I am like If I get “its good” if I wont get than also “its good” 🙂
The USCIS allows Indian companies from filing H1B visas!
If it has to come down to blame , then anybody can blame another.
A Master’s/Bachelors degree holder from an Indian University , working for an Indian company gets an equal opportunity to make it in the H1B lottery as an F1.
The real problems are the cap and the rule that allows more than 1 application from different employers for a single candidate. Who made these rules? And who can change them?? …
Would you blame some one for making use of this obvious loop hole in the rule? Who you blame someone for not making use of this loophole?
It was each person’s choice …. Now lets take the responsibility of the choices we made
Hey buddy,
I have an advanced degree and a dream job too.
But we already get a special preference for lottery.
I think it’s unfair to say what you just did. There are so many talented people with just a Bachelor’s degree. They need a shot too.
I am AD/RP/Cali. I know this is a messed up situation. Cursing MNCs doesn’t make the situation any better.
Good luck with your application!
@Sandeep ,Rajat and InfyGuy ..I dont know why all of you are fighting and praising yourself working for so and so company .But the real fact is all these are interdependent companies and equally important to sustain a business .If Deloitte etc.. provides consultancy for a problem , services company (TCS /Infy etc)implement the solution and Oracle/Microsoft products get sold . So if you remove any one of those cycle would break .its in the mind of employee only the superiority complex working for them due to common human nature .No one code whether he is in Google etc to take it home and dance on that 😛 . And being an India it a matter of proud that we had made giant companies who are competing at world level so just disregarding due to fact that “ghar ke murgi dal barabar ..” is not good enough ,they have made the lives better and provided employment in our beloved country and help striving the growth ..
Just want to remind you all a very good dialogue from Sunny phajees border movie “Hum he hum hain to kya hum hain ..Tum he tum ho to kya tum ho…”
2nd year waiting for H1B, can anyone tell me what’s AD?
It means Advanced petition
advanced degree
I used to think indians are nice when I just came to the states.
I have indian batch mates and they were really nice and helpful. But then I found they cheated on several things, which gives me really bad impression.
I have to admit indians are smart, but some times playing tricks makes people don’t trust you anymore.
Our customer even emphasized they don’t want any indians in our data analysis team.
Did not hear any news from Fragomen / My company. Are there any chances of getting the lottery?
– Premium processing.
– Non AD
– California bay Area.
Honestly, if you are under premium processing, better start prep the plan B.
It is still possible to get email, but very little chance.
Bless you!
wait till May 15. After that you can forget about any possibilities.
@Yssssssssss
let us not discriminate based on country as its not in our hand.
Its true that some of big companies from India started abusing the system by applying large applications to get their big share. They try to induct cheap labors , that should be stopped by keeping minimum wage restrictions.
@Bob , Spare that poor guy. Yessssss will some day get well . Let’s all pray for him.
Hi Everyone,
Just got update from my employer. (AD/VT/RP) that my petition was selected.
Here is the information on my receipt which might help you
Receipt date: April 13th
Notice date: April 21st
Receipt No: EAC1514150***
Wish you all the best!
Any news from NYC?
Still waiting.. RP 🙁
Any updates on non-ad regular processing from California?
I am waiting too
+1
Me too…..
+1
+1
Still waiting, hope to hear some good news.
A friend of mine has been selected in lottery. His employer informed him today that his cheque was encashed…I am waiting for my result though !
Just wanted to let you all know that I was informed by my company that my application was not picked in the lottery this year too. This was my second and final attempt and I am planning to head back to India but I just wanted to say my peace to this process by quoting America is a land of opportunities and we Indians very well know how to trick any system. I feel ashamed that we still carry this filthy mindset where ever we go and try to bend every system which was at some point built to be fair. Lastly I want to give a head’s up for some of you who may be applying next year….don’t be surprised if the number of applications go up to 300,000 and given the elections things are bound to remain the same. Brace Yourself, let luck be with you!
True bro.
Are you RP/PP ?
Big companies are trying to abuse the system by applying more applications which is causing more uncertainty. There is no surprise if next year applications go +300k. Only attorneys and mail system get benefited.
I am AD/PP
Bharat- Did you get a notice indicating you were not selected? I still haven’t got any update, Yay or Nay. No response yet.
Bharat, think in a different way, what would happen to you if you didn’t get F1 visa in the first place. Be happy whatever you do not blame others/system when you don’t get something. Many people are wanting to be in the US. You are a lucky guy, at least you have a good educational degree that too from an American university. You have better chances to try in future again. Don’t lose hope nothing is impossible who knows you will be in good position later. If you are from India and abusing our system then don’t forget you also one of them. Remember,Whatever you think/do your life follows those thoughts/actions.
This is truly a great comment. Thank you.
Exactly!
Love this! +1
I never abused the system, I never lied on my F 1 VISA, I know many people are waiting to come to the US and there is nothing wrong with that after all this is the land of opportunities all I ask is if you are here doing things the right way then I respect your actions. My advanced degree from a top tier school is no luck I worked my ass off for it…if you are one of them with multiple applications you don’t have any right to throw me under the bus. My F 1, my education, my degree was no luck, filed for H1B with 1 application from legit companies legally..so you can call me whatever you want I know I did it the right way.
ALL IS WELL BOLO ALL IS WELL
Hello all,
I just got an email from my employer that my case got picked in the lottery!!!
Hope the below brief information of my profile will help someone or the other!!
Category : AD
Process : RP
Center : California
Receipt Date : April 24th
No of applications : One and 1st time
Receipt No : WAC – 15 – 142 – 53XXX
Big thanks to everyone!!!!
Finally something from California. Congrats! That did increase the hope
Syntel_Folks any updates did anyone slecetd in Lottery?
What does change of status petition is still pending with the USCIS mean? Is my H1 picked or Am I still waiting to know the decision?
Looks like internal status tracking within your company, ask the guys who were approved last year or gone through this process.
Still waiting for attorney to receive the receipt. Stupid attorney is based in Canada. Not sure, if that’s the reason it might take longer. Anyone else here from PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) US waiting?
I’m in same boat Non-AD/RP…waiting and nervous..very nervous
yes me too! AD/RP/PwC.
I have heard some folks in PwC have got updates/receipt numbers. So I dont think the attorneys located in Canada is causing the delay.
Hi
I have applied through Deloitte US. Still have not heard anything.
Deloitte people all filed with premium, so if you haven’t heard anything, you have no hope….. sorry.
Hi there, I’m also waiting to hear back from them. I’m based in NYC. I’m not sure if you know but few of my friends got notices starting from Monday till Yesterday. I do not want to lose hope… Let’s hope for the best!! haha Good luck to you too
Did anybody else get any updates from PwC?
Just got my H1B approval! 🙂 … On April 30, 2015, we approved your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number EAC15136XXXXX. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice… I am AD/PP/VT currently in India.
Congrats!!! Now enjoy ur next 5 months waiting time… It is going to be very grueling for others..
I had applied in 2013, the first year after 2008 when there was lottery. I received my EAC no. in May and had to wait till Aug end to get approval notice. What a painful 5 months…
Best of luck for others!
So if your case got approved on 30th, does it mean, that they are still sending out approvals for premium processing..? I had lost hope, and didn’t expect premium processing to get approved after 28th.
AD/PP/CSC
JPD,
looks like ADI application got approved. He probably got his application picked in lottery while ago. He is not saying his application got picked today.
Thanks,
Sai
I got reciept notice on 20th April. It is PP so I think they started processing it on 27th and I got it approved today. PP applications will be processed till May 11th.
Same boat as you. Lost hopes too!