Page Updated : December 14, 2014.
H1B 2014 season was over on April 5, 2013 with lottery. Currently, we are in H1B 2016 season. See below for details:
Check out :H1B Visa 2016 – Start Date, Sponsors, Fees, FAQs
H1B 2014 Cap reached on April 5th, 2013. Read : 124,000 H1B Visas Filed. Lottery Process
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Just like previous years, we will track all the news updates and cap count numbers related to H1B visa 2014 on this page. You can check out our previous H1B visa 2013 cap count updates page to get an idea.
Latest News updates, Information for H1B visa 2014 :
All the H1B news releases by USCIS and informative articles related to applying for H1B visa 2014 will be posted below :
- USCIS Update : 124,000 Petitions Received. Lottery Process followed. News Summary
- H1B Visa 2014 Quota Cap reached on April 5th, USCIS official Update
- USCIS First Cap count update FY 2014 – April 8th or 5th ?
- Will there be Lottery for H1B Visa FY 2014 ? USCIS Data Analysis, Prediction
- USCIS Press Release : Petitions accepted from April 1st. Lottery ?
- H1B Visa 2014 – FAQs – Start date, Cap Count, Fee, deadline
- How to find H1B Visa 2014 Sponsors ?
H1B Visa FY 2014 Cap Count updates Tracking Table:
The below table will be updated as soon as USICS updates cap counts.
| USCIS Update on | Regular H1B Cap (65,000) | Advanced Degree Cap (20,000) | Analysis and Cap Count Update Article. |
| April 5th, 2013 | 65,000 | 20,000 | USCIS news Update – Lottery |
| Remaining H1B Cap | Zero | Zero | Total Remaining = ZERO |
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What the hell – the lottery is because of number of filings head count increased of the below software companies . what we do when the H1B applied for single employer (1 single H1B Petition from engineering company) do we need to accept the hell ?
USCIS should limit the petitions each employer stated here and should APPROVE THE SINGLE PETITIONS FILED from engineering companies who they looking for their life change from the stress.
All Peoples who applied H1B from engineering should stresssss about the dam lottery now ?
they would loose their job because of this !!!! lottery
they are already in stress now and hurting more now because of this bulshit lottery process.
1 SIGLE PETITION APPLIED from ONE EMPLOYER for 1 EMPLOYEE SHOUD PASS THRU WO LOTTERY.
Name Number of Application
Infosys Limited 6862
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1120
Deloitte Consulting Lp 1029
Microsoft Corp 817
Wipro Limited 814
Ibm 414
Ibm India Private Limited 400
Hcl America Inc 392
Accenture 389
Deloitte Touche Llp 386
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 354
Oracle America Inc 324
Qualcomm 294
Cognizant Technology Solutions U S 288
Ernst Young Us Llp 283
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 271
Google Inc 243
Cvs Rx Services Inc 225
J P Morgan Chase 219
Value Consulting Llc 211
Amazon Corporate Llc 209
Syntel Consulting Inc 184
Patni Americas Inc 179
Ust Global Inc 174
Intel Corp 158
Vsoft Consulting Group 148
Apple Inc 143
Sagarsoft Inc 142
Igate Technologies Inc 142
Marlabs Inc 130
Avnet Inc 129
Bank Of America Na 127
Satyam Computer Services Limited 122
Ebay Inc 120
System Soft Technologies 118
Hewlett Packard Co 117
Digiblitz Technologies Pvt Ltd 115
Price Water House Coopers Llp 114
Walmart Associates Inc 113
System 110
Emc Corp 108
Hcl Global Systems Inc 108
New York University Hospitals Center 106
Larsen Toubro Limited 105
University Of Michigan 103
Fujitsu America Inc 101
Randstad Technologies, Lp 101
Can you please give reference, from where did you get this information.
I feel these are fake numbers or just from your personal estsimate !!
I don’t agree with this data university ,hospital do not fall on CAP count. Fake numbers
It is official. There will be a lottery. Here is the official word from USCIS.
a.) Both the Masters CAP and the General CAP has been met. There will be a lottery.
b.) USCIS will not accept any more application. It will stop accepting applications today.
c.) Lottery for the advanced degree will take place first. All degree petitions not selected will be placed in the general lottery.
d.) Due to the high number of applications recieved USCIS is not able to currently state when it will have the lottery scheduled.
e.) USICA will not provide the total number of petitions received as it is still recieving it today. Most probably it may do so monday.
Best of luck in the Lottery!!!
Friends can you please tell currently in which centers petitions are accepted ?
Is it only in california and Vermont , or even texas also there …
Please reply
I believe it is only VSC and CSC
myonestopforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=26
Just to Add what Shekhar said , these are extremely genuine and true facts , which Shekhar has put up . These are the major reasons why the US govt decided over the H1b visa category in the first place to , promote research , benefiting mankind and also benefiting America at the first place .
Just to reiterate to the below mentioned points mentioned by Shekhar , I shall also like to add these points which make it quite self evident that people doing research in US universities add more value ( speaking relatively , of course) :to the system in general and should always be given more priority in granting the H1Bs –
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I am answering to your question and I hope you understand this.
Listed below are the reasons why they should go lottery for 20k first and then put the remaining to 65k to give them another chance.
– More than 98% patents files by US (503528 in year 2011) are filed by people who have done masters and PhD from here and more than 50% of them are foreign nationals (who needs H1 initially and they fall under 20k cap).
– More than 50% masters and PhD graduates from American Universities either become entrepreneur or work for companies less than 10 years old to make them grow and create new jobs for native americans.
– Organizations like NASA and others hire Masters and PhD graduates in USA for spatial research and more than 40% of NASA employees are graduates from American Universities who are natively foreign origin (they needs H1 initially to work and they fall under 20k cap).
Unfortunately, Indian IT companies like TCS and Infosys doesn’t have any role in that.
– 40% of fortune 500 companies were started by students who have Masters/PhD degree (who required H1 at the start). From 1995 to 2005, half of the silicon valley start ups had at least one founder belonging to this category and in 2005 alone, those businesses did 52 billion dollar in sales creating more than 400k jobs.
None of the people who comes here in 65k category do this.
I can give you tonnes of similar facts but I know after this post people will start attacking me personally because its impossible to make them understand. People who do routine jobs in India IT companies seriously need to understand the importance of research and what it means by highly skilled labour, if they think they are..
Now its ur turn baby… Attack me…. But it would be really nice if you can attack me with facts and figures and just not by shear emotions.
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–Also if you take a close look , most of the Research centers , I mean the core research centers for IBM Watson labs , Google Labs , Microsoft R &D , Bloomberg R & D , Yahoo R & D have their research centers here in US and they mostly cater to students who have a advanced degree ( Masters or Phd) , from a US university , and who in turn will be the cause of their next great product or innovation and believe me if you think logically TCS, Infosys , HCL , all have less or no contribution to research from the Indian division and mostly work as a shop to provide cheap labor.
— Second stats is if you see almost 97 % of the people who come on H1b from India without an advance degree , ( mostly exceptions are there here and there , but cannot be counted ) come for a QA or Testing position , and I don’t disagree that QA / Testing is an important part of the development life cycle , but cannot be compared to core R & D and highly skilled labor for which US started the H1B category at the first place.
I am sure there will be many people disagreeing with these facts but facts will still remain facts and if you want to disagree or agree with the same .
Please request USCIS to accept only Rand D applications and reject other application instead of writing up facts.
The fact is USCIS accepts any H1B application irrespective of the category…
Hi AB,
I definitely agree that people who have done their Masters/Phd will turn out to provide more value. However all the IT companies are not out there just to provide cheap labor. They come out as a Service Company where they provide end to end IT services for an organization. The overhead, management, services, staffing, training, IT Analysis, Development, Testing, Maintenance, Tech Support, Change Management are all taken care by the Service Company. Point is there is a huge need for this IT service and these people are out there providing them – yes they are relatively cheaper. Thats because of the working Onsite-Offshore model. There is a need to be met and they are meeting them. I still agree that Masters/Phd students should have a special quota which they do.
USCIS has now announced that the cap has been reached. Good luck with lottery..
What is the expectation on How many Petitions received from both General and Masters Quote? (Any Feedback from original source)?
Loyttery is Marginal
lottery will be on those Petitions which are filled lawfully
2-3% rejection on lottery
H1B application rejection will be high
there is chance for waiting list also
Source ( USCIS Officer’s : unofficial)
do we know immediately whether if our application is selected in lottery or not? mean in a week they let us know? to make free from tension for us?
Chandana,
It depends upon how much over the cap did the filing go. First the premium petitions selected in the lottery will know about it, followed by others.
int getRandomPetitions()
{
Roll_The_F**ing_Dice();
return (Petitions); //Rest are screwed!
}
select * from dbo.Petitions_all
where rownum <= 20000 and cap = 'Masters'
order by received_date asc
union
select * from dbo.Petitions_all
where rownum <= 65000 and cap in ('Masters', 'gen')
order by received_date asc
;
Fucking code monkey
This is what given on USCIS website: “We use the information provided in Part C of the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement (Form I-129, pages 17 through 19) to determine whether a petition is subject to the 65,000 H-1B numerical limitation (the “cap”). Some petitions are exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption provided to the first 20,000 petitions filed for a beneficiary who has obtained a U.S. master’s degree or higher. Unless otherwise exempt from the cap, petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries who have obtained a U.S. master’s degree or higher will be counted against the regular cap once USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the advanced degree exemption.”
There is no lottery for advanced degree cap exempt applications although there are more than 20,000 petitions received. USCIS will select first 20,000 applications snd rest of the applications will go into cap-subject quota. There is random selection for this cap subject quota. Please read following portion of today’s USCIS alert:
“USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. ”
USCIS will conduct selection process for advanced degree (it doesn’t say random selection).
All guys with advanced degree from US and filed petitions early this week, we are in good luck!
not true. if there are more that 20000 masters, then a lottery will be done to determine who is pushed to regular
Well, u can beluve in whatever u want.
I wish what you were said was correct but eventually it is not..here is the reason
“USCIS Runs Random Selection Process For H-1B Petitions
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today conducted the computer-generated random selection processes on H-1B petitions, to select which H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2009 (FY 2009) would continue to full adjudication. If approved these H-1B petitions will be eligible to receive an H-1B visa number.
USCIS conducted two random selections, first on petitions qualifying for the 20,000 “master’s or higher degree” (advanced degree) exemption, and second on the remaining advance degree petitions together with the general H-1B pool of petitions, for the 65,000 cap. (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=183f301458e49110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD)
Do any 1 hav an idea how they will pick in lottery system.
This is what given on USCIS website: “We use the information provided in Part C of the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement (Form I-129, pages 17 through 19) to determine whether a petition is subject to the 65,000 H-1B numerical limitation (the “cap”). Some petitions are exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption provided to the first 20,000 petitions filed for a beneficiary who has obtained a U.S. master’s degree or higher. Unless otherwise exempt from the cap, petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries who have obtained a U.S. master’s degree or higher will be counted against the regular cap once USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the advanced degree exemption.”
Source link:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4b7cdd1d5fd37210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=73566811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD
There is no lottery for advanced degree cap exempt applications although there are more than 20,000 petitions received. USCIS will select first 20,000 applications snd rest of the applications will go into cap-subject quota. There is random selection for this cap subject quota. Please read following portion of today’s USCIS alert:
“USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. ”
USCIS will conduct selection process for advanced degree (it doesn’t say random selection).
All guys with advanced degree from US and filed petitions early this week, we are in good luck!
You are right.For the first 20,000 Advanced exemption that are lawfully and accepted, there wont be lottery. But the rest of Advanced exemption will go into cap and be subject to lottery. So that means they will first conduct an examination to all the ADE exemption petitions and filter out those that are not lawful or not accepted. Second, to choose the first 20,000 out of all accepted ones. Then the rest of the accepted with a later arrival date will be put into cap and random selection.
However my quesiton is, how do they decide who are the first 20,000? Based on arrival time?
Watever be the numbers. This years lottery would serve as an eye opener for people interested in pursuing advanced degrees in US in the coming years. 20k for advanced degree will not cater to the growing student population within united states. Unlike 2008 the economy is getting better atleast the high skilled job market will continue to see an increase in hiring.
Some might argue that student visa is only for studies.. but then lot of companies hire opt students n a sudden turn of events like a lottery can be blow for many companies utilizn these group of people.
A higher degree might not guarantee an h1b unless there are new laws passed.
Hopefully the probabilities are high this year for all but fy 2015 cud end up being the next fy 2009
I heard people saying in this forum about high-skilled and high talent labor for regular cap H1Bs. Are you serious ? I am not buying it.
Based on the fact that USCIS released the results just some hours ago, can we say that we just reached the CAP a few hours ago, and the winning chance in the lottery would be high, since the number of extra applications would not be much.
Some numerical SPECULATION/ESIMATES (No, I do not have any inside information… obviously):
I think the key question to estimating our chances is knowing WHEN the cap was reached. I think the USCIS policy was to notify the public as soon as the cap is reached (otherwise, they would have waited until after close of business on Friday). This is a big assumption – it implies that the quota was reach on Thursday, and not on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. If the quota was reached before Thursday, the numbers below are meaningless. However, assuming this is true, here are some numbers:
Total number of H1B applications received: 70k (50k on Monday, 5k on each subsequent day)
Ignoring reserved caps, this means that 93% of general pool applicants will be granted an H1B.
Assuming that Masters applications were received at the same rate, Masters applicants have a 99.5% (100% – 7%*7%) of getting H1Bs.
Again, my biggest question is *when* the cap was reached — that’s the underlying assumption behind these numbers.
Thoughts? I look forward to the discussion. Thanks.
is this 50k number on Apr 1st only for one center or for both the centers?
Can someone explain me this :
Link 1 :
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c94e6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=c94e6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
Link 2 (find it on the right side of prev link) :
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
We all are in For Lottery
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013
Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process.
what does these 2 lines represents? ny idea?
Uscis will run lottery on applications received in the first week of april I.e april 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The no will be released next week. Usually mid week.
Then they will have to do data verification on all applicatons
Then those correctly filled petitions will be subject to lottery
Then they will notify if petition is selected in lottery or not
Then the process of scrutinizing the petition begins for selected ones.
Loyttery is Marginal
lottery will be on those Petitions which are filled lawfully
2-3% rejection on lottery
H1B application rejection will be high
there is chance for waiting list also
Source ( USCIS Officer’s : unofficial)
Fortunately,
We have not seen the worst… By the predictions and discussions on various forums I was so scared that USCIS will receive more than 100k applications and then even in lottery the chances will be not very great.
Since USCIS clearly mentions that ” … USCIS announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions ….”, the keyword is today and the notice date is 04/05, that means, they have even counted the applications came today, though not the full day…..
Taking into consideration the sharp drop in the # of applications since first day, I dont think total applications will be more than 90k… Still much better than 100k+ predictions. Isn’t it?
Thanks
They said they announced today that quota is filled. They are not saying that it filled today..
When is that lawyer association’s numbers coming out?
int getRandomPetitions()
{
Roll_The_F**ing_Dice();
return (Petitions); //Rest are screwed!
}
Fucking code monkey. Do you talk in code too? You’d stink of boredom from a mile away.
Relax asd. Everybody is equally tensed as you are. Let’s hope all of us get through.
sabhi ko bahut bahut bhadhiyan 🙂
So, if they announced it today (April 5th), does that mean that the cap was reached today? In that case the number of petitions isn’t that higher than the capacity (as today was the last day) and there is a good chance in the lottery?
Here is a good link. And a nice poll that has been created.
moyonestopforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=26&p=26#p26
I have a question regarding H1B lottery system. My employer filed my H1B on 2nd Apr. I understand that USCIS will declare result within 3-4 weeks. But how will I find that my case got selected in lottery or not ?
H1B Qustions,
Your employer/attorney will either receive the receipt number (confirming that you have made through the lottery) or will get the petition package back (confirming that you didn’t make through the lottery).
124000 Petition received 🙁
WASHINGTON—For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a “lottery”) to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the advanced degree exemption limit. For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing.
The agency conducted the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected were part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit.
Updated news!
Total amount this year 124,000, so everybody has 50% possibilities.
USCIS did the lottery on April, 7th.
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
Released April 8, 2013
WASHINGTON—For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a “lottery”) to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the advanced degree exemption limit. For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing.
The agency conducted the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected were part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit.
As announced on March 15, 2013, USCIS has temporarily adjusted its premium processing practice. To facilitate the prioritized data entry of cap-subject petitions requesting premium processing, USCIS will begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases on April 15, 2013. For more information on premium processing for FY 2014 cap-subject petitions, please see the related USCIS Alert.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will not be counted towards the congressionally-mandated FY 2014 H-1B cap. Accordingly, USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:
extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the U.S.;
change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.
U.S. businesses use the H-1B programto employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields including, but not limited to: scientists, engineers, or computer programmers.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon
The lottery was conducted yesterday. Go to USCIS news page. Anyone got any number yet????
USCIS has released the number of received H1-B Applications today – 124000 for FY2014. Checkout the following link http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c91dea8c9eadd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=b56db6f2cae63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
124,000 petitions were receivedby USCIS and the LOTTERY was performed.
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USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
Released April 8, 2013
WASHINGTON—For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a “lottery”) to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the advanced degree exemption limit. For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing.
The agency conducted the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected were part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit.
As announced on March 15, 2013, USCIS has temporarily adjusted its premium processing practice. To facilitate the prioritized data entry of cap-subject petitions requesting premium processing, USCIS will begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases on April 15, 2013. For more information on premium processing for FY 2014 cap-subject petitions, please see the related USCIS Alert.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will not be counted towards the congressionally-mandated FY 2014 H-1B cap. Accordingly, USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:
extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the U.S.;
change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.
U.S. businesses use the H-1B programto employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields including, but not limited to: scientists, engineers, or computer programmers.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon”
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c91dea8c9eadd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=b56db6f2cae63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
I have applied for LCA on 3rd of april and i am still waiting for my approval for that. After getting approval can i still file for my H1 this year and will it be considered for lottery?
Please respond correctly
Application numbers are out :
WASHINGTON—For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a “lottery”) to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the advanced degree exemption limit. For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c91dea8c9eadd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a2dd6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c91dea8c9eadd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a2dd6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
Lottery already completed
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c91dea8c9eadd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a2dd6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
They have received 124,000 petitions and lottery has been conducted on 7th-Apr. See official release –
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c91dea8c9eadd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a2dd6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
News:
http://post.jagran.com/us-uses-lottery-to-choose-recipients-of-h1b-visas-1365492045
Hi,
Just wanted to know when will we get to know if we are selected in the Lottery process. As per the USCIS website the lottery is already completed and they have chosen the members for 65,000 & 20,000 Cap.
So the Lottery is already done. Does anyone have any idea when will the ones that were rejected in the lottery be notified? Also does anyone have an Idea what is the break-up of the Masters and the Regular category applications received out of the total 124k applications received?
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
H1b visa cap reached!!! Official news alert:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
All applications received by end of today will be subject to lottery. The process is outlined clearly in the alert.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Got to keep our fingers crossed .. for the next few months. Mine was filed on Apr 01 and hope my # gets selected in the lottery 🙁
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at 04/05/2013 03:58 PM EDT
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
Almost .. forgot .. GOOD LUCK !! to all the guys out here.
On April first USCIS received 50000 applications. Is these 50,000 applications as well will come under lottery? or else they will take lottery of applications which received on only April 5th ( day which exceeds the cap limit)?
Chandana,
int numberOfCases = CountCasesFrom1stTo5th();
if( numberOfCases > 65000) // regular cap
{
ApplyLottery(CasesFrom1stTo5th);
}
So, if there would be lottery, all cases from 1st to 5th would be considered as same. If your case went on 1st and my case went on 5th, we have same chance in lottery.
Hope this helps
One more condition added to your code 🙂
u_int32_t spill_to_reg = 0;
typedef u_int_32 h1b_apps;
h1b_apps us_ms_degree_h1b_count = getenv(US_MS_DEGREE_APPS);
h1b_apps reg_h1b_count = getenv(H1B_REG_APPS);
if (us_ms_degree_h1b_count > 20000) {
lottery(us_ms_degree_h1b_count);
spill_to_reg = us_ms_degree_h1b_count – 20000;
}
reg_h1b_count += spill_to_reg;
lottery(reg_h1b_count);
But what if I don’t understand code? Can you write it in English? I know you love computers and talk to them all day. I bet all your pleasures come from looking at a screen too.
This is unfair to treat the applications that came on 1st April on par with 5th April if there is lottery. I think if total applications on 1st April was 20,000 and by end of 4th April if the count was 60000 and on 5th April the count is 70K, only for the petitions on 5th April the lottery would be done. Can anyone correct if this logic is wrong??
How can you assume that she understands code?
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. So, unfortunate but USCIS will use lottery for all the petitions till 5th.
But considering that the cap was filled on 4th EOD, and the no of petitions filed day-wise have had a sharp drop, the lottery would probably be not having some demonic figure. [Just a thought though.]
Since the announcement came today at 3:58 PM – Like someone was saying it depends on when the quota was full.
a) We can assume that the cap is filled by yesterday evening or today morning. Again, this is just an assumption but sounds logical because if the cap was filled 2-3 days back, USCIS could have waited until Friday EOD to release this bulletin. So, the extra number of applications is what they have received since then, which may not be a high number.
b) Why should USCIS select the Advanced degree people first and push the remaining to the 65000 quota? The logical thing would have been to conduct two SEPARATE lottery draws for 20000 and 65000 quotas. I think that “may be” the number of petitions filed in the 65000 quota may not be that high hence they want to take a chance..
Thoughts??
I am answering to your question and I hope you understand this.
Listed below are the reasons why they should go lottery for 20k first and then put the remaining to 65k to give them another chance.
— More than 98% patents files by US (503528 in year 2011) are filed by people who have done masters and PhD from here and more than 50% of them are foreign nationals (who needs H1 initially and they fall under 20k cap).
— More than 50% masters and PhD graduates from American Universities either become entrepreneur or work for companies less than 10 years old to make them grow and create new jobs for native americans.
— Organizations like NASA and others hire Masters and PhD graduates in USA for spatial research and more than 40% of NASA employees are graduates from American Universities who are natively foreign origin (they needs H1 initially to work and they fall under 20k cap).
Unfortunately, Indian IT companies like TCS and Infosys doesn’t have any role in that.
— 40% of fortune 500 companies were started by students who have Masters/PhD degree (who required H1 at the start). From 1995 to 2005, half of the silicon valley start ups had at least one founder belonging to this category and in 2005 alone, those businesses did 52 billion dollar in sales creating more than 400k jobs.
None of the people who comes here in 65k category do this.
I can give you tonnes of similar facts but I know after this post people will start attacking me personally because its impossible to make them understand. People who do routine jobs in India IT companies seriously need to understand the importance of research and what it means by highly skilled labour, if they think they are..
Now its ur turn baby… Attack me…. But it would be really nice if you can attack me with facts and figures and just not by shear emotions.
Hey — why are you feeling you are so superior —
If you are so talented like you are claiming, you can live in India or any other place — and make money.
Don’t let your eyes closed due to an advanced degree you are holding or due to a big company like the one you are working or the profits you are making.. you are doomed to failed one day….
Like.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
We are unsure because we don’t know whether cap reached on 1st day itself or 5th day .. so all are considered equivalent for lottery .. when do you guys think they will do the lottery? Monday .. Tuesday .. ?
As per USCIS offical page:-
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Updated from USCIS
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Looks like it is going to lottery
Here it is, guys: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
http://redbus2us.com/qa/9595/uscis-just-announced-lottery-this-year
2014 H1-B cap has been reached! USCIS has confirmed this. No word on lottery so I assume no?
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
Cap has been reached guys. Check USCIS website. We had so many rumours earlier…
…so lottery is our fate
Hey AlokS…. where is the count??
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4b7cdd1d5fd37210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=73566811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD
can you forward the link. It’s not reached yet..
uscis.gov
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
There is one link on right side of webpage. It says USCIS announced lottery
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
shit .Lottery ……….Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr……….my bad luck ……
Here is the Link:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Any idea about the no of petitions filed ?
They don’t have a final number yet and they won’t make it public until next week. They are still accepting filings until the end of the day, that’s why they don’t have a final number.
Exempts have been reached as well, so those who are not chosen by the lottery will join the regular ones (65K) for another lottery.
124000 is the count
Lottery will be held for all application by EOD 4/5 under 65,000 quote. There would be no lottery for Master’s cap and the application not selected for H1B in master’s cap will be included in lottery selection for 650000
@Harshit: As per USCIS alert “USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption”, meaning lottery for master’s cap also in place.
There will not be lottery for advanced degree cap exempt petitions. USCIS will select first 20,000 petitions eligible for this quota and rest will be pushed into cap subject quota. Cap subject apllivations will be selected from lottery.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
Is the lottery only for the 20,000 Masters cap or is there lottery for both??
Can someone explain me this :
Link 1 :
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c94e6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=c94e6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
Link 2 (find it on the right side of prev link) :
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
Game turned to lottery now.
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
Here u go who all are waiting for H1b now its clear that its lottery
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Just heard this from my attorney.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Good luck to all
and it is going to be lottery..
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
USCIS officially announced .. There will be a lottery
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
It’s over today
What is the source ?
@Rohan: Where is your source first? 😉
You are posting and then asking others. haha
My source is my belief.. and my belief is my source.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Rohan , plz move ur butt elsewhere , keep urself busy with some other stuffs Bro……………Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I got notification mail fromUSCIS. It won’t accept any apps after today. Even master’s also. No info on count yet.
can you copy that email on this forum please…………..
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at 04/05/2013 03:58 PM EDT
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
So this has to be lottery as expected?
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
yes it’s over…USCIS posted it
Any Link?
Heart breaking
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
Th cap limit is reached
there is a lottery
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
read the first few comments which says Fedex alone delivered 22000 packets in initial hours of day one.
I think the cap is already reached and it may go till 150%
Any links from Rohan??
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5051f359827dd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-748d24
USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS will use a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as the “lottery”) for all FY 2014 cap-subject petitions received through April 5, 2013. The agency will conduct the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Due to the high number of petitions received, USCIS is not yet able to announce the exact day of the random selection process. Also, USCIS is currently not providing the total number of petitions received, as we continue to accept filings today. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.
USCIS will provide more detailed information about the H-1B cap next week.
For more information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
Hurrey!!!! Finally got the news. There is only 35679 H1B visa request has been receiveed till now.
How did u know that Rohan
Really!!!!!!!!!!!!!
… where you get this info
Any source?
Without the source its just rumor.
Agree. Seeeking attention of public. thats it
where did you get this ??? can you plz explain ……????
WASHINGTON—For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a “lottery”) to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the advanced degree exemption limit. For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing.
The agency conducted the selection process for advanced degree exemption petitions first. All advanced degree petitions not selected were part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit.
As announced on March 15, 2013, USCIS has temporarily adjusted its premium processing practice. To facilitate the prioritized data entry of cap-subject petitions requesting premium processing, USCIS will begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases on April 15, 2013. For more information on premium processing for FY 2014 cap-subject petitions, please see the related USCIS Alert.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will not be counted towards the congressionally-mandated FY 2014 H-1B cap. Accordingly, USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:
extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the U.S.;
change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.
U.S. businesses use the H-1B programto employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields including, but not limited to: scientists, engineers, or computer programmers.
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I’m not sure how correct this is…but one suggestion ….I guess you have also applied for your H1B and before leaving to US please spend some time on your English.
LOL
I applied for my H1 this year and FedEx tracking said package delivery date 4/1/13. It did not get delivered when it was supposed to and when i called FedEx they said due to the volume of packages a lot of them got misrouted and mine was in LA. Did anyone else face a similar problem. Well it finally got there Tuesday morning so just waiting for the official cap count now.
Also has anyone received their receipt yet? How long does it usually take for the receipt to arrive?
What time AILA provides unofficial count?
I am curios to know –
How many of you have offer or have a job in USA currently?
and How many of you are looking for the visa and then an opportunity from the current employer?
I’m sure 90% people in this particular forum looking for the visa and then an opportunity from the current employer 🙂 …but it’s absolutely diff. for the big IT companies ..they are only processing H1B when they have a specific demand…..
In my case I am on different visa it expires soon and I cannot extend it.
I currently work for state department and if I don’t get this H1B I will loose my job. 🙁
This entire process is very unfair!!
Indeed it is….and if you do some more research on this you will find nearly half of the applicants doesn’t deserve to get H1B ….still they are getting it….i’m not sure USCIS has got technical experts to really assess their credential…..
correct
I have been working for the remote team of this XYZ company for last 2 years. Now, signed the offer letter for XYZ company. now, looking for the visa.
I’m a Network Optimizer, deal with UMTS and GSM network.
I started with a US Company as an intern while i was on my F1 continued full time on my OPT and now have applied for my H1 through the same company. Fingers crossed for all of us 🙂
In the US, waiting for visa – signed a job offer
i have a TRUE OFFER…but other of my friends also went for h1b with the hope to get something after the stamp.
I talked to the FedEx reps about delivery confirmation to the CA office. The rep said they delivered 22,000 packets on April 1st morning 10:30am delivery and out of which around 350 of them were not scanned properly to get the final electronic delivery confirmation. So they are sending a letter of explanation to substitute for proof of delivery. In other words, we, in that 350, will not have the tracking page updated with delivery confirmation. Note that this is one FedEx guy who dropped 22k on that morning. So if your tracking page is showing no delivery attempt, call FedEx and they are super helpful to give you an explanation.
Wait till up to Monday…Do net get panic….
Yes, that is true. My package was delivered by FEDEX to CA office at 10:29am on April 1st.