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
Did you miss FY 2014 ? Check out : H1B Visa 2015 – FAQs
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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Hi All,
My Employer says “Your petition filed”
dose it mean that I am selected in lottery system. ?
Can anyone plz confirm.
No,
Did you received any Receipt number ?
ask your employer
i did n’t get any update so far… mine is normal process.. is that mean it’s not selected?
mine is advanced degree/ premium process. i am still on hold. so, lets wait. everyday, many people are getting updates.
Anyone got receipt for regular quota/PP from VSC today????
Can you tell me what is RFE ???
what is the approval and denied chances???
For what most common thing they will give RFE ???
@xyz
RFE stands for Request for Evidence.
Its a lame thing to ask whats your approval denial chances , don’t ask questions like a two year old kid.
Most commonly USCIS asks to prove employee-employer relationship, W2’s, pay-stubs etc.
I got the notice just now.
CSC ADV NON-PP, they should have already sent out more than 50,000 now.
Wish everybody good luck
Do you mean that 50000 for ADV NON-PP alone wht about others if they have selected 50000 ADV NON-PP.Then remaining numbers are very less
Hi Guys,
Do anyone got receipt number under regular processing?
I dint get it yet . I filed under regular processing.
My wife filed, Today checked with Lawyer, they said they don’t have any update from USCIS.
Hi,
I have not received any notice from lawyer yet.My School international advisor sent this message “Your SEVIS record (which is not always up to date), says your OPT ext which was ending on June 2 2013 is extended to 9/30/2013 and your Change of Status is currently pending.”
Does this mean my H1b got selected and i have’nt the receipt yet?
AD/PP/CSC
ya it seems to belike that. confirm with your international office.
http://www.murthy.com/2008/04/22/f-1-opt-interim-final-rule-of-april-8-2008-summary-and-analysis/
Does not mean your application is selected!!
Status and work authorization shall automatically continue until October 1st or until the H1B cap case is rejected (including not being selected in the random lottery), denied or revoked, whichever is earlier
AD/RP/CSC
Got a receipt just a minute before from lawyer.
All the best to all. 🙂
-Prasad
AD/RR/VSC – got email confirmation from my lawyer few minutes ago!
Guys good luck and keep your faith!
Has anyone received any information and/or confirmation from Fragomen yet? Our company uses Fragomen for immigration purposes, and neither I nor any of the other folks who applied this year from my company received any intimation from them.
I got an email from them yesterday to notify my employer and me that they had received H-1B receipt from USCIS. Be patient, I think they will send out notifications once they get the mails. Good Luck~
AD/RR/VSC – got email confirmation from my lawyer today.
My lawyer just emailed me saying USCIS cashed the check filed with my H1B petition. I did not hear anything from them until today. Mine is AD/PP/VSC. Please do not lose hope if you filed AD/PP!!!
thats good. congrats buddy. hope everyone will get
Congrats and thanks man. looks like they are still working on PP applications.
Did anyone get the receipt for RP/VSC.
I am still waiting for it! 🙁
Thats a good news. I was really going mad about this.
Are you sure they didn’t get the receipt number and the check has been cashed today?
Maybe, your lawyer might have got the receipt and he didn’t checked his email due to bulk of emails.
Please confirm. I’m like my entire future is gone.
My HR caalled USCIS yesterday and they said “No Record found”
Thanks and appreciated! Good luck!!
Congratulations! I’m still waiting for the good news
Is there any hope for PP applications?
Don’t lose hope! My lawyer just emailed me saying USCIS cashed the check filed with my H1B petition. I did not hear anything from them until today. Mine is AD/PP/VSC.
Thats a good news. I was really going mad about this.
Are you sure they didn’t get the receipt number and the check has been cashed today?
Maybe, your lawyer might have got the receipt and he didn’t checked his email due to bulk of emails.
Please confirm. I’m like my entire future is gone.
My HR caalled USCIS yesterday and they said “No Record found”
Thanks and appreciated! Good luck!!
what details do we need to call USCIS? please let us know
AD/PP/VSC ..still waiting. People still getting premium ???
am also waiting…… AD/PP
I’m waiting. AD/PP/VSC
Still waiting AD/PP/VSC
Theres a H1B visa tracker created on trackitt.com
Those who have received their receipt numbers can login and compare their processing times with others.
All regular non-PP applicants should wait till Apr end to get some update……
All the best to everyone.
Hi All,
when the receipt no is come i am waiting for so many days. uscis Please help.
RIP English
RIP ENGLISH MEANS
PR: Why do you need a Visa?? Rest In Peace !!!
That was very funny 🙂
RP/AD….. still waiting
same here… california/vermont?
Guys,
any updates today, No Sleep , No Food … .
ABC,
Thanks for the update. I just updated my resume in some singpour job websites. But no reponse.
IS it possible to share the consultancy name?
jayaramakrishnan06 at gmail dot com
Thanks,
Jayaram
ABC,
Thanks for the update. I just updated my resume in some singpour job websites. But no reponse.
IS it possible to share the consultancy name?
jayaramakrishnan06 at gmail dot com
Hi Moderator,
This is the first time i am using the website. request you to delete this update for the same.
Sorry for the inconveince.
Thanks,
JK
Check this out guys : http://www.laborimmigration.com/
http://www.nostops.org/comprehensive-immigration-reform-bill-outline-h1b-visa-reform/
hi I am from india (mumbai) my employer evaluate my file and submited to USCIC. how much time will take to wait for it in lottery systerm.my employer not get any reciept from USCIC .so please any body help for this conclusion .
AD/PP/VSC ..still waiting. Any hope??? People still getting premium ???
AD/PP/CSC. still waiting.
Hi jonny,
As pe r my previous comment can u tell me i will in AD or PP or VSC
What is the full form of AD ,PP and VSC
What is the last day to receive the H1B case number for PP, any idea?
Hi Friends,
Do a company has quota in random selection? If Company “A” has filed 10 application and Company B has filed 100 application what is the chance of # of application selected from Company A and Company B respectively?
Regards,
Manish
I also have similar kind of question. If anyone knows please respond.
My Friend there is no company base quota. It will be random based selection. So, there is a high probability that company B has more chance of getting VISA approved since they have filed more no of petitions.
The correct way of looking at this would be to find the expected number of approvals, which in this case can be given by sum(p1 + p2 +….+ p10) for A, and sum(p1 +…+ p100) for B. If all candidates in both companies have applied for the same quota, all probabilities are pegged at the same value, lets assume 0.62. Then about 6.2 people from A would get the visa while 62 people from B would get the visa. So if you are concerned about fairness, I think the lottery should be fair. The odds will tilt in favor of the company which will have a higher ratio of Advanced degree cap applications to general though since the probability of ADE application getting through is higher at around 0.89, of course considering a 28k-96k split for the 124k visas.
it is indeed a complex method.. Lets see who gets what.!!!
I am sure you will get what you are seeking, wish you all the best!
The comprehensive immigration bill and the 110,000/25,000 quotas should provide some relief to us, at least for a couple of years. I wonder how long the house and senate might take to pass it.
Thanks buddy..!!! At this point we all are in same boat and rely hopes only.
Anybody got RFE for Reg cap/PP/CSC.. I got on mine and want to check wat do normally they ask for?
Me too got RFE yesterday (Reg/PP). I am yet to get the details from my attorney. I will share when i get the details.
Can you tell me what is RFE ???
what is the approval and denied chances???
For what most common thing they will give RFE ???
Hello,
Finally my employer received the receipt today via postal mail:
Advanced Degree
Normal Processing
CSC
Receipt Date: April 12th
Good luck to everyone!!
AD/PP/EAC
NO RECEIPT YET 🙁
I got email from my attonery that my petition had been approved. PP/Regular Cap
Advance degree/Non-PP no receipt yet…
Hi Andy,
Did you get the receipt number or direct approval???
Just received an email from my attorney,they received the receipt for my case today by post….. AD/RP/CSC. Guys all the best…praying for you all as well…we all will get through no worries 🙂
Received Date : 08 April 2013
Receipt Date : 12 April 2013
Hi,
Can you please explain how is the receive date is 08 April 2013 where as USCIS stopped accepting the petition on 05 April 2013.
Thanks
My application package reached on 1st April but they conducted lottery on 7th April.
I got the received date as 8th April. I think they are giving the received date after 7th April.
Hi Just heard from Lawyer , got a receipt , I am really Happy 🙂
Advanced Degree (MS)/Regular processing
Don’t loose hope guys and keep writing comments , it kept me up to date on whats going on.
Got email from lawyer yesterday with receipt number..
MS/ Regular Process.
Best of luck to all of you…
Any one know if they are sending receipts for Regular cap, regular processing , CSC.
Please let me know if you have read any one post here or anywhere else.
Friends pls find below some useful information on timing of reciept:::
At the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Spring CLE Conference in Washington, DC on April 12, 2013, USCIS stated that although the lottery to select a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the FY 2014 cap was completed on April 7, 2013, USCIS will not issue receipt notices for H-1B petitions submitted via regular processing until late April or early May. The USCIS continues to issue receipt notices for cases filed under the premium processing queue. USCIS has not indicated when they will finish issuing the premium processing receipts. USCIS also stated that cases which were not selected during the lottery will be returned either in late April or early May, once receipts are issued. Regular receipts and rejected cases are mailed out through the US Postal Service with no tracking or advance notice issued as they are sent. This means that it will not be until mid-May before some foreign nationals and employers know whether cases were accepted for processing or not.
We understand that foreign nationals and employers are anxious to receive word regarding whether particular cases have been received or not. XXXX is notifying foreign nationals and employers immediately as we receive receipt notices for H-1B petitions selected for the FY 2014 cap. If your case was not submitted using Premium Processing and was instead submitted via regular processing, we will not know until late April or early May if your case was selected for the FY 2014 cap.
Please note that USCIS also announced that they cannot accept upgrades to premium processing for any cases until the receipts are actually issued. This means that there is no way to “upgrade” a case in order to force out a receipt notice if the case was selected.
Thanks for this information.
Still waiting Cal, RC, No-PP.
Early May sounds so late…. hope I can stay positive till then.
Good luck all!
AD/PP/CSC …………Still any one ????? or I am the only one ????
no, you are not the only one 🙁
My Lawyer said we have to wait till May to know whether we have been selected or not. Does anyone know how many regular reciepts have been sent out so far ???
My Lawyer so FAR HAS NOT RECIEVED EVEN 1 REGULAR RECIEPT (except a few PP cases). None of the regular cases have been cashed also…
My employer didn’t get any receipt but got cheque cleared so they are not sure if I am through lottery or not .i am advanced degree regular processing .
When selected from lottery, the USCIS will cash the application fee… so wait until you receive the receipt no….
Response from my Lowyer – As Per the USCIS, they have started data entry of cases selected in the lottery and it may be into May before we know which all cases are selected. Thanks, Paru.
Still waiting and waiting …. 🙁
just got my receipt. i am in Master quota/regular process/VSC.
So hang on guys….everybody will get it… Gud luck…
Hi Vishal,
Confirmation comes to our email id ?.
nope by physical mail for me.
AD/PP/VSC ..waiting
Me to AD/PP/VSC
WAC1313552454
On April 17, 2013, we received this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER and we e-mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. This case is being processed at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.
@babaji,
Congrats buddy.. you got receipt for PP
I have received the notification from my attorney a moment ago! I am so relief now!
I am in AD/Regular Process/Vermont Center. Hope all of you have good luck!
On the I-797
Receive Date April,8
Notice Data April, 12
My H1B petition was approved today. I was in regular (65000) quota with PP.
@Deepu , Congrats .. thanks for updating so now looks like they are still working on PP.
approved or a receipt number?
Approved. Receipt was sent on April 12th.
No need to panic just an info for people asking about regular processing petition,
From my attorney
“We have started to receive regularly processed H-1B cap receipt notices. We’re receiving more and more every day. We’ll post an alert to your account page when we receive yours. ”
Even Im waiting for mine. Hoping for the best.
Thank for the update!
I am still waiting , regular, No-PP, California.
Hoping for the best!
Is there any hope regular quota /PP /VSC??? My employer got receipts for all PP except me.
🙁
Hello,
There is a news about H1B Cap count will become 110000 From 65000. Does any one knows when will it effect from?
If it effects from FY2014, Will USCİS canel the lottery wgich was happend on 7th?
The senators have introduced a bill today that increases the number of visas to 110,000. But is a bill. It needs to be approved. I don’t know what is the process to approve a bill or how long does it take. For now the call still is 65,000
110,000 H1B visa cap will start from Fiscal 2015. This year it will be 65,000.
Source? Everywhere I read it says FY2014?
My apologies, this is what the bill saYs, lets pray.
“i) 110,000 for the first fiscal year
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beginning after the date of the enactment
17
the Border Security, Economic Oppor-
18
tunity, and Immigration Modernization
19
Act;
You are just guessing, there is no way to now. Fwd.us was doing lobbying after they saw that there was 124,000 application for 65,000 H-1b visas. I think it is logical to consider that is going to take effect immediately after they pass the bill. God only knows when the bill will pass.
This is what the bill says, the way in interpret it it will be for FY2014
“1) F
ISCAL YEARS 1 THROUGH 4
.—For the
12
first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of enact-
13
ment of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity,
14
and Immigration Modernization Act, the worldwide
15
level of merit-based immigrant visas made available
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under section 201(e)(1) shall be available for aliens
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described in section 203(b)(3) and in addition to any
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visas available for such aliens under such section”
The next fiscal year is FY2014, which begins in October 1st. So if the bill is approved before october 1st we will have 111,000 h-1b visas.
This is for 2015 not for 2014
AD/PP/VSC ..waiting….:-(
I am in the same boat..
AD/PP/CSC
AD/PP: Same here guys. God sees the truth but waits- Leo Tolstoy
AD/PP/CSC ….:( Waiting
Guys,
Premium Processing guys still getting their Receipts. to complete this process may be take this month end.
do not loose hope guys 🙂
Any regular processing guys are getting receipts for H1B visa for 2014 ? What is the timeline for regular processing for getting the receipts after which I can surely say if I am rejected or accepted ?
Regards, JJ
@JJ, According to my attorney. Still they are issuing PP receipts. For regular you should wait till end of may because my husband applied in 2008 in regular, he got his receipt on May 18,2008.
Hi All
I had posted yesterday that I got my H1-B that was Regular quota /regular processing.
But on seeing the papers it turned out that they had filed in premium.
Ram
@Ram
you got email receipt?
It looks like my lawyer received it via mail. The receipt date was April 10 and the approval date was April 15.
@Ram,
Did you get the approval notice directly without getting receipt number or u got receipt prior to approval???
Hi GG
They did issue the receipt first and then the approval.
It looks like the lawyers dont send us all the updates.
Thanks Ram
Now it makes sense Ram. Thnx for updating.
Do you know of anyone who got receipt today or yesterday.
I am PP/AD/CSC and no response from USCIS. I am not sure if I should even keep any hope now. Lets see what happens.
ABC:
How you got the job in Singapore. IS this direct employment or via organization onsite?
Thanks,
JK
@JK,
Simply job hunt for Singapore, via some Singapore consultancy…
Check if you see some opportunity as per you expertise.
Good luck…
Hi ,
Can you please share any Singapore Consultant?
It will be great help for me.
My Email ID : gaind.gaurav at gmail dot com
Thanks
Guys guys…
don’t lose hope… ( m on the same boat) but looked for other options as well….
Infact, had option of filing 2 H1s with two employers.. but I rejected on in the end of March’13 just to save one h1 for another human.
As soon as I started losing hope, started looking for other options (other country work permit).
With grace of god, I’ve got Singapore and Malaysia (accepted one after comparing both offers with respect to India).
All this happened in last one week…. So now I am not just that much frustrated or restless…
Pray to god, looks for other options… God is generous and always with everyone…
just give a try….
wish you all the best … Keep trying… world doesn’t ends at USA, Right? :)…
Abc,
can you share the consultancy name. I just uploaded my resume in singapour job portal, but no response.
Thanks,
JK
Hi All,
My Employer says “Your petition filed”
and on top of it said ” its been pending with CIE”
Not much aware abt CIE, but can you tell me whether I am a lucky guys to through Lottery ..
I have not yet received receipt number. Regular Cap (65000)/Regular Processing.
Does this mean its game over for me???
Even i didnt receive anything from my employer.I am also very much worried.
Regular Cap (65000)/Regular Processing
Hi Guys
Yesterday I have received my receipt number through my employer.It is PP ,Regular from CSC.
So PP is still on.Dont lose hope
thanks