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Flash News Update :
- May 5th : USCIS announced today that data entry of all FY15 H-1B cap petitions has been completed. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap petitions that were not selected in the lottery. They have announced it on their twitter and facebook pages.
- April 18th : USCIS announced that they will begin H1B FY 2015 premium processing from April 28th, 2014. Previously they announced that they will begin, ‘no later than April 28th’. They just clarified that. You can read on USCIS website
- April 11th : USCIS announced that it received about 172,500 petitions for the H1B Visa 2015 Quota. Read USCIS : 172,500 Received – H1B Lottery Summary
- April 7th : USCIS H1B Visa 2015 Cap Reached on April 7th.
H1B Visa 2015 – Latest News Updates , Articles
- Applying for H1B 2015 ? Read : Step by Step Plan to Apply for H1B 2015
- How to find H1B Visa 2015 Sponsors ? Various Options
- H1B Visa 2015 Lottery Prediction – USCIS Data, Trend, Analysis
- USCIS Official News Release : H1B FY 2015 Petitions Accepted from April 1st. Summary
Looking for H1B Cap Daily Updates ? Check H1B Visa 2015 Cap count Updates Page
Frequently Asked Questions about H1B Visa FY 2015
When will H1B Visa 2015 Season Begin ?
USCIS accepted H1B Visa 2015 applications from April 1st, 2014. They had the window open for 5 working days. USCIS stopped accepting H1B Petitions for FY 2015 from Monday April 7th as more applications were received than the required cap of 85,000 petitions.
What would be the Cap count for H1B Visa 2015 quota ?
No changes to the H1B Cap for FY15, the immigration reform discussions did not go through, the cap limit remained same as last year.
- Regular H1B Quota : 65,000
- Masters H1B Quota : 20,000
- It is to be noted that 6,800 visas every year are set aside for Singapore and Chile Free trade agreement filings, which is called as H1B1 program.
Would there be lottery for H1B Visa 2015 ?
We had H1B visa Lottery for fiscal year 2014. USCIS received about 172,500 petitions for FY 2015 . Our predictions were right, you can read the article H1B Visa 2015 Lottery Prediction analysis
How soon should I start planning for H1B Visa 2015 ?
[ Updated : H1B Sesaon is over for FY 15, plan for next year FY 2016 ] Well, there is nothing like too early… Getting a good H1B Sponsor can be a challenge these days. You need to find a job that fits your profile and find a sponsor that has a job for you. Some employers want to test out the capabilities of the candidate before they plan to sponsor H1B Visa. Typically, they would like students with masters from US work for them on internship or co-op. If they like the candidate then they will sponsor H1B visa. If you are planning to land in US from overseas countries like India, it could be even challenging to find a good sponsor. Maybe you would need to work with global IT services companies and make your way up. It can involve lot of internal process to get the process initiated… You are never early…. Read Step by Step Plan to Apply for H1B 2015
How do I find Sponsors for H1B visa 2015 ?
This is probably the most asked question. It can be a challenge to find a good sponsor. We have written quite a few articles on this topic. The fundamental concept of finding a good employer does not change. You can use our H1B Visa Sponsors Database and search for sponsors in a city or zip code. Check out the above links under 2015 latest news and updates for the current year’s article to find sponsors. You can also, read our last year’s article : How to find H1B Visa sponsors, avoid fraud
What would be the H1B Filing fee for Fiscal year 2015 ?
There has not been any changes in the filing fee for the past couple of years. It did not change for fiscal year 2014. The H1B Visa 2015 filing fee can range anywhere from $1,575 to $4,325 based on the size of the company (number of employees ). Also, the attorney fee can range from $700 to $3000. If you go for premium processing again that is $1225. You can check out the detail break up of fee at : H1B Visa Filing Fee Details – Who Pays for What ?
H1B Visa Immigration Reform – CIR – Proposed Changes ? The comprehensive immigration reform has not passed yet. But, lets say, if it gets passed, the below changes may happen.
- Annual H1B Cap will be increased from 65,000 per year to 110,000. If exteme demand, it can go up to a maximum of 180,000.
- The H1B quota for STEM degree holders from American Schools will increase from 20,000 to 25,000
- H1B Visa fees can up to USD $10,000.
- More stringent rules on H1B visa adjudication.
- Mandatory LCA posting on DOL website for at least 30 days, before it is certified.
You can read Summary of CIR – Immigration reform – H1B Visa and Green Card . We will keep you posted with updates on CIR and H1B visa changes for this year, if any. Did I miss anything ? Do you have any other questions ?
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After waiting for 90 days today I have got my approval
Receipt no: EAC14140*****. I am really thankful to redbus2us to help me getting the information and over come my anxiety. Thanks a lot to all the guys to help me with the information. I wish luck to all the guys who are waiting for approval and other who didn’t get selected this time(I hope you guys will be lucky next year.)
Congratulations! Is your employer Indian MNC or Consultancy firm having only presence in USA? Did your employer submit client letter and detailed experience letter (previous employers) while filing H1-B petition?
I got a RFE last week and don’t know the reason for the same so was wondering what would have gone wrong.
Hi guys,
My H1B application is still under “Initial Review” after 3 months and 10 days.
I called USCIS last week to make sure it was normal. They told me that it should not take that long but that they could only give details to my attorney or employer.
My attorney called the next day and they told him that the application was still pending because one of the boxes was check incorrectly (?). I did not get much more details from him and he did not seem very confident about fixing this.
Has anyone ever experienced the same issue? If my attorney is able to fix the problem, will it take another 2months of processing??
Thank you so much guys and congrats to all of you who already got their H1B.
Sometimes its a problem, but at least you got a receipt number so that you could atleast track it. Worst case you might have an RFE, since all these checks are performed during the Acceptance stage itself and you have passed that stage already.
Don’t loose hope but it seems like your attorney screwed you
Hello Folks,
I am currently in US on H4 visa.
I will be coming to India for sometime and planning to give GRE in India.
Now if i enter US again on H4 visa and then apply for B-schools, can i change my status from H4 to F1 within US?
Please let me know.
Help would be really appreciated.
Thank You,
Best Regards.
You can apply to Universities using H4 but you might lose some benefits such as EAD or OPT etc since H4 are not authorized to work there.
Well, I know someone who was on H4 during the first year of her studies in the US & then later she got F1. Hope this helps!
yes you can!… but your F1 will not be stamped until you go outside US!
Hello All,
One Small info.
In case we lost our PAN CARD – is any where it will be required to show?
At Visa Interview or any time ?
Thanks.
Bro,u have pan number ? as far as visa is concrned not at all just for safwety carry tax returns ..no where will they ask this document..feel relaxed
Report it and get a new one. NOthing related to visa, but you will get screwed here over time.
Hi All,
I attended my H1B Visa interview today at Hyderabad and my Visa is approved.
I will share my experience shortly.
Bro atleast just share ,did they ask about client letter ?
Hi
Congrats !!!!!!.
Can you please share your experience abt the interview , and can you please share if you had applied from an Indian MNC or other US consultant.
Any questions about Client letter, as this is worrying a lot for us
Thanks
@Client Letterrrr – Does it make any difference if we apply through Indian MNC or US based consultancy?
Yes , as Indian MNC will be giving the client letter and where as the US consultants will provide the Inhouse project letter , so if we are from Indian MNC or some other US consultants who provide client letter.\
Is an Inhouse project letter / an Employer and Client agreement letter is enough ?
Is ur’s a BEP company? then no issues otherwise yes there will be issues
@pannoissue – What is BEP company?
BEP means business executive programme,comanies like wipro,infy,tcs fall in this category..it is assumed that these companies are having huge visa requirement and they comply with the process and that they are genuine visa applications in their case, nothing changes in the visa requirements only thing is on document stringnecy….
@pannoissue – Thanks!
@ClientLetterrr – As far as I know if company has inhouse project (instead of client letter), it is still acceptable as long as you/employer can provide (& justify) the detail of the inhouse project, start date end date, what’s your role gon be and many more things. VO may drill down the candidate in case of inhouse projects if they are not convinced with the project. just my view. I’m not expert though. Expert can correct me if my understanding is wrong or they think otherwise
Hi Guys,
I got RFE a month ago and when i checked with my employer whether he has received what RFE docs needs to be submitted to the consulate. And he told me that till now he has not received any such letter from the consulate.Could you please let me know how much time it takes to get the letter about RFE.
Its the lawyer who gets the RFE. One month is more than enough time to receive any notification from USCIS
Hi,
I received my RFE documents with in 1 week from USCIS.
Any reviews about H1Base India….which service to avail??what is the success rate???How to contact them in India??? Any help will be highly appreciated…
Thanks
HI
Do I need to take my wife and son for the interview ?
or I can do that later ?
It is always suggestible to attend the interview along with spouse and kid. I saw so many forums, where it was stated that, visa approval chances will be more if a person attends interview with spouse and kid.
I also heard that, either husband or wife passport, should have the spouse name included.
Hope this helps.
Hi,
Got an RFE ,A client letter is asked to be submitted. But the client refuses to give the client letter.
As per the company policy the client doesnt issue the client letter.So what can be done? Will there be a rejection due to this?
Tanu
@Tanu – Your employer should manage client letter. There might be other ways to work this out. Talk to your employer on this.
BTW, how long RFE letter took to reach to your employer/attorney?
I too have got a RFE last week but so far I have not heard anything on my RFE.
Hi,
I received with in 1 week ..
@SUN – Thanks for the response. It’s you who received RFE letter or your employer or attorney received it?
I think its over for you. If you don’t present a client letter to the consulate, you are surely rejected
Hi Guys,
Congrats to all who have got selected this time. Mine also got selected this year through lottery.
I am planning to schedule my visa interview soon.
I am a mother of a 3 year old child and I want to take her along and my mother would be helping me to manage things.
Now I want to initiate the Visa for my mother. The problem I have is, We dont have any close relative of ours in US,who can help us in giving a invite letter or sponsor my mother. So, she needs to self sponsor and get the Visa done. But, the question is what are the processes involved in it.
– Can I take her along when my visa interview is scheduled and get hers also done? Or is it better, if she goes alone as self sponsored visitor for the interview?
– She is a govt employee and if she wants to self sponsor, how much she should be showing in her account?
– We have small house in chennai, is that enough to show as her property?
– I have a brother and father staying here, is that enough to show her bonding back home?
– I have very close friends staying there, but will their invite and sponsor letter help?
Please guys help me with your input, Also can somebody guide me with any consultancy name who can help us with the visitor visa processing from Chennai.
Thanks in adavnce!
Hi ,
My petition in in Initial review stage. Waiting for approval.
I have a query .In my passport , I don’t have my wife name in it, But Her passport is having My name as husband .
Do I need to add her name in my passport. I have supporting docs as marriage certificate.
Please help.
Guys,
Can anyone of you please clarify my query?
My visa got approved. I would like to attend the stamping interview along with my wife and kid on Sept end. Three of us have passport. But in my wife and mine passports, spouse name was not added, but my kid passport has my wife name and my name as parents.
Do I still need to put my wife name in my passport?
OR
is it okay if I do the same in my wife passport?
OR
no need to worry as I have a marriage certificate and my kid also have my name and spouse name endorsed?
Please suggest.
Hi Prasad, I’m also on the same boat. btw, can you please tell me how did you managed to get Passport for your kid, without having your spouse name in your/your wife’s passport?
I havent got passport for my kid, since in both mine/my husband passport, spouse name was not updated. Hence, planning to add spouse name in any 1 of us. So your reply is appreciated for us to move forward.
Note : i heard, we should update our spouse name (either in ours/ husbands), to get passport of our child. Please reply
I have marriage certificate document.
I also have date of birth proof for my kid.
I provided these two documents while applying passport for my kid in Tolichoki, Hyderabad passport office.
They just checked passports of my wife and mine, but did not asked the endorsement.
Hi Prasad, can you please tell me in which year did u apply passport for your Kid. i’m from Tamilnadu. i just put processing passport for my kid on hold just because of this reason. Since my husband is travelling to US in some days and mine is in VISA process, scared to touch any one of ours.
so, do you say, Spouse name added is not requested. I also ve our marriage document and my baby boy birth certificate.
My friend did apply for a re issue (added spouse name) and issued passport for her kid. So can you pls tell me the options available?
I applied last year around Feb. After a week, police verification was done and the passport was delivered in 15 days.
I also checked the passport website http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/docAdvisor/attachmentAdvisorInp
there is no point mentioned to have spouse name included in the passport for kids.
I am not sure if the rules are changed currently. But when I applied for my kid passport, they have NOT asked any question on why the spouse name was not added in either of the passports.
I understood your situation, and it is not suggestible to endorse either yours or your husband’s passport at this point of time.
Prasad,
Get new passports for your wife & yourself. It won’t take more than a month. Let your employer know about it.
Make sure to apply passport in tatkal…to avoid delay…!!
Marriage certificate is good to have proof in absence of passport with spouse name…
Anyways…passport with spouse name is the best thing
Yes. Any one got scheduled for interview ??
Nope. Wat abt you ??
Jo bheji thi dua, wo jake asma .. pe yuhin takra gaya ..ke agaya phir laut ke sada…
No luck.. petition returned..
hahah 🙂 🙂 :). Stay at home now
Hahah 🙂
Hi, My petition got approved on 18th. When my employer will be able to get the i797 documents from lawyer?
Means again it is going to take 3 more months, initial review to Approved again.
Hi Friends,
Any body from Insigma Inc approved and planning to attend interview ?.
Hello Syntel-ites,
Wasssup…. How many of you got Approvals ?
Mine got approved, what’s next from Syntel’s procedure ?
Hi Friends,
My visa approved and am planning attend interview but my employer mailed me that they are moving from current office location to new location and til the further instruction they want me wait for stamping interview.
Will it be a problem for stamping?
You should wait till they move to the new location. You have to go through a procedure again to get your case submitted (CAP exempted) before you can go for stamping.
Means again it is going take 3 more months, initial review to Approved.
Means again it is going to take 3
more months, initial review to
Approved again.
Any one got update from H1Base-India after lottery process?
hey….does H1Base has office in Hyderabad??
Yes. Any one got interview scheduled ??
Can u please tell the address where its office is in hyderabad???
Hi Friends,
can anyone clarify this?
1, My case got picked up in the lottery, but i received RFE. I worked for a client, but client denied to provide client letter, Hence submitted MSA in place of client letter. can anyone tell me would that affect the approval process?
2, I’m married and have a 8 month baby boy. Inorder to get VISA for my baby, i need to get my spouse name added to my passport. can i apply for Reissue of my passport now? since i’m in the middle of the VISA journey, i doubt whether it is fine? Please suggest possible options in this case.
Dont complicate ur case,leave passport as it is and once ur case is approved after 3-4 months u can apply for ur wives and ur kids….and regarding client letter,if you are from top IT firm msa will very much do other wise client letter is mandated …. in that case rfe becomes very tough…
If you want to add your spouse name , you can apply in tatkal.. it wont affect your visa process as the new passport will have the same passport number.
MSA/SOW will do and also onsite employer manager letter forecasting your duration of stay and job responsibilities.
Good luck !
Passport number will change if you go for a reissue no matter what the changes are. I appreciate your concern to help others but You should get your facts right before suggesting something on this forum.
Passport number will change if you apply for reissue no matter what the changes are. I appreciate your concern to help others but you should get your facts right before posting on this forum.
Suggest you not to apply for reissue of passport for yourself since the passport number will change. To get a passport for your kid any one parent should have spouse name. So, You can apply for a reissue of passport for your spouse and for your kid as well at the same time. If you want to take them as well for stamping along with you then apply for their passport in tatkal.
Passport number changes for a re-issue if it expires.. But it does change if you want to include your spouse name..
VRM, you don’t need to be rude. Mr. Suggestion is suggesting something that he knows it is true. He did not want to misguide anyone intentionally.
@RK, I have done it myself. I have added my spouse name to passport and the number did change. We are all trying to help each other and my only point is that others should not be misguided. Just think about the consequences if the one who posted this question goes ahead and applies for a reissue. I was not being rude in any way. My apologies if it sounded rude.
Just to add to the answer, any change to the passport will require a reissue and that will generate a new passport number and there is reference to the old passport in the new passport. They dont modify the existing passport. You can check the passport authority website for confirmation.
VRM,
Spouse name addition is just an endorsement and they add it manually in the existing passport. OF course i did it in 2010, the rules may have got changed now. When did you do the same?
@Spetsnaz, yes the rules have changed. I got it done this year.
Hi VRM, thanks for the reply. I cant add make changes in my spouse passport since he is travelling to US in some days. Hence only choice left is Mine. My petition is yet to be approved. Hence what is the suggestion now? c
1, can i wait till my approval and then add spouse name to my passport, apply a passport for my baby, and then schedule for the VISA interview
or
please suggest.. I’m confused..!!
In how many days is your spouse travelling?
You should apply for a passport for yourself to add spouse name and your child in tatkal at the earliest. And once you get the new passport, take both old & new passport for visa stamping.
But before doing this please talk to customer care of the consulate or ustraveldocs and confirm if that is fine.
he is returning back to US in one week. So, re- issuing mine will not be any problem right.?
Sure i ll just enquire in ustraveldocs once. thank you so much for the quick reply. 🙂
Also, ask the customer care if you have to enter the new passport or old passport details while filling the DS160.
Hi,
My petition has been approved for 2015 CAP. I haven’t gone yet for stamping. On my approval notice period mentioned is from Oct 2014 to June 2017. But now for some client requirement I am going Singapore for 2 months. For same I have applied for work permit of Singapore. I will go for USA visa stamping once I get back in india in Oct 2014. I wanted to know will it affect to h1b visa imterview that I will be already having work permit of Singapore I.e. of another country?
Why do our folks think too much out of the box?
When I talked to my consultant he said he got rejected package for all except 4 and I m one of those 4… I don’t know what’s going on…please guide
at this point of time i am sure u can comfartably assume 99.999% its a rejection cases,all you need to wait is for rejection package and as usuaual miraccles do happen
Even I’m awaiting for my status.. I’ve not got any update(Rejected/Selected).. Chances are not there but wondering what is making this delay and hoping some miracles to happen..Are there anyone still awaiting for status? Kindly let us know..
I am waiting too.. non ad/rp
I work for a desi big IT company,my visa is approved and now i am worried about client letter,I work at client location so sure shot question in visa interview is on provide client letter..instead my company gave a letter on their letter head ..how to get out of this situation…folks please help..client ofe sure is not going to provide letter on his letter head
some one please help .. original lannister bhai please help man
simple Rule : No proper client letter then Denial or issue if 221g if 221g is issued it takes anywhere between 6-9 months…..
Dont worry Matha, they are under BEP program. They dont get client letter issued to every applicant individually. Just carry the documents that your Immigration team gives you. Your visas are pre-approved.:)
Check your document bundle, you should have them all.
Hi,
I have filled my DS 160 form and scheduled an appointment also,
But now I realised that I have given some incorrect information.
1) How do I correct the information in DS 160
2) Will this affect my scheduled interview date or do i need schedule a new slot?
What shall I do so that my interview is not changed..
Search online how to change DS-160. There are many websites. Your current interview slot can remain same.
you need to open the same ds form, update the details, submit it and take the printout of confirmation page.
What you can do is you can fill the new DS160 form and submit it and then you will get new code and you can tell that code to the person when you go for Biometric test. Another option is first cancel your appointment date and then again fill ds 160 with correct info and then take appointment date. You don’t need to pay fee again..
Hey I have done it too. I had to cancel my appointment. try to reload your old ds160, which will give you an option to open a new application. So do it and you will get most of your old details filled in it. Make the necessary corrections and reschedule your appointment. Barcode is very important which cannot be copy pasted and it will create a problem on your biometrics if you don’t change it. Make these necessary changes ASAP. I was suggested the same by my friend when I did the same.
You can make changes at the OFC when you go for biometrics. Do not submit another form since they can track the forms once you submit. Go for the interview as scheduled.
Submit New DS 160 Form. Take both old and new DS 160 confirmation page for OFC appointment and mention there to use new DS 160 info.
Any1 from CSC got their docs submitted after RFE??
after approval of petition, for visa interview does we need to attend it with family if family is dependedt and wil lbe travelling with us?
It is recommended to attend the interview together with dependents.
Go with family.
Any lottery acceptance from Accenture in last few days?
Mine is still on Hold/Initial Review pending state. Regular Processing and EAC****** series.
Was the lottery rejection very high in Vermont centre?
How do you know your status bro ?
I just got email of selected in Lottery on 19th May….after that no communication. Where are you checking ur status ? They will/havent shared the receipt number..right
Buddy, RMS guy was courteous enough to tell me that my application was sent to EAC centre.
I am still awaiting for the lottery result. I don’t have the receipt number.
On the other hand, those who were selected in lottery, will be getting an RMS approval soon. You need to wait for probably another week or two.
Hi Acc folks,
I am also waiting for my approval; called People Mob on Friday and got confirmation that my application is still under initial review.
I am hoping that by mid of Aug I will get the approval.
I dont know the process after getting approval, seems we need to have confirmed assignment.
Long wait ahead !!!
Hi.. is there any one applied through cysphere.. still waiting for result.. or got resluts.. pls respond…
how much you paid? i too wid dem..
Hi Lannister,
I have got an RFE for “Speciality Occupation”, Is this a simple RFE or Complex one? My employer asked me to submit, SOW, Client Letter, Educational Certificates, Exp letter from HR and Detailed desc of project, Which I have provided. Now how are my chances of approval ? I am little worried.. 🙁
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
My case went to RFE on May 14 and u sent documents to my employer by jun 10th and I am not aware weather its submitted or not !! But my case is still in RFE…. is it mandatory that RFE need to move RFE Review before approval? ???
BR/VARDHAN
Yes Vardhan, most of the times I see that after the evidence is submitted to the USCIS, it moves to RFE response for evidence. In my case it happened too and in 9 days from then, I got it approved. Hope this answer helps you.
Hi Lannister,
Yesterday my aplication changed to RFE from Intial Review (Application date 10th April). I have few questions
1) What documents employer provide to USCIS at the time of filing ? I heard only passport and degree certificate.
2) Within how many days employer will receive RFE notice?
3) Time to response with evidence?
4) After USCIS receive response , time for approval.
5) H1B start date depends upone visa approved date ? Example – If visa approved on Otcober end, then what would be start date?
Thanks,
John
John, here are my answers to your question:
1. Yes employer initially submits a couple of other documents along with your passport copy and degree certificate like i129, LCA etc
2. There is no guarantee that RFE would be coming in these many days. It all depends on when your case is picked and processed.
3. If you already got an RFE, your employer should be receiving it in 3-4 business days on what all it is about. Your employer can respond immediately with your documents.
4. You can expect a response to review once USCIS receives your document and you should receive an update anytime between 9 business days to 120 business days. In my case, I got an approval in 9 days.
5. It’s based on your petition start date. You can travel anytime after Oct 1st.
Hope this helps you.
Petition approved . EAC14147*** ..Thank GOD
@Amit – Congratulations! Yours is Indian based MNC (like TCS, wipro, Infosys etc) or US consultancy? What all documents had your employer/attorney submitted while filing H1-B (such as Client letter, Detailed experience letter etc)?
Got my petition approved on 18th July. It is in post decision stage now. My case number is EAC141485123*.
Great! All the best for your interview.
Yeah.. thanks Ashok. This was after a long wait. All the best to others who are waiting for their approval as well.
@RK – Congratulations! Yours is Indian based MNC (like TCS, wipro, Infosys etc) or US consultancy? What all documents had your employer/attorney submitted while filing H1-B (such as Client letter, Detailed experience letter from all your previous employers etc)?
Hi Lanniter,
Are there any chances still for few ppl whose lottery results not known still?
In your experience had there been any cases who got selected and got the results this late?
really good question to Mr. Lannister pls reply…
There are chances. But, don’t know about the probability, it can be anywhere from 0% – 100%. In my experience, this is still not late.
Hi,
My application was filed at Vermont. Till date, even I have not received any update on lottery results. Does anyone has any idea how these applications are processed? If USCIS has to reject an application, do they have a valid reason to keep an applicant on wait for 4 months and then deny? I see ppl around me have got their VISA stamped, and I still don’t know lottery results. USCIS should have returned all Unselected applications in lottery on 10th April itself. Wonder what’s taking them so long even in this electronic world of emails.
Priya,
There might be instances ( very rare),where one can receive approvals this late too,but dont keep hope and later get disappointed.
WAC14139 series .. Got approved today after RFE . Thank God _/\_
Congrats. Could you please post how long it got approved after RFE response? Thanks
Hello H1b_approved,
Would you mind sharing what was the RFE about and how long did you wait to get your petition approved after sending the documents requested by USCIS?
My case details ,
Rfe – may 16
Responded to rfe – Jun19
Rfe response review – jun 20
Approval – jul 17
My rfe was for right to control , we submitted sow and manager letter. Not sure if my employer submitted any additional docs.
Nothing to worry if you have the docs that USCIS require. Good luck !
H1b_approved.,
Thanks so much for the for the prompt response and details
Hey man even i got RFE for RTC, and i have sumitted sow,msa, client letter and experience letter. Are these docs enough to get through RFE?
Hey,
RTO is common these days. If the submitted docs are valid I don’t see any reason for denial. You will be through. Good luck !
Yeah, contract with the client is valid for next 2 years. Thanks for replying mate.
Hi I have couple of questions, like what’s the first 6 digits of your number and also is your’s Regular processing and Non-Ad or ADV?
Would it be possible to learn source of 4 months deadline please because people saying last year learned results even in august 2013
Last year, USCIS stopped receiving applications after the 1st week. So, if we consider this worst case scenario, where an application was recieved on the 7th, then the decision can come by 7th August
My employer has mailed me my case number yesterday.
Its status is “Decision” and message below is
On June 25, 2014, this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was approved and we sent you an e-mail notice. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.
Kindly someone explain me, what does it suppose to me, what should be the next step from here on? Kind of confused
It means that your petition is approved. You might go for stamping once you receive your hard copy of i797. Decision implies that it’s through premium processing.
Is I-129 mandatory for visa interview???
since I had all other documents like client letter , offer letter , work space agreement , itinerary of services , supporting letter from employer , edu evaluations and master services agreement.Is there anything that i’m missing, plz do let me know …,,,,
That’s about everything. Just need to carry some luck as well.
what about I-129??? Is it mandatory ????
Yes you have to carry it for your interview. Also carry a copy of your LCA.
any approval or RFE today?
Anyone with rec. # EAC1413** still waiting. Its been at Initial Review since 22nd April.
Yes. Mine was in RFE status since 2nd MAY. Now once we answered the query. There is one more rfe generated in my case. I ll let u know once i get the rfe.
I have not received any update regarding my lottery status or the rejection packet. Is there any deadline for ucics to complete the process?
4 months from the date it was filed
Thank you helper. Does that mean I should hear before 1 Aug 2014?
Yes, you should have an answer by the end of this month. If not, then you should ask your employer to upgrade to PP.
Hi Folks,
This forum is really helping people very much to resolve their query. I also have one query. My petition is approved and waiting for petition documents from employer. Within how many days I can schedule interview for visa stamping once I will receive the documents from employer.?
Trandy,
You can schedule the appointment as soon as you have all the documents with you. Good luck
If you have soft copy of I797 approval notice, then you can fill form DS160 and keep it ready. You just have to access it every week to keep it active otherwise it expires after 30 days. It allows you to modify most of the information.
Also in the visa appointment website, you can fill in almost all the information till the page where you will be asked for the visa fee. Take the print of the payment page and keep it ready.
Once you have the documents received from your employer, just make any appropriate modification to DS160, pay the visa fee and schedule the appointment. This will save you from the last minute rush.
Hi all
Anybody from wipro who got selected in the lottery, have recvd any further updates??
Kindly reply
Thanks
From wipro pune
Lottery got selected . But Still in initial review stage.
going for interview also Bro…
Hi All
i have cleared my visa interview yesterday @ mumbai office. I am sharing my exp about the interview and OFC process
I scheduled my OFC appointment on 16th july. I reached trade center around 1 PM and my appointment timing was 3. So i decided to go to my hotel and come back since the security was not allowing ppl from different batch timing and also there was no place to sit. Also it was raining the whole day on 16th and 17 as well. I came back to OFC around 2.20 and found that you are not allowed to enter with bag. There are counters available (200 rs for 2 hours) to keep bags. I kept my bag at the counter and started in the queue. it took around 35 mins to get through the queue. you need to carry 160, passport and appt letter along for the oFC. Inside there were counters for finger printing and photo. pretty straight forward process. I was out by 3.30.
Next day my interview was scheduled at 9 am. i reached counselor office at apprx 8.30 and was allowed to go inside. There were 2 big queues inside however were moving very fast. I went inside around 9. 1st step is to get your finger print again to confirm your identity. then you will be assigned to a interview counter. There were around 8 counters operational. my number came at around 9.20.
Questions
VO- GM
me- GM
VO- passport and original 797
me- given
VO- que abt previous issued visa
me- answered
VO- current employer
me- ans
VO- how long working with emp
me- ans
VO- working for client or emp
me- ans
VO- current role
me- ans
VO- job resp
me- ans
VO- designation
me- ans
VO- salary?
me- ans
VO- married or single?
me- ans
did something on the computer and replied with smile… your visa has been approved congts! i said thank and came out by 9.40
Congrats Buddy 🙂
My petition was also approved and waiting to attend the stamping interview in Hyderabad.
Thanks Lannister for sharing
Thanks for sharing your experience….
Plz start sharing your experience, People who completed visa stamping interview.
Is it really mandatory to have Client Letter??
Hi @Visa exp,
Thanks for sharing your experience ,
Is your VISA applied through any MNC (INfy,TCS,Wipro,CTS,IBM,Syntel …so on) or through a Desi consultant ?
Thanks
Sameer.
Hi All,
I have cleared my visa interview yesterday. I am sharing my experience about the interview and OFC
I have a question. The name of the embassy is written on the I-797C where you have to go for stamping ? or you can go to an embassy in any city in India of your choise (like Chennai / Hyderabad / Delhi / Mumbai ) for stamping ?
Thanks in advance,
Pradeep
Yes, name of the consulate/embassy will be there in the approval notice, that’s where one have to schedule the visa interview.
Exceptions are there in the event of emergency and appointment can be scheduled at a different consulate/embassy based on the appointment availability.
Hwllo
Hi,
I have been tracking few EAC number in USCIS website, These are my observations.
1.In my case they sent a RFE, but not updated the status in website. My employer has replied them 3 weeks back, but my status is still in initial review.
2.In one case, RFE was issues on 15 July, but Website status was updated on 17 July.
So USCIS updates the status as and when they require based on actions taken on the petition.
My series is EAC1414753***
Thanks
Hi All,
My case got approved today 🙂 happy to see the mail. My ID: EAC141445****.
Hope everyone get approval mails today or soon 🙂
all the very best guys.
Happy to this type of forum is helping others providing details.
Congrats!!