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- 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
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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
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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.
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- Mandatory LCA posting on DOL website for at least 30 days, before it is certified.
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Someone mentioned that USCIS has started processing regular petitions too… did anyone from non-premium processing (Regular Processing) get any update?
Also, please inquire about your company policy on H1B receipt announcement. I know for a fact that some companies like Capital One have an understanding with Fragomen to announce H1B receipts after they have received the receipts or rejection packages of all petitions. Sometimes, they announce it in batches in order to avoid chaos in office.
hey, I got my receipt number through my school not my lawyer(she may be taking her sweet time to notify!) and when I check my status it shows the status on the ‘Acceptance’ circle. Does that mean I’m picked from the lottery?
Ad or Non AD
PP or RP?
Congrats
USCIS says they sent an email on April 11, 2014 but look at that I haven’t received it. To those still waiting, there is a great chance that your lawyer is an as…le/b…ch who takes his/her sweet time to notify you.
strongly suggesting that just check with your school
congrats dude!!!
Did you get an email from uscis??
I dont know if my lawyer has gotten yet. Thats the point though
Yes.You are happy.
Congratulations!!! You got it!!!!
Are you AD/RP?
AD/PP/CA
congrats!
I am AD/PP/CA too!
Pray for me pls 🙂
RP or PP??
Are you AD or Non AD
Also is it PP or RP?
Congrats
When is your opt end ? before or after 1 OCt ?
ends in June 15, 2014 and it got extended till September 30, 2014
That’s why you see the change of status request.
For me nothing change of SEVIS status. How about track status in USCIS ? What date received in USCIS track website ?
this is what is written on the USCIS case status page;
On April 11, 2014, we received this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER and we e-mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case.
Same as me. Thanks for your confirm. However I received # through attorney and my SEVIS is not change yet.
And good luck everyone
Hi,
Does it not change if ur opt is valid beyond oct?
I believe so. At least for my case SEVIS is not changed because my opt is still valid after Oct 1. Also I got it confirm from our International office in my school. They said no more request of change status for your SEVIS if OPT is not ended before Oct 1. Because you don’t need CAP-GAP.
Latest notice from USCIS – Begin prem procesing on apr 28 (for AD and nonAD). i was not selected last year. good luck to everyone. am waiting AD/PP/VT
http://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-h-1b-premium-processing-begin-april-28
Good things arrive late.
I love you lottery…I know you will love me back soon.
Congrats!!!
Well I dint get till now!!!
I was saying it will arrive 🙂
Where do you guys check for SEVIS status?
School DSO
Latest notice from USICS – B
Which Notice B?
If you can’t see the comment on previous pages, simply check the box for email notification on new posts or follow-up comments. It’s just an alternative fix.
That ways, you won’t lose out on the previous info and people don’t have to repeat themselves on what has been discussed in previous pages.
Does your SEVIS status change even if your OPT is valid beyond November?
Because you applied for a H1B petition with a change of status from F1 to H1B, your SEVIS status will change to pending if your application is picked up in the lottery.
I see 🙂
Thanks!
Not guaranteed. Some change automatically. My school advisor said that some SEVIS don’t change even if selected in the lottery, and that you will have to manually send him/her the receipt number to update SEVIS record.
Yes As you status will be change from oct 1 on h1 if your application got picked in lottery. So Even if your OPT Expire on NOV your SEVIS will say Change of status Pending.
Thanks
All the people who think their life will be over if they don’t get visa this year and will have to go back.. please read this before concluding anything.
http://www.h1visajobs.com/article_h1b_cap_exempt.htm
I’m still waiting. Good luck everybody!
1) Tons of VT center info.
2) Compare to VT center info, only a few of CA center info, especially the Non-AD/PP
Why???
Yeah i noticed that too..
After first 2 days, i haven’t seen any updates from CA
from where you got tons of info from VT.. i havent seen any receipt from VT..
Are you joking or serious!!
All of us atleast need to give time till next week end to get receipts.
So best of luck for all in this forum .Hope we all get it 🙂
Breathing last minutes for h1 in hope of getting selected. Hope luck turns my way.
Anyone who got a receipt number from the Vermont processing center got their cases approved or at least uploaded in the system? Mine is an AD/PP/Vermont petition but not showing in the USCIS tracker, however couple of my colleagues have got their cases approved from CA today.
U said cases got “approved”???? approved meaning selected in the lottery or decision as approved???? please clarify
aprroved as in decision approved showing on the tracker. I am already selected so I am waiting for the approval notice to process some other paperwork in the interim to keep my F1 status
Approved 🙂 Lol
Vermont or CA my friend?
Non-AD/PP/CA
I don’t have any hope after now.
don’t lose hopes.. unless they tell you so
It is hard to believe that I will hear after now. As I see no more PP gets receipts.
A friend of mine got receipt today for Non-AD/PP. Don’t lose hope!
AD PP CA
Anyone still waiting?
I am too
same. AD/PP… waiting..
waiting
Me too AD/PP/CA. Let’s pray for the things turn the way we want them.
me too
I do not have enough courage to check with my HR or attorney or even my school to see if i’m picked or not ! my heart keeps fast pounding when I want to go and pick up my phone.
AD-RP-CA 🙁
Do it. Result is better than suspense..All the best!!!
I really wish that somebody else would check that for me !
it is like a nightmare !
Pick up the phone and do it.
If there is no -update ..that doesnt mean..you are not selected..
These things update many times late also.
Dont woryy..go for it..We need to keep trying things.
SEVIS may or may not be updated. A lot of people receiving Receipts have not seen their SEVIS change. It’s not a very accurate predictor.
Only actual receipt counts…
Yeah I understand that.
Dude I really do not have balls to check with either my attorney or accounting for the god damn check ! 🙁 what a terrible situation for my entire life.
You will get it bro..definetly.
Whenever I feel good for somebody..it happens..except myself..you will definetly get it.
Thanks dude. Sometimes even a simple sentence like that makes me feel better. I hope you get it too and we celebrate together.
how sweet of you two to be so encouraging! Good luck to both of you!!
In a harsh environment like this, someone that dosent even know me and is not even from my country or school and etc. is encouraging me and giving me hope !
sometimes in difficult situations someone somehow will come and gives you some hope. I guess I have to call it humanity ! At the end we are all human with same feelings more or less. something that sometimes is lost among our applications, SQL, C++ codes and our paychecks and we do not pay attention to it.
I know its a difficult phase but do not give up…..you will be fine…just hang in there… and this stupid H1B cant decide your future…you want something you do everything possible to get it…cheer up !
Same phase here.. But I guess it would take some time to get reflected in the SEVIS for us (AD-RP-CA). So I think its best to wait till next week to check with the SEVIS 🙂
I agree. They just started issuing receipts to RP cases, based on random search in USCIS case status. So, it will take a while for the SEVIS status to change and it makes sense to contact DSO next week. Moreover, it will take even longer time for the snail mail to arrive. In my case, the snail mail will depart from St. Albans, Vermont and go all the way to San Francisco, California. Please relax guys and wait patiently. Hope everyone gets in!!
Mike,
If you were AD-PP, then I can understand why you are incredibly nervous because most of the AD PP guys in my university have got their receipts.
But, dude you are AD-RP!!!! I haven’t heard about a single AD/RP candidate getting receipts. So, please wait until next week.
I understand what you are saying but you need to understand as well that being patient is very difficult ! 🙁
Anyone waiting? Nonad/pp/vt
Losing hope
I am also waiting 🙁
Waiting
waiting
Any AD/RP/CA received receipt?
I am still waiting.
10 board exams-tension for results (waiting)-2 days
intermediate-tension for results (waiting)- 1 day
b.tech-tension for results (waiting)-2 days-each semester
Satyam offcampus-tension for results (waiting)-1hr
F1 visa-tension for results (waiting)- 3hrs
Masters each semester-tension for results (waiting)-2 days
First time liked a girl-tension for results (waiting after telling I like you)-Immediate Rejection- No tension for results
Internship-tension for results (waiting)-2 days
First Job-tension for results (waiting)-3 days
H1-tension for results (waiting)-7 days-Record break!!!!!!
Not exactly !
Tension finding a good job in a good company with a high salary and sponsorship in US = 3-6 months !!!
H1 – COS tensions are only after the above tension !
Also F-1 VISA for me took 2 months since i had clearance !
Well then I was lucky all this time!!!!
You all are lucky unlike me, I had to wait 2 years for my for H1b and finally this is it got picked up in lottery. Thanks God.
Congratulations. You had enough tension. Now it time for you to enjoy!!
Lol.
Same, please cool down. Que sera sera.. whatever will be, will be.
Hi All,
My HR mailed me saying they do not have any receipt yet for me. But they checked with their Accounting Dept and found that my cheque has been encashed. They say this could be an indication that my application was picked…but they will be 100% sure only if they get the receipt.
I am AD/PP/CA by the way. And I did not get through the lottery last year.
What do you guys say? Does encashing the check mean I should get the receipt this time?
119eromr,
Yes, you have made through the cap. Does your HR have access to check’s images? At times, the receipt number is mentioned behind the encashed check.
It looks like…Check with school also.
Yes, Usually it works i that way!
When did your check got encahsed??
Thank you guys. I really hope so too.
I dont know if they have access to any check images.
Also, I got the email around 1130 am today. So I dont know exactly when they saw it.
I think I will not push them anymore…and simply wait for the receipt to arrive.
GUYS PLEASE UPDATE THE LATEST RECEIPTNUMBER AND ALSO WHETHER REGULAR PROCESS IS STARTED OR NOT
WAC1413851321……looks like most of them are from April 10..
it has started for cal center on tuesday
What do you mean by call center
WAC1413851514. As far as I saw, they are all non-PP i guess.
are the receipts mailed through regular mail usps or using some priority serivce?
yes i would like to know too…since cal center started process RP from tuesday
what is the proof that cali started the process for regular
you can check the curren treceipt number in uscis track status. you would see that the receipts are “mailed” for premium it was “emailed”.
Also try to decode what the receipt number stands for by that you can get a premium number to compare
it is not possible to identify a PP from a non-PP at the moment. It will once the process will be initialized.
me too…same question
ditto
I believe via regular usps mail
It will be regular mail usps
ohh so we can expect that the mails sent out today will reach out by tuesday.. Man this is quite slow :\
Its better to expect receipts after 25th . it might depend on which location
they need to send attorneys are @ difference locations and employers @ different locations
thanks!!
If regular processing started on tuesday atleast one RP update would have come in the forum ..I dont see any one commenting on AD/non AD RP
Sethu,
Its due to super fast service of usps 😉
So I haven’t got anything from my attorney yet but my SEVIS code says “change of status pending.” Does this mean anything?
I’m non-AD, PP, Vermont. I don’t want to hold false hope but also heard this might mean something…
yes..congrats!! 😀
If you are non-Ad..how do you have sevis??
Doesn’t everyone have SEVIS (which is on your I-20)?
AD-means Masters right.
Non-AD means-Non-Masters-So how do you have I-20?
Sorry if I misunderstood..Does-Non-AD means undergraduate in usa??
so there are some people yet to graduate from masters and are applying for h1b..that makes them non-AD
I think his University is not qualified(Profit University/Not accredited) for AD quota so he applied in non-AD…
Undergraduate college issue I-20s.
I thought non-AD means undergrad….
I graduated last year and am on OPT right now.
AD = Advanced Degree (master or higher)
non AD = not Advanced Degree, therefore all undergraduate degrees and similar are in this category as well
I am also AD/PP and still waiting. Can you tell from where did u verify your SEVIS status?
your adviser (the one who signed your I-20)
Thanks zz0987 , Ill do that.
How did you came to know the SEVIS code change? did you call school or checked online?
None-AD/RP CA waiting…
Is there any prediction when all will get to know the reciept no or return? I am just waiting for result no matter what 🙁
Hi , Any update on Non AD/Regular processing for Vermont or California? Not sure where my application landed: Work location IL.
Me too waiting .we can expect only after 25th .so best of luck
Thanks, Sai.
California Service Cente
any tracker updates on Egan?
Nothing that i can see for AD/PP
AD/PP waiting …..
How long should we wait.Any ideas for plan B
April 25th latest.
Plan B: Move and work in UK for a few years…
Looks like we will meet there!=) have the same plan!
Non-AD/PP/VT
My receipt# is still not reflecting in the uscis website.It says ‘Case not found’.I got my receipt on Tue.Is it still the case with u guys whoever has got receipts from vermont center?
Yeah..people who received receipts last Friday are facing the same issue too
Vermont the havent updated any reciept untill now
Oh ok…thanks guys for the info!
USCIS H-1B Premium Processing to Begin April 28
On April 28, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin premium processing for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2015 cap, including H-1B petitions seeking an exemption from the fiscal year cap for individuals who have earned a U.S. master’s degree or higher. USCIS first announced that we would begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases no later than April 28 in a news release on March 25. USCIS provides premium processing service for certain employment-based petitions and guarantees a 15-calendar-day processing time.
WAC1413851038=latest
That is fake news
Guys, got mine day before yesterday. It is a weight off my shoulders. I know another guy who got it day before yesterday. Thanks for all the info. Hope you all get it.
typo – WAC1413851037
WAC1413851159 – exact
Cal,
This doesn’t look like cap-subject case as the receipt date is Apr 14 and not Apr 10.
I guess all these case are not H1B cap-subject. we can consider only April 10th cases
“On April 14, 2014, we received this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER ” This is not “date receipted”. The date receipted will be written in the USCIS email when you got receipt # from them. And it should be April 10
KM,
Compare WAC1413851159 and WAC1413851037. One has April 10 and the other has April 14. All cap-subject cases will have April 10 has the receipt date (even online).
How about this WAC1413350275 ? it si Aprith 11th ? not April 14th or April 10th ?
I believe the “date receipted” has to be mentioned in the USCIS email. Not through the status check.
Km,
That is non cap-subject case as well. Last year as well, all cases had the same received date online and I don’t expect it to be different this year.
Not really this is the real number. They got picked up this year and got email from USCIS mem. I confirmed that.
If you said it is not cab-subject so USCIS is wrong ? or gave him fake number ?
KM,
This discussion is not going to be productive. I am telling from previous year’s experience. We can continue to have our own theories.
So this year your observation from last year is not correct.
So please don’t say anything if you are not sure 100%, for example “it is not cab-subject”. While it is a real happening right now.
thanks,
@saurabh
this means a lot of cases that have been processed in the last 5 days are not H-1B cap cases, which makes the count actually pretty low than even 3K per center.
Manu,
No one can know the actual count on how many non-cap-subject cases are there unless one goes through each case status.
In general, I noticed that the load at CSC was 1000-1100 cases prior to April 10. Assuming the count to remain same, one can remove 1000-1100 cases from the daily receipt count.
PLease don’t ASSUME anything relate to the receipt# if you are not own the #. You guys make every people so nervous – they don’t even believe their number is not real even they got it from USCIS this year.
thanks,
KM,
Now, that’s a stretch. Who became nervous about their own number?
WAC1413851951
I’m waiting too…good luck guys
Anyone from Non AD/Regular processing/Vermont got receipt??
Do AD/PP have still hopes. I am still waiting.
of course you do!
Have some patience.
Take your mind of this, get back to coding or what ever you do.. 🙂
How long can we wait.Any info from previous year
Thank you Thank you!
I am almost breathing very heavily! 🙂
Congrats
Are u ad pp.did you get it today
my prayers for all of you who are waiting.. hope you will heard good news soon..
If u guys looked at last yr comments, u could see that receipt numbers for Non-AD/RP has started to come by Apr 22nd. Guess it will follow the same for this yr as well. Mine is Non-AD/RP.
TCS?INFY?
How many PP guys are done and how many are waiting?
Ad pp waiting
ad/pp waiting
Still Waiting…
non-AD/PP/VT waiting…
Non-AD/PP/VT waiting…..
(AD/PP) Done! got mine day before yesterday. Phew! Hope you all get it too.
AD/ PP/ CA still waiting
Hey did you check with your employer if any one else in your company got selected
Two AD PP CA guys selected in my company.
I am still waiting.
AD/PP still waiting…..
Waiting… all of us AD/PP … looks like a quite a lot of people still haven’t received anything 🙁
AD PP CA waiting
so looks like lot of us are waiting ..
Good luck guys! I am sure you will hear the good news soon.
I am Ad PP CA too ..
Good luck! 🙂
AD/PP waiting
AD/PP/Vermont – still waiting.
AD/PP/VT waiting
Non-AD/PP waiting…
AD/PP/VT: Still waiting
Still waiting….
Sorry….AD not AA
where are all the previous comments? they disappeared ?
What difference does it make, we concerned with the results , RQ/RP from VT, but nothing is coming?
Previous,
Are you seeing blank page when going to previous pages? I can see them as a non-admin.
Guys,
Wanted your opinion on this article: http://www.vocativ.com/money/business/theyll-sponsor-american-dream-might-cost-soul/
any updates?
Still waiting….
WAC receipt number?
WAC1413850867
Me too waiting for Regular Processing updates. Fingers crossed
Me too Still waiting
Site Admin – I believe the comments section is malfunctioning again. Many past comments are not showing up on previous pages…
Jonathan,
I can see old comments as a non-admin. Are you seeing blank pages?
Hi.,
Is regular processing non AD is yet to start. Any idea when we will be getting updates on that.
Hi.,
Is regular processing non AD is yet to start. Any idea when we will be getting updates on that.
Me too waiting its will be after 25th april we should expect
Thank you so much buddy! Let’s hope for the best for all…
I have no options but to keep the patience…
Thanks again!
Guys.. Just chill. Unless your lawyer receives the package back from USCIS, you are still in the game. There is no point getting anxious about it.
Also, to all those who keep on checking the random status in USCIS page, please stop it. It won’t give you your petition number anyway and unnecessarily you guys are panicking others.
Keep calm.. Kanna keep calm.. 🙂
The best advice, though more easily said than done…. 😉