Updated : November 25th, 2015
H1B Visa 2016 Filing Season Complete, Cap reached on April 7th, 2015.
Planning for next H1B season, Check out H1B Visa 2017 FAQs
As many of you know, H1B Visa 2015 quota was over in the first week and a whopping 172,500 H1B petitions were received in first week by USCIS. H1B Lottery / random selection was held by USCIS to select 85,000 H1B petitions to fulfil the work permit cap. Many of the unlucky ones are already wondering about next year H1B Visa quota. Also, some of you are planning for H1B visa for next year, you also would be wondering regarding the same. This article addresses many of the common questions, it will be updated constantly, whenever any changes to info. Bookmark this page ! To start with, firstly the news updates on this season, followed by many commonly asked questions.
Official & Unofficial USCIS News Updates Regarding H1B 2016 Season
- November 25th, 2015 : There is no special news as such, but we have our readers reporting that their H1Bs are still being approved that were under regular processing. So, if your status is stuck at one status, there is still some hope…
- July 14th, 2015 : USCIS released a note saying that they have returned all the petitions that were not selected in lottery for FY 2016. If you do not hear back from USCIS by July 20th, then you can contact them. Check Press note
- May 4th, 2015 : Data Entry for Selected H1B Petitions Completed
- April 14th, 2015 : Premium Processing H1B 2016 starts from April 27th
- April 13th, 2015: USCIS receives 233,000 for FY 2016 Lottery complete.
- April 7th, 2015: H1B Cap Reached for FY 2016. Summary of USCIS News
- April 6th, 2015: Guidance to file Second Petition, if Delivery Service Errors
When will the H1B season for fiscal 2016 begin ?
USCIS will accept petitions for H1B Visa 2016 season starting from April 1st, 2015. USCIS did a press release on March 12th outlining the details. Read summary of press release by USCIS on H1B 2016 .
Will there be lottery again for H1B Visa 2016 ? Predictions ?
We had lottery for FY 2015 and FY 2014. The total number of petitions filed for FY 14 were about 125,000 and for FY 2015, there were about 172,500 petitions… As H1B Quota did not increase for FY 2016, and the demand does not seem to decrease, we would very likely have lottery for FY 2016. Read H1B Visa 2016 Lottery Predictions, Dates, Results
What is the H1B Visa quota Cap Count ? Would there be any changes to H1B 2016 count ?
H1B Visa quota cap count is the total number of petitions that USCIS will accept for a fiscal year to provide temporary work permit for highly skilled workers. For the 2016 fiscal year, the cap count is as below :
- Regular H1B Quota : 65,000
- H1B Masters Degree Quota ( only US Degrees) : 20,000
- Out of the above, a total of 6,800 is usually set aside for Singapore and Chile citizens as part of the free trade agreement between them.
As per the press release in March 2015, the quota did not increase. To give some background, as per the Obama executive action in Nov 2014, no changes were announced to the H1B Cap count. There was proposal in 2013 to increase H1B cap from 65,000 to 110,000 and Masters quota to increase from 20,000 to 25,000 did not go through as of March 2015. At least, for this FY 2016 season, the quota is fixed and it will be as above and no changes.
When should I start planning for H1B Visa 2016 ? What are the steps ?
It depends on your situation. Below are few scenarios and your plan.
- If you are a student on F1 Visa in USA, you need to plan for your internship/ CPT or OPT employment at a company that can sponsor your H1B Visa for FY 2016. In my view, you should start now to find something for the fall 2014 and continue that for next spring so that you can file for FY 2016
- If you are in other country and planning for H1B, it is good to start your process around the end of this year 2014. It will give you enough time to find sponsors, search for job, etc.
- If you are on H4, L1 or other visa in USA and planning for H1B for FY 2016, you also should consider looking around end of this year i.e. December 2014.
We have published step by step plan, you can read the article How to plan for H1B Visa 2016 ?Step by Step Guide
Most asked Question – How do I Find H1B Sponsors for FY 2016 ?
This is a million dollar question ! One of the biggest challenges is to find a good sponsor that can offer you a job and wait for you to start work after 6 months of filing your petition. You should review the detail article on How to find H1B Sponsors for FY 2015. Your first place of start is to find the H1B Sponsors in an area or by company. Use our H1B Visa Sponsors Database to search and filter. Read this article on details on how to search in our H1B Sponsor database. We keep the database updated as DOL publishes data. Do NOT share your email or phone number on our website as comments, there are many people do H1B Sponsorship fraud by requesting money using your contact info. RedBus2US.com never provides personal guidance on H1B sponsors or seeks money from anyone, we only display publicly available data on our H1B Sponsors Database page. We DO NOT sponsor H1Bs or guide anyone. Beware of H1B sponsorship Fraud !
What about Comprehensive Immigration Reform ( CIR) – H1B Visa Changes ? What are they ?
There have been some proposed changes to the H1B Visa program to cater to the demand in the US economy as part of the Comprehensive Immigration reform. Below are some of the proposed changes.
- H1B Cap to be increased from 65,000 to 110,000 per year. Also have provisions to have it up to 180,000 in case of extreme demand.
- Advanced degree from US cap quota to increase from 20,000 to 25,000
- The Filing fee for H1B could go up to 10,000 USD
- Additional H1B rules to avoid H1B Visa fraud by employers
- Mandatory LCA posting for 30 days before it is certified.
These were proposed in 2013, but nothing has moved significantly and all the above are just proposed rules. We are not sure when they will be implemented. You can read Summary of CIR – Immigration reform – H1B Visa and Green Card to get an idea. The latest update is that Obama has taken executive action on Immigration in Nov 2014 and none of the below are included as part of that. Stay tuned for updates.
H1B Visa 2016 Fees – Any changes ? How much does it cost ?
There are various components of the fee. The H1B Application filing fee could range anywhere from $1,600 USD to $4,400 depending on the size of the company. The attorney fee can range from $500 to $3000 depending on the attorney. If you apply for premium processing that is another $1,225. The fees has not changed in the past couple of years for FY 2014 and FY 2015. Unless USCIS revises fee based on immigration reform, it should be same. We will keep you all posted. For complete details of the fee by components and break up, read the article H1B Visa Fees and Who Pays for What ?
H4 Visa EAD rule impact on H1B Visa 2016 Season ?
As you know, certain H4 visa holders are now eligible for EAD. The H4 Visa EAD Rule Passed earlier in 2015 and is effective from May 26, 2015. USCIS will start accepting applications for EAD from those eligible H4 visa holders starting from May 26th. The question is that will that have an impact on number of H1B petitions for this fiscal year ? It very likely will have certain impact on the number of H1B applications that are filed for this year 2016 quota. Many of the H4 holders, who would now be eligible for EAD, may not apply for H1B visa, just because it gives them more flexibility to work and more choices to work as well. We would have to wait and see, how much of an impact that would have, but it is very straightforward and no brainer for eligible H4 visa holder to avoid the H1B processing.
H1B visa Premium Processing Changes to H1B Visa 2016 quota ?
USCIS updated in their press release that the premium processing will be accepted for FY 2016 quota and they will only begin that “no later than May 11, 2015”. What it means for the petitioners is that the official 15 day premium processing clock starts from May 11th, 2015 and their petition could be adjudicated within 15 days from May 11th, which would be May 26th, 2015. USCIS can process them earlier as well, but their new timeline is just indication for setting the right expectations to meet the stipulated time frame for premium processing.
Track H1B Visa 2016 Cap Count updates ?
As in previous years, we have created a page, where would track the cap count updates for FY 2016. You may check out H1B visa 2016 Cap Count Tracker.
While you wait, you can check out April 1st – USCIS H1B Visa 2016 Season Starts Today, When to expect Lottery ?
H1B Lottery Completed – Official Tweet and Press Release
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016 http://t.co/fQ6EPUb8Y4
— USCIS (@USCIS) April 13, 2015
H1B Cap Reached – Official USCIS Tweet and Link to Press release :
We have reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for FY 2016 http://t.co/RTja7POWYY — USCIS (@USCIS) April 7, 2015
Any other questions ?
However do notice that how you behave represent your country and your people… pls do’t “create” racism and make US a country hard for your own people to live!
So are we expecting an announcement 2mrw? Dunno about u guys…the wait is sickening…one piece of advice…go watch Furious 7 if you want to stop worrying for sometime…its a great watch!!
I went yesterday… Not a big fan of the movie 🙁 Should have gone Kingsman.
If you are concerned about if we can reach 100k or not. Don’t worry, it’s not necessary to get 100k or more to get attention from the White House. As long as the petition is among top popular topics, I’m sure WH will give us some response back. Remember that the H4 EAD petition only received about 6k signature but it’s going to become a rule now. Let’s make the lottery free of frauds. Thanks
And if you question the credibility of such petition (initiated by non-US citizens), you may check other petitions too… Quite amount of them are funny. I found it as good relax!
Guys,
I wrote an email to Center for Investigative Reporting, a non-profit organization that works on immigration issues. I have given this web page as reference to see how people openly tell about their multiple petitions and I have also given the link for our H1B petition to whitehouse. Hopefully we might expect some news on this in coming days. We might not be successful this in stopping these cheaters but I’m very much confident there’s going to be a huge reform on this issue in the future. Lets just cross our fingers and hope for the best now.. Jai Hind.. and God bless America..
Many single petition folks here will switch to multi-petition racket if they do not get the visa this time.
If everyone file multiple petitions I doubt the chance would change even if you file multiple. Plus there is risk of breaking the law and get deported.
If I don’t get selected I wouldn’t try H visa in US again. There are big holes in this system that it is never going to be fair unless reform takes place.
That’s why we raise our concern now. I’m sure it will restrain people from doing bad things later if USCIS focus on this stuff from now on.
Yes! I’ve already signed and shared with my friends, and my friends shared it too. Even if I don’t get the visa this year, I will keep signing every year if such petition happens again!
No of petitions: unknown
lottery date:unknown
Success chance:unknown
But unless there’s reliable insider source, these topics are just speculations (aka nonsense) either 🙁
guys any updates?
As per my employer, the count is expected higher than last time and the attorney is expecting USCIS to take a little longer to announce the final number this time. So, we should hear something by the end of the week.
Hi Mr Ganes,
Please stop scaring everyone by your English. You make us forget our English.
hey, u must try for Canada PR visa
Canadian work visa is even worse. You easily spend years to get it. If you are in yr late 30s or 40s, do not even bother… That is it,our luck brought us to be a citizen of undeveloped countries.
any guesses for the lottery date?
Hai guys, I m planning to try for Canada work visa..
Good luck
yes, Canada work visa is in my plan B
Awesome soon we will have 3,4,5…… applications for the Canada work visas and PR. Lottery there as well.
We just got 13k signature mark for the petition. The momentum just gets accelerated more and more. Keep going on fighting against frauds people :).
It’s great! I will ask friends of my friends to support this as well
Minimum 2.5 L Applications , max 3 L.. 100 % sure.
Are you aware about quota of 6800 visa out of these 65000 general visas?
Yes those are for Singapore and Chile
Okay, let’s do the guesswork till than. I guess this time the number of h1b filling will be between 215000 and 220000. What is your guess?
I am guessing 85,001 applications.
Somebody will still loose. That can be anyone – you, me or one of other applicants.
He he nice theory.
61 short of 13k.
120000 – 140000
I filed multiple petition.
Nothing is going to happen. We will get the visa.
Sure, that’s why we raise our concern to make something happen. If your multiple filings are legit and ethical, you can sleep well and wait for your visa. If not, wait for the consequences.
Multiple petition is fine. As lone as you have multiple offer of which the companies are not parents and affiliates or act under a “deal” to issue a offer you should be fine. Otherwise you have the risk to be rejected.
Good luck.
thunks Counting Bhaiyya.
I always logiced best in coding. Java, C+, C good. Even sertified Niit.
all my friends funned on me still I successed well. Ok?
CTS, TCS all loved me.
but I still like Good lucks to all Bhaiyyas including you and I.
Dear, Calm down. If someone suggesting you to work on something it not always he/she is jealous of you. It could they are really giving you genuine feedback, specially when you have time to fix it. Also be humble, according to a recent study technical skills only contribute nearly 15% of one’s financial success, rest 85% is because of his personality, communication and ability to take initiatives and lead.
Hope you take at least this in positive manner ando don’t cause an infinite recursion here:)
Ok Anuj bhaiyya.
Thanks to you lot lot. You will Good luck well.
We all, you, me everyone will get. Sure I am.
murthy.com/2015/02/11/h1b-cap-season-reminder-multiple-h1b-filings-for-same-beneficiary/
Hats off to you bro.. I am sure your English is much better than what you are projecting (as you can clearly understand & respond to the comments posted by others). Pity that people don’t understand the fun part of it.
Thanks for being a stress buster during this long waiting period.
Hi all, It looks like the count is certainly high this time and it might take USCIS a little longer to announce the final number. Check this out: www(dot)computerworld(dot)com/article/2907056/h-1b-cap-is-reached-with-high-number-of-visa-requests.html
Just curious, people from this forum really considering acceptance of multiple offers that contradict each other is ethical? I understand it doesn’t against the law, but you really think it is fair for the companies who truly want to hire you and they would understand you? And you think the reason other applicants don’t file so-called genuine multiple petitions is because they cannot find as many sponsors as you? I’m shocked.
I’m not including the cases where your offers don’t contradict each other, or your employers are aware of the multiple acceptances and use H1B as compensation to bid (I doubt this is the common case though). Also not including the case where your future employers are just shipping cheap labours but unnecessarily have work for you hence they wouldn’t care.
No company offers until they believe candidate willing to work under them and ready to spend time and money.
These multi petition cases are related to Desi one who pays for their petition fee.
If you have read some of the old posts you’ll find someone indicate they or their friends lying to their employees that they are willing to work under them. They plan to make a choice if more than petitions get picked. And they called this “genuine multiple petitions” because their employers truly paid for them.
Would happen if company hire a part-time employee and then another company hire the same person as a part-time employee. This happens not very often.
And under your circumstance, yes it rarely happens as well.
Hey, One of the little known consultant applied for my H-1B this year and has offered me a fixed salary of $75K. Is this a good offer to join if selected in the lottery?
This is good offer
You will have a good life in most places in U.S. except Cali nor NYC. You might be able to get hire salary from many other companies depending on your position, education and experience.
Per USCIS:
Q. Do the new rules referencing multiple filings on behalf of one worker apply to a parent company and its affiliated entities?
Answer. The rule does not prevent related employers (such as a parent company and its subsidiary) from filing petitions on behalf of the same alien for different positions, based on legitimate business need.”
Source below:
http://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/questions-and-answers-uscis-announces-interim-rule-h-1b-visas
USCIS received 252571 applications towards H1B Visa 2016 Cap. Computer generated random selection/ Lottery will be conducted on 13 Apr for petitions received until April 7th.
Source please?
Random Number Generator
LOL.
252571.
2+5=7, 25257, wait that’s less than 85000…
oh just add a 1 at the end
fake news
I’m glad that the petition receives serious attention from not only people filing for H-1B this year but from students and people who will apply for H-1B in the coming years. It means that we are united and have a strong case against all fraudulent activities. Let’s restrain people from conducting unethical behaviors such as paying money for multiple filings by promoting the petition to more and more people!!!!
@Andy,
Don’t worry man, still to hire people like me is not in your budget, so keep calm and wait for your result and then we will see 🙂
@Do not agree,
Sorry man i can’t tell you the name of companies but out of 3 one company comes in top 5 IT company in world, and second is not that big but salary they offered is very good than the first one and third one is consultancy with 80-20 salary ratio, i hope you know this if you are staying in US from last 5 year, and one question Man don’t take it personally no other company sponsor you H1 from last 5 year even you have lot of patents on your name, i understand lottery is only from last 2 years before that there was no lottery so if you were not happy with work or salary then why you didn’t applied for H1 through other company or you got all your patents last year only ???
Forget about it man…..
Let us concentrate on the issue at hand.
I choose not discuss my personal profile here. To calm you down…..I could not get any other opportunity…Will this calm you down now?
@Do not agree,
If you really have lot of patents by your name then you should not worry about visa why companies is not hiring you on L1 then, don’t lie the truth is that the guys like you just jealous from another people who is getting success, If you think you are super skilled person then why you didn’t find multiple sponsors, according to you i am not skilled nut still 3 employers filled my H1 visa this year, and i didn’t gave them a single penny even i never visited to US, and about the kick you will get kick on your ass, But don’t worry kick is also important in life without kick there is no fun in life so just wait for your turn you morron
I am on L1B in US(about to exhaust 5 year) and not many companies can pay me the salary I am getting so do not have much choice unless I want to join at lesser salary and less exciting work.
Forget about me…..I was talking in general and there are many more super talented people in this forum than you and me.
Can you tell which 3 companies sponsored you for your special skills?
If you are really that talented you will get it, so don’t worry. We just fight against all kinds of frauds related to multiple filings. Stay calm and sleep well.
I’m not sure about your technical skills, but based on your sub-par English skill that you show here I will not hire you if you if I need people having good communication skill 🙂
Hi Guys,
You can’t change anything by signing this petition it was good if you could spend equal time before to find second sponsor or invested rest time to improve your technical skills, by this you are just showing your frustration and proving that you guys somehow managed to find only one sponsor who was ready to sponsor your visa, and now you are getting afraid from the people like us who filled 2-3 application, But still I wish that you people will get well soon, some people are reacting like H1 visa is their only hope otherwise they will die hahahaha shame on you guys what you will do to come in us, people like you only create a bad image about indians, and you will see soon that no one from these frustrated people will get visa, then I will read their comments, for now do whatever you want signing this petition can’t change our rules, I mean uscis rules and the people who called to uscis offc I am sure they will not find their name in coming lottery,
You said you filed 2-3 and still accusing people who just filed 1 that they are dying for visa.
Hahaha
Your butt will be kicked hard this time.
I have multiple patents in my field of work yet chose to stick with my current employer for visa.
You think you are the only one here with special skill…fools paradise
1. The petition is not against multiple petitions. It is against the potentially unlawful multi-filling conducted by some consultancies.
2. If what you are saying is true then you are very qualified for high-skilled worker’s visa. H-1B is not your only choice. You could consider O visa as a backup.
So no need to bash that petition, friend. Unless you are conducting the unethical behavior. Good luck.
At least they will hear our voices.
We are wasting time. How are you going to utilize your time this weekend? Sleeping, Movie or something else.
Practically they will not listen to this anyways – You are from different world for them …
I am promoting the white house petition and sharing it on fb groups and twitter and asking more and more people to sign it. If not this year than probably by next year we can expect some changes and the voices being heard.
What is this petition all about. Was going through comments, its like people filing multiple petition with different companies, wasn’t aware of this. I think its absolutely wrong. Equal chance should be there for all. This would have been the reason I wasn’t selected last year 🙁
I voted for that petition and completely agree. USCIS should take action on such people filing multiple petition, reject and ban them forever. The system should be fair. I dont understand why even companies willing to file for candidate when they know that candidate might not join them as he has opportunity from other employer too. I was optimistic this year.. but as people filed multiple, I feel my chances are very much reduced this year too… Hoping for best..
This is against frauds who pay money to file multiple h1bs against non existing jobs. Multiple petition by legal companies for real jobs is fine.
I still not don’t understand how it can be fine. Logically you can work for only one employer once you have the visa stamping. Imagine if a person has 3 petition and all his petition are selected in lottery, so will this count to 1 cap or 3 cap out of 65k limit. [I assume its not per person but per cap]. So this way he has wasted 2 extra seats, as he can only work for only 1 employer at a time. So 2 seats got wasted which otherwise would have got to other deserving candidate. Do you think its right..
Even if we talk about genuine big companies filing for very skilled worker, why would they file for candidate if they know he might or might join him as he has offer from other employer. This case still can be justified. But people filing with multiple consultants just to enter US without any genuine job offers are the real culprits and I read in comments people are even paying for the visa which is illegal. This is simply unethical.
Do you know people here. Every blogger is not saying truth. If I simply say that the Lottery is completed you ask for a proof.
Do you ask for a proof for them whoever is saying that they had paid for the H1B ?
This is illegal and no employer can ask for the money.
This is just to say and make you guys more crazy.
Every one is signing many times, do you think that is legal ?
When can we expect the lottery. My employer has filed for H1B . Last year my petition was not selected in lottery. Hopeful this time. Expecting less count this year with H4 EAD and L1 norms being relaxed.
Thanks and best wishes to you too. This is my last chance.
guys I have applied for five H1b applications
Do not sign the petition and spoil out chances. Do not sign it.
Guys Dont think your signatures are gonna go waste. There has been an increased attention to matters of h1b
Click this link:
crainsdetroit.com/article/20150409/NEWS/150409834/southeast-michigan-business-leaders-protest-limits-on-h-1b-visas-for
Do everything to reach as many as you can. Later on you have no reason to blame. Its you who can change your destiny and no one else.
Send to university friends, international students facebook page. Also mates in India from Infy, Wipro TCS come on fight for a good cause. You guys are as deserving as any one. Everyone who is honest is deserving.
Come on spread the word sign the petition
yes friends let us support the noble cause
Ban All work visas.. Allow US citizens to get jobs and live…
Go back to your home country… and why can’t you create a white house petition for this ??
Wrong forum mate!! This is a forum for people who are crazy about reaching your country and staying there as long as they could by any means possible. If you have complaints, you should fight the companies that is ready to hire Non-US people. Stop the universities that provide admissions for foreigners. This will automatically stop.
I apply 3 applications. What are my chances? Will I get h1b?
If you are trying to promote sign using this. Please dont.
//I apply 3 applications. What are my chances? Will I get h1b?//
First , we ( employee ) never apply for H1B. It will be by employer who files petition.
About chances, no one knows even the number of petitions received. Its all probability since its through random selection process. Even who applied 3 petitions last year they did not got it. But many single petitions selected.
lol True that.
10k more signs and this petition will come on the first page of most popular petitions on white house website.
It is already on second page and is among top 40 petitions.
Not sure what you want to say but there is no authentication that one person is signing once.
Here there are people who are signing even 100 times. Do you think the government take care of it.
I had tweet to USCIS about this web page and ask them to read this page before taking any decision.
I had requested them to take the decision whatever is good and in good interest of every one as per the current rules.
You did a good job by tweeting. USCIS will now know better about the crooks.
Nobody is signing multiple times. Nobody can spend so much time and create so many email ids. I just signed once. This initiative is by genuine people who follow the rules.
If this petition was started by multiple petition cheaters then I would have agreed to what you are saying.
Just want to tell you that regardless of the number of signatures, we should not be discouraged to continue supporting for the petition as we fight against fraud and unethical activities. Even the H4 EAD card petition only got over 6K signatures, it still received a very respective response from the U.S government. So, don’t care about the number, just spread it out and ask people to sign for it. I’m sure regardless of the final number, White House will give us a satisfied answer to this issue. Stand up and spread!!!! Now!!!!
What petition is it to increase cap count? please post the link
I think this petition is going to create extra burden for all h1b petitioners.. Uscis might tighten the rules for h1b similar to L1b visas.. Uscis is not going to design any rule specific to any one type of employer.. Instead in a way everyone is going to get impacted.. It would have been better if petition was raised git increase in cap count.. Everyone might have got a chance atleast..,
Isn’t that good. let them raise the bar. let them be extra sure about applicants. We cannot ask for more application or cap count, we dont have the right to do so. But we have the right to fight for fraud. Also CEO’s of big tech companies are fighting for increasing cap count. You can see the group “fwd.us”
All fight for Right is a good cause.
Support it ! Sign it ! Spread it !
Not all people are working for face book or Google .. Most of the People working under tier 2 or lesser tier companies are the ones would be impacted more if the rules are tightened.. Because the employer bothers not much to spend anything extra for those employees.. In a way this is going to have negative impact..
Yes you are right . Instead of negative petition we can go for positive petition to increase cap count
Do not spread false rumor about the petition. Increasing the visa cap is already supported by CEO’s of big companies as well as by the govt.
If your company is filing your h1b legally you will benefit from this petition. This is a fight against fraud not number of application.
Agree
Are you trying to test patience of others?
Congrates
Too late, its already among top 40 popular petitions in the white house website. Petition does not affect current year unless the President takes an executive action, which he cannot.
As far as multiple employer petions or duplicate petitions from a single employer or just a single petition., There has been cases where a candidate has been issued rfe asking the employer to show the revenue stream to sustain the employees during the “internal project”. In most cases the employer knowingly avoids responding to the rfe to avoid further scrutiny. This particularly happens when the employer in question is not well known. Example Facebook might not be issued a rfe but something like XYZ teckcorp can.
Irrespective of a signature petition there is going to be a heightened level of scrutiny of all applications this year. That was the main reason why they charged fraud detection fees as part of h1b application fees this year.
I see the petition is to stop multiple filing. I nowhere see its for fake companies or for candidates who paid for h1b. As per my assumptions this is just to stop filing from multiple companies. Mr so and so do not spread wrong message here.
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H1B is visa for foreign workers with theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor. Recent years a lot of cheaters without such kind of specialized knowledge applied it and submitted multiple petitions to increase their chance to get H1B visa. Even worse they are sharing their cheating experience publicly to increase this kind of abusing action(http://redbus2us.com/uscis-official-news-h1b-visa-2016-cap-reached-will-have-lottery/#comments). This kind of action significantly reduce legal worker who has specialized knowledge and only submitted one petition to get the visa. If don’t prevent these cheaters, fewer innovative workers are able to go to US and will weaken US’s science & economic power and ruin US ethic & legal system.
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Guys
I had created that page. Please stop signing now. I am going to delete that page now.
Its not good as it effects me as well.
Mckain is my class mate. You know his next update is that he is going to say every one to “sign” again.
He is a mad guy and in school he was given many warnings to spread many different kinds of false news.
Rest is up to you all !
Please stop signing the petition! Its going to affect even the ethical candidates! Please stoppppppppppppppppppp!
Hi Friends
If we sign for good cause they may treat regular cases also fake ,see here I applied only 1,but my employer applied for other employees,those employees are applied multiple,so in this case they will reject all,why do we take risk,if we have luck will get in lottery,why do we need to worry about others. please don’t vote
then we all are in trouble.
Yes we should not quarrel among ourselves. We should fight for increasing of cap count.
This is a important point. I have filed from small consultancy if any one else has applied number of petition it effects me.
Please stop the signature. Please its a request.
yes, I see it is purely for multiple application per candidates. May be who have already signed they can revert their signature?
So you agree this is for multiple filing not for fraud companies ? If so why you lied earlier? So just to make you popular you are playing with person’s emotions
Thank you for signing this petition!
You’ve successfully signed the petition “Remove and Ban Cheaters Who Sent Multi-Petition Before H1B Lottery Selection”. Your signature has been verified and counted.
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I have sign 50 more times
Signing multiple petitions to stop multiple petition is fake right?
Can some one shed some lights on how such a huge number of employee can apply through multiple consultancies.
point1- as an employer i wont take risk of sponsering a candidate from outside my company who have other job offers,rather than wasting time and money i can hire directly from US or sponser someone in my company.most of the H1b is popular among software service industry and am 100percent sure top service companies wont offer H1b for someone from outside
point2- if the person is so highly skilled i can apply for L1.even though rejection rate is so high, if the skill set is valid i have seen people getting approved L1.
considering the above facts what i feel is genuine multiple employer applications will be less and fakes are getting more if the allegations made in the below discussions are true.
But how to determine which is true case and which is a fake case ?
Every small employer generate the employment. It shows client letter, SOW etc.
If suppose any has paid also no fake employers take in his account there are many other source. How a person is caught ?
I have applied from 2 companies but not paid not even a single penny. Every thing is legal.
How these guys are saying that this is not legal ? As USCIS law says we can file from different employers. Its my choice whether to join anyone of them.
It has happened in past and going to be remain in future if there is a lottery and if there is no lottery.
Please explain how come this process is illegal. If this is a case than USCIS should have to change the law and than take decision.
Whatever you guys are doing its fine but this should implement next year and I am sure this should not impact anything in this year of H1B selection.
Experts please comment …..
You must be highly skilled to get the offer from two.if you are from software, two offers is rare or you must be having rare skills other than usual java dot net c cpp oracle sap etc. Anyways unless and until you do not fake alll the best to you
Multiple filing becomes illegal only when you pay for it from your own pockets. If 2 companies are willing to sponsor your petition, then there is nothing wrong with it. Though such happens only rarely and only to candidates with a very rare skill set.
However, if you are paying the visa fee/attorney fee and/or a commission to the so called desi consultancies, then it is clearly scamming the system. If an inquiry ever comes into such, the proprietor of the consultancy in question goes to federal prison and you will be banned for life from petitioning for H1B (OR) deported if you are already in the US in some other visa category.
If you paid a single penny to the petitioner (the employer), then it IS an immigration fraud.
Yes it is legal if two companies sponsor you… that means two clients not two desi consultancies
Yup u r right its pretty difficult to figure out. One more point we missed is how can any employee risk this much amount of money for fake small consultancies.at the max he will deposit for one or two not more than that.and the consultancies who get the money mostly wont give any proof to the employee and for sure they wont return the money.either employees are been cheated or uscis is been. The former is pretty easy to do than the latter.
so the conclusion would be many employees who file multiple would be cheated than the uscis itself
Ram
It works like this,
I have a small consulting company which implements projects in insurance industry. Now i see a huge potential in a guy from india who is working in a big software company which starts with a ‘C’. My technical team says that this guy can bring more dollars to the company if he joins. In normal conditions this guy wouldnt join my small consulting company. so i make an offer to sponsor him an H1b so that there would be chances of him to take the offer.
I would like to say one thing, People are the real assets for consulting companies, Its a gamble we need to take if we have to survive in the business.
cheers
Yup you are right “”huge potential” it would be less/rare and hence,what i feel, is even if say more than 10000 to 15000 files multiple, it would be too much.
For small consultancies business matters and time matters, even if you do premium it would take time in getting the person abroad and you might never know whether he would join or not as this “huge potential” employee would already been sponsered by the so called huge “C” employer. So still what i feel is small genuine consultancies would prefer a person from US directly or hiring a person already having h1b or even a candidate who is doing single petition rather than this “huge potential” employee as there is a 70 to 80% chance of him switching the company.
just my thought. Cheers mate.
Hi all,
I have applied for two consultant application from Hyderabad. Spent about Rs.5 lakhs for both. Guys pray that I get picked in the lottery.
Many will wish your applications will not be picked up…
Good chances to get picked up. Didnt get the lottery last year.
Please stop spamming.. If you have to raise the sign petition then do some other stuff. Do not play with emotions of other applicant. For me it looks like person who are supporting petition are posting these comments. So please do not manipulate others emotions.
FYI I also support and have already signed and asked my 2 friends to sign same.
I sign 200 times.
I sign 100 times.
Please no fake signs. How long did it take to create 200 email ids?
I ’m visiting USCIS site every hour but no updates. I tried to clear browse history, cleared cache and even rebooted computer but still no updates. Do guys have any suggestions what else I can do? Plz suggest. I really need h1. Thanks in advance..
Students, future h1b aspirants, last year petitioners and this years aspirants are signing.
Folks in India – It is our turn now.
If you are filing h1b legally from a genuine company go ahead and sign below petition – This will increase your chances in getting selected in the lottery this year.
This is against frauds and not against people who follow legal course and are filing through genuine company like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro and other reputed companies. Spread the word for your better future and ask all your friends and family to sign it.
Link:
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-and-ban-cheaters-who-sent-multi-petition-h1b-lottery-selection
Though I filled only one petition with genuine “USA Company” and support single filing per person. I support banning fraud consultants.
I still feel here someone playing mind game. Someone intentionally asking chance for filing multiple petition. So people see their comments and sign the petition.. Let people should decide themselves and do not create false circumstances.