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 ?
Hello All,
I got RFE today for H4 to H1(WAC series, Normal processing).
How long does it take for my employer to receive the docs?
Any one converting from H4 to H1 and got RFE–can you please tell me what sort for evidence does USCIS ask for?
Thanks in advcance.
+1
In the same situation, today received RFE. Lemme know any updates u receive.
what is ur series. mine is wac151435****
B/w update the comment with the same when you receive any updates.
Series with wac151405****
Anyone from Accenture got the updates on petition approval??? As per last mail it was 2-3 months from May 18th which is already over!!!!
No…i am still waiting.Hope none of them received updates on the petition from Accenture it seems.Hope by the August last week they will release the results for everybody as they did for the lottery accepted.
I raised a request directed to the People Mobility team from myrequests. I got a reply from the team stating that my H1 B is approved but they are waiting for the receipt of hard copy from USCIS and once this is received they would update. So, you can raise a request to check for your approval status.
Yeah..That worked for me.The people mobility stated ‘your petition is approved from USCIS and yet to receive the hard copy of the approval from our end’..
Is it like USCIS will not send the hard copy of approval once they say that the petition is approved.just curious
raised request in myrequests.got approval status.validity till july 2017
My application was approved on June 07th, I have applied through some desi consultancy. Still i haven’t go the papers and they are saying this is not the good time to go for interview and asking me to wait until October or November.
They are suggesting for your sake only. You freaking guy can’t stop your anxiety.. Listen to them n keep quite till they send you… With your early fever, y do u want to put u n ur employer in risk..
EAC1514252@@@ is still my case is in recevied state…is there any one waiting with the same series. .
Same case for me . EAC15149@@@@@. Still waiting.
I am also waiting
Same here, EAC151415****.
yes, this wait is killing.
Same here, EAC151485****
same here too…. EAC15139XXXXX… Waiting sucks
I am also waiting, it has been 4 months. My series is EAC1514853***
After 4 months of agonizing wait my case was was approved today (24th Aug)..
All the best to everyone who is waiting for their status to change to approved. I know its easy to say that keep patience but please do because you will certainly get the approval in coming few days.
I have seen that lot of cases near my case no. WAC15145506** received updates today.
Thanks RedBus and Kumar and everyone..
Cheers
Could you please tell me the date when it got picked in lottery???
Thanks,
Good to hear ! Cheers.
My petition approved today, 24th Aug. WAC141455****. Good luck guys. And, thanks to Redbus2US.
Hi,
I have one simple question. I received RFE for my h1b application. I won’t be able to submit documents before deadline given by USCIS. It’s nearly one month after issue of rfe and i just have last 3 days remaining to respond. Please tell me what to do if i miss thid deadline. Thanks in advance.
Talk to your attorney.
btw, how could you be silent for one month & all of a sudden before 3 days left, you wake up ?
Thanks for your reply. Actually I received rfe notice after 10 days and since then I am following up with client for client letter, but legal team from my client side is raising new queries each time I sent draft for client letter. Thanks !
Dont worry friend. If you check your status there is one more thing has mentioned that if you did not got the letter by 30 days then you can request for e statement. So this one month is for receiving the document by your attorney. So try ur best to collect all those asked documents and send uscis for review. All the best ..have patience. 🙂
dont worry,dead line time for RFE Response is 90 days not 30 days as you assumed,,,
Thanks everyone. I was worried about this, now I can relax. Thanks again and all the best to everyone who are still waiting for updates.
You get 90 days to respond to an RFE. The one month date is usually provided to let USCIS know if you haven’t received the hard copy of the RFE! Relax and just work with your attorney’s/employer to respond to the RFE.
got an RFE today -WAC15149500****
AD or Non-AD
AD
Anyone from Peru un here?
Anyone from TCS still awaiting lottery status ? I was told that there would be next and final list will be sent later. Any chances beyond this ?
I am in the same boat. When was this latest list that you are talking about released?
I am still waiting for lottery result. FDFU, Visa Team, GL,RMG ISU Head no one is providing any updates …. highly unprofessional
Guys, don’t expect anything now.
Lets accept the hard truth.
Company don’t send the bad news till last point to avoid attrition. They will now tell you to submit application for next lottery.
To be honest, most people who have picked up in lottery already received their approvals & now planning to travel.
There doesn’t seem to be any final list as such. My FDFU says that updates on the waiting status are being declared very slowly and most of them are rejected/cancelled.
Can you provide who your source is? And any idea on why they were holding this list till this long?
Its been 2 weeks since I got RFE query, but still my employer/attorney didn’t received my RFE case details from USCIS.
Can I know how many days it will take to reach them ?
I got rfe on july 20.but physical copy my attorney received on 14th aug.so be patience.
Thank you !!!
Anyone from Accenture India received any updates regarding H1B case approval?
No Dear,
I am also travelling in same boat, I have been accepted in lottery and waiting for petition status. does anybody has any idea for timelines in case of Normal application?
Any updates from RMS?
I’m also in the same boat…eagerly waiting for the mail from RMS….I hope raising a request with RMS would help us….one my team member logged a request and he got a response saying that his H1B was approved….I too logged a request….but awaiting reponse
Any updates from RMS?
Anyone from TringApp visa approved/Stamped…
Hey i got mail on july 15th as status changed to approved on USIC website..waiting for hardcopy.But still now no updates,they were telling my travel to USA starts from feb-march 2016 by considering all the procedures from them..
Anyone went for stamping ? If so please share exp. I am so tensed as I don’t have client letter with me. Any workaround for that?
i got my name changed in 2013 from karthikeyan to karthigeyan , while applying for H1B i have submitted all doucment and informed the attroney about this name change , old and new passport, by mistake my attorney used the old passport with old name to fill i-129 form, now LCA and i-797 contains my old name, iam tensed , informed my attorney , what is the way out , please let me know what should be done, Thanks in advance
File for H1b amendment. Your lawyer would do that. H1b amendment can also be done in premium processing so that would take 15 days.
My employer filed my H1B Petition under Masters quota this year and I got picked in the lottery and got approved as well in July.
Now my question is, if I’m denied visa when I go for stamping, will I be cap exempt when I file next year again ? or will I have to go through lottery again ?
Please advice …thank you so much.
you are cap exempted for next 6 years.
When a consular officer rejects a visa he can (and often does) send the petition for revocation back to USCIS. The USCIS then looks at the application and reasons cited by consular officer. If it deems that visa be revoked then it sends the Notice of intent to revoke to the petitioner. If the petitioner does not respond back satisfactorily then the visa is revoked and the original petition cannot be used again.
How do u know about this ? How sure are u ?
What if the petitioner responds satisfactorily ?
Are we cap exempt in that case and do we have a chance to go for stamping again within few weeks ? or do we have to wait a year ?
Appreciate your response…
Search for Notice intent to revoke and you will get several results that discuss this e.g. visarefusal.com/revocation/petition-revocation/
If the petitioner responds satisfactorily or USCIS decides that there is no need to revoke the visa then the petitioner will be sent a notice saying that the petition has been confirmed after being readjudicated.
I had replied before, but it seems that since it had a link so it had been flagged for moderators approval.
To answer your question, search for Notice of intent to revoke approved H1b and you will get several results that discuss this. If the person is lucky then the consulate officer will not send the petition back to USCIS for re-adjudication after denying the visa, but chances of that happening is less.
If the petitioner responds satisfactorily or if USCIS thinks that there is no need to revoke the visa then it sends reaffirmation notice to the petitioner. In this case the petition is still valid and you don’t need to go for another lottery, but you would still need to go to embassy/consulate again to get the visa stamped.
Hi Guys,
In my project, my employer nominated for 5 folks and out of that 3 of us got selected in lottery, and all of us got RFE in the same time. They asked us for 1) Manager Letter 2)SOW and client letter, we submitted all the required documents, but unfortunately one of my colleagues petition got denied last Friday and rest of our petition is showing RFE document received since July 2nd. My query is Manager letter sow and client letter is same for all the 3, do I need to worry about my petition now or is there any way to get it Approved.
Receipt No : WAC1514650****
NON Ad , RP.
Thanks in Advance.
this is worrisome 🙁
any issues with letters?
It will take 5 days to get the response from USCIS , i don’t think they will share us the reponse 🙁
Did they mentioned any reason for rejection?
it’s bad. but it depends on officer. all the best..
Your employer didn’t take the paperwork seriously even after they got an RFE. I am scared for my RFE for the same reasons. BTW, you two are at risk too.
I have the same problem , all my colleagues have got RFE with the same reason ,with the same client. I have told my employer and attorney to take more time and work on this issue properly . This is critical without our fault 🙁
Any of your friends petition got denied after rfe?
My employer s still dealing with the client , haven’t responded to RFE yet .
I will update once I see any status change .
I don’t be leave this criteria.if the project having 3 openings in onsite under same manager then 3 client letters will same..how the one person got rejected.some thing behind that…I think we are going in a wrong direction for sure..
I’m also from CTS.my petition also got rfe and git submitted the documents on 1st week of aug. Same is the case of all the folks of my project.i’m from metlife account. Can u provide ur account name? Just curious.
Give me ue employee id I will ping u
Just confirm if it metlife account or some different account?
my query: Do i really need to find project to go to USA or I can finalise project from inida n than fly?
Hi
My application got approved in Jul 15 and my cinsultant is asking me to go visa stamping after Oct 1.
My consultant is telling me that once you fly USA and you have to guve the interview one to one. he will not pay me any money until n unless İ get any job there.
He has terms n condition for me like, i will work with him 36 months minimum.
even İ dont know if my consultant will pay the flight ticket and immediate stay in USA.
please help if some body has geniune answer.
I think your employer is fraud. Don’t know how us cis approved your case at the first place.
Now, you have option to go to us cis & black list your employer by telling them the truth. But it may cost your H1b.
My suggestion is, fly to usa & change your employer. In usa, no employer can officially say, they have bonded any employee.
Is it that easy to change employer in USA?
Name of the consultancy???
Haven’t you discussed all these terms with your consultancy before applying through him (If not discused, there is no point discussing them here) ? Or has he changed the terms recently ?
My guess is that you’ve paid money to your consultancy for processing H1B………..if yes, then you can’t even expect them to pay the flight charges.
And yes, you mentioned that it is a consultancy………which will make money by deploying their people in client locations. So I guess they’ll certainly not pay you anything, unless you are placed somewehere…..!!
P.S. I’m not a consultancy guy 🙂
please find my response:
1) i haven’t paid any amount till date.
2) consultancy asked me to sign in agreement letter before the file.
3) This is new for me also that I will be find the project in USA only once reached there.
4) accomadation n flight ticket is neither discussed in agreement lettrr nor discussed till now. (i am just checking in this forum)
Tringapps guys….anybody heard anything from them regarding approval status?
No update yet , Still in RFE
They filed rfe for u? Can we talk offline?
Hey i got mail on july 15th as status changed to approved on USIC website..waiting for hardcopy.But still now no updates,they were telling my travel to USA starts from feb-march 2016 by considering all the procedures from them..
Hey, Can we talk outside of this site..give me ur mail id.
Yes fb manjunath kaliwal
Hello
Is it true that is you apply for H1B transfer after Oct 1, you can start working with new company even before it’s approved? I heard that you can start working with just the receipt notice; provided your H1B is already approved with company 1.
Anyone to reply?
This is correct. You would need to fill I9 form with the new employer which needs the approved I797 number. You can use the Receipt notice number (and even the Fedex tracking info.) It will give you a couple of months before you have to provide the actual I797 number to I9 again.
However, the only problem is if your transfer gets denied then you are in a difficult position since many employers revoke the petition once you leave them (which does not effect the H1 transfer.) So in case that happens then you would neither have old job and no new job. It is usually recommended to resign after the H1b transfer is through, and filing the H1b transfer in premium processing helps.
Thanks for your comments. Really helps. Appreciate it.
Any one who got their petition approved after RFE in RP and EAC series???? Mine completed 1 1/2 month.
Same here bt mine from WAC, Still waiting for approval…
Same boat but from WAC
same case. But EAC.
Anyone from Accenture India received any updates regarding H1B case approval?
Nope…still waiting….
TCSers,
Any idea what’s going on with the petitions that are still showing as “Awaiting Lottery Status” in VTS ? Can we consider them as rejected ?
Both FDFU and management are not sharing any updates/info.
I am in the same boat. However, many associates have received the status as Rejected in lottery. and VTS for that is closed
Is anyone else having trouble accessing USCIS website to check case status?
+1
I think the server is down for maintenance.
Yes. It is down.
is any one going to Dubai consulate for visa stamping? if yes acknowledge here then I’ll contact him.
Finally my receipt EAC151435**** got approved on AUG 21st…..:) good luck all…
When it got picked in lottery?
After a long wait got a.. RFE …. Very tensed …. I got RFE on AUG 22 so how long t ll take for the result after submitting documents ?could any 1 reply ?
Max 7 days
Thank u so much I was waiting for the reply
7 days is inaccurate. Are you in Premium Processing? If so, it will take a maximum of 15 days. If you are in Regular Processing, it can take around 2-3 months. USCIS received the response to my RFE (I’m AD/RP) on June 16th, and I am still waiting for the final verdict.
Same here Pramila.
My employer submitted the RFE response on 30th July and i am still waiting for the final answer from USCIS.
Mine is regular processing/Non-AD.
Lets see when i will get the final answer
We are the same situation. I have just got RFE today August 22. Stressful time continue…
Me too ..any idea how long will it take to receive rfe notice ?
I’m sure you applied under RP. So Atleast 1 month (best case) after they receive the response…!!
I got RFE on June 1st and my RFE response still not given by my consultant. i guess USCIS gives us 90 days grace period to respond.
once RFE response given it may take max 60 days to give decision.
After a long wait got a req for evidence .. RFE …. Very tensed …. I got RFE on AUG 22 so how long t ll take for the result after submitting documents ?could any 1 reply ?
Hi All,
I had applied H1B petition through consultancy and got approved.Now I am filling DS-160 form.While filling form there is an option where we need to specify the who is paying money for your trip,I selected as “U.S.Petitioner”.
Person/Entity Paying for Your Trip: U.S. PETITIONER
Pls let me know is it correct or not….
Yes. It is correct.
Hi all, my petition got approved today 21st August after 4 months wait… Wac1514652***.. Thanks everyone for sharing the experiences. And gud luck to all
My H1b got approved today. It seems USCIS has started working on weekends as well. Thanks Redbus for such a wonderful platform and thanks everyone for sharing valuable experiences and updates.
My Series WAC1514850***.
hello .. Did it change directly to approved or from rfe to approved ?please let me know
It was direct approval no RFE.
Could you please tell me when it got approved?
hello all .. My case status Just changed to rfe on uscis website .. Any idea how long will It take to receive rfe document in mail ?
Please let me know
Some people are saying that we must have min 4 years exper..but i have only 2 years..my form was approved.i didnt went to stamping interview.i am feeling that i will be rejected in stamping
No. There is no such limit to have minimum experience. Be confident, It will be through. All the Best.
I completed my btech in 2013.i have only 2 years experience..on july 20 i got approved mail..but they will be rejection in stamping
I’m sorry I don’t understand… You are saying that you got approved, and when you go for Interview / visa Stamp you got a rejection ?
What was the reason they told you ? It’s because you have only 2 eyars of experience ?
Is anyone from Brazil that Went to the interview and visa stamp in the consulate and could share the questions asked and interview experience ? I really appreciate that ! Thanks !
I got approved yesterday 🙂 WAC1514950***.
“On August 20, 2015, we approved your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number WAC1514950***”
Thanks to you all, and good luck!
U belong to Non AD or AD category?
whats a non AD or AD? I am not sure what they are?
People from TCS,INFY,WIPRO,HCL keep on jumping to Cognizant in masses to get filed for Green card. Cognizant files green card to everyone these days and luring the resources from other smaller companies as well. 5440 PERM for green card are approved in 2015 year alone which is totally shocking. Cognizant is making guiness record in USA in filing green cards. Simply unstoppable!!!..Now no H1B wants to leave USA becos cognizant is there to protect all!!!!
Is there a possibility for a case to be denied without getting a rfe? Is anyone aware of this situation? I have been waiting from April and my case still says “Fee refund was mailed”
It may possible if the company that’s your sponsor have some problems with the law / government / fake company… or even yourself!
If it’s a trusted company, and you have doing not bad in the past… you don’t need to worry!
Buddy, don’t worry! This “Fee refund was mailed” I think that your sponsor have payed more than the amount for your process… so this is why they change for that status… As I know they don’t refund if you get approved or rejected!
Thanks for the reply, Marty
I got the same thing. Have you got any update?
What did your employer explain to you about the fee refund status? Has your employer received the check? Regular processing?
Finally, my husbands petitin got approved last Aug 20. Good luck to all who are still waiting. Case received: April 13. NON-AD/RP. WAC1514552***.
Could u please let us know which company filed ? and which centre processed
I can’t specify. Sorry. But it’s a healthcare related employer. WAC is California.
Does anybody know if you get RFE can you transfer your petition to premium in order to get answer faster?
Thanks
Yes , You can..
Perfect!
Thanks Redbus for all the information provided over these years. I have been following this site for over two years now. Last year my case wasn’t picked in lottery – this year it was and my case is now approved as well.
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On August 20, 2015, we approved your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number WAC151425****. We will mail your approval notice.
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For everyone waiting – please be patient and things would work out. All the best.
Thanks again redbus team 🙂
Happy to hear ! Cheers !
LOL. Looks like half of the petitions got dumped towards RFE this year. I don’t buy that the paperwork of such large number of petitions could be weak. This has got to be a deliberate effort to fliter us out. I am wondering why didn’t I apply last year.
I got RFE in august ( wish I had got atleast earlier), nw I should wait fr 3 more months for the result . Its Employer-employee relation . I seriously don’t understand y I got RFE I am well qualified , gud experience from a good company . It sucks 🙁 🙁
This has happened with me last year. I had filed my visa from an Indian MNC, all my experience and education was genuine, still got Rfe with the same reason. There is something missing in the documents from Company.
Thank you all for your valuable inputs, I’m Very much happy that My H1B application approved today WAC151425**** at 7am IST 21st Aug. Last year one Ass hole cheated us with the name of H1base-India, But this time My company filed and I was selected in lottery. I’m very happy. once again thank you guys…….
Congts Man.. and all the best
Friend,
I would suggest/request you that we should reveal the name openly of these kind of companies in this forum…So please type..no wrry
Thanks
pls go ahead
Any from California Center for NON AD degree whose H1-B is recently approved ?
Mine is WAC151475****
Waiting since 13rd April ..please let me know
My Case WAC1514752*** approved on 6th August, I am non-AD/Regular/California applicant. Case was received on 13th April 2015.
i am in the same series……..god knows what’s happening………my case is still in received status…..when i checked 20 number before me and 20 numbers after me, most of the cases are in RFE and last 3 days new cases were moved to rfe……..Is there any time frame like before oct 31 that they should process the visas?
Waiting since April 13th. Don’t know when will I hear back. 🙁
Series: EAC151435****
H1B regular processing
Anyone knows till when will USCIS process all the new cases (RFEs excluded)? Are they still sending RFEs? Did anyone receive an RFE in August?
Me too hav the same question waiting waiting ???
Yeah! I saw many RFE’s issued this month and quite a few said that on this forum itself. But hope for the best! I got an RFE on May 15th, responded by June 16th and still waiting for approval (hopefully!)
you can raise request to uscis after completion of two months
EAC151415**** waiting, same story. Aren’t they supposed to process all cases by 10/1?
I have seen cases near to my case number received rfe on 18th, 19th and even 20th of August….i think this uscis is wantedly doing all this ……
Yes I got RFE in august , 5 cases in my series have also got RFE in august . God alone knows why soo many RFE’s. Bad luck 🙁
Hi Friends,
I see this message on USCIS Website,
“On July 9, 2015, we approved your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number EAC***********. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.”
What is the next step ????
Any suggestion or comments will be highly appreciated …
Thank you …
Now the USCIS will send the approved package to your attorney / company, and they will forward to you to start schedule the visa interview, fingerprints etc… Contrats buddy!
Oh, also it’s a good time to you start filling the DS-160 form for you and your familly! befor make the appointment for interview.. etc…
:{}–)))
Actually one of my friend applied H1B this year and 2 peitions got filed(1 from his company,1 from outside consultancy).By luckily both got picked up and approved also.
Now While filling DS-160,there is column to mention if he has filed any other petitions ,does he need to mention about the second petition information also in DS-160 or we can skip it.
Now he want to go with his consultancy petition instead of company petition.
pls confirm me and also advise us….
Pls ask your frnd to post this question.
good one
are you an advocate Mr. smartass ??
this is not SAMRT ass, this is a dirty pig, applied dropped multiple petitions and killed someone else’s chances…………counsular will know when they type your passport number during ur visa interview……and they will surely question u and reject ur visa……recently i have went for b1 visa and i ahve h1 and worked in usa for 1.5 year and came back…the first question she asked me is that i already have h1 and she asked me twice this question and with whom…..(which company)…. they will have your full biodata dude…..
Timepass :
I was tired of seeing my status so I just tried next 100 numbers. WAC1514750001 to WAC1514750100.
Approved : 44
RFE : 38
Recevied : 17
Withdraw : 1
shocked to see more then 80% in RFE compared to Approved.
and what are this guys doing with 17
How about keeping track of the same series after a week to see any change in RFE\Received percentage ?
Probably this way we can confirm either USCIS is going to process the remaining “Received” cases ever………!!