If you were one of the unlucky ones not picked in whopping 233,000 H1B 2016 Lottery Applications , you might be already wondering when is the next H1B season going to start. Also, some of you may be studying in US and some working abroad and planning to work in US next year. This page will be constantly updated with the latest details and commonly asked questions around the next upcoming H1B Visa fiscal year of 2017 season news and updates.
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- H1B 2017 season start date ?
- H1B Cap for FY 2017- Regular ? Masters ?
- H1B 2017 Predictions? Lottery?
- H1B Lottery Myths ?
- How to plan for H1B FY 2017 ?
- How to find H1B Sponsors for FY 2017 ?
- What is H1B Fee ? Details
- Any impact of Comprehensive Immigration Reform(CIR) on H1B
- What is H1B LCA
- H1B 2017 Premium Processing
- H1B 2017 Case Tracker
- Latest News Update of H1B 2017
- When is the next H1B Season ?
- Sample H1B Reject Notices for FY 2017
When will the H1B visa 2017 season start ? Date ?
Short answer April 1st 2016. Typically, USCIS will start to accept petitions for the next fiscal year starting from April 1st of the previous fiscal year. USCIS fiscal year is from October 1st to September 30th. So, for H1B quota of fiscal year 2017, which starts from October 1st, 2017, USCIS would typically accept applications from April 1st, 2016. The H1B Visa 2016 season started on April 1st of 2015. Also, in the H1B Rejected Notices of 2016, USCIS mentioned that, the non-selected candidates can file H1B petitions for FY 2017 on or after April 1st, 2016.
USCIS announced on March 16th, 2016 that they will accept FY 2017 petitions from April 1st, 2016. Read Summary of USCIS press release FY 2017 .
Also, we have written an article summarizing on What to expect in H1B FY 2017 Season
What is H1B 2017 Cap ? What are the H1B 2017 Quota numbers ? Regular vs Masters ?
If you new to H1B, I suggest you read All about H1B Visa Cap- Regular vs Masters. In simple terms H1B cap is a congressional mandated maximum number of petitions that USCIS can accept in a year. As of now, below are the H1B cap number for fiscal year 2017. The below numbers are confirmed in press release by USCIS on Mar 16, 2016.
- Regular H1B Quota : 65,000
- H1B Master’s Degree Quota ( only US Master 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.
There have been many discussions around change in H1B cap numbers by Obama administration since 2013. The planned proposal was to increase the regular quota cap to 110,000 and Masters quota to 25,000. No changes for FY 2017, the above numbers of 65,000 and 20,000 are officially confirmed by USCIS in their press release.
What is H1B Visa 2017 Prediction? Will there be Lottery again for FY 2017
Update : USCIS Updated on April 12th, 2016 that they have received over 236,000 petitions for FY 2017 quota and the lottery was completed on April 9th.
Looking at the past trend of H1B season in the past three years, we could very likely have lottery for FY 2017. Last year for FY 2016 quota, there were 233,000 applications. We have done a detail analysis with the H4 Visa EAD rule in place considering the economy, students graduating, OPT news, etc. You should read article H1B Visa 2017 Lottery Prediction News, results, Date .
If H1B lottery, will there be any preference in lottery for Large companies ? Premium Processing
Well, no preference for anyone, all are treated equally, including premium processing. There are many such misconceptions about lottery process, we have compiled a list of such myths and criteria, you should read Myths of H1B Lottery, Criteria
When to plan for H1B visa 2017 Application ? How soon ? What should be the strategy ?
It is never too late to start planning for your H1B 2017 season. If you plan to work in US on H1B visa in the next coming fiscal year, below are some suggestions based on your situation.
- F1 Student in USA : If you are studying on F1 visa and about to graduate in next one year, you should seriously look at finding an internship or co-op at companies that can sponsor your H1B visa. You can search for H1B Sponsors in a particular area using our H1B Sponsors Search Tool and try to get an internship to work there on CPT or OPT after you graduate. This is a strategic move and will require sometime, so plan well.
- Professional from outside USA : If you are a working professional outside US, planning to work in US on H1B, your best bet is to find Multinational companies that have major US presence and secure a job there, so that you can position internally for applying to H1B visa, when the season starts. This is a very strategic decision, you need to carefully assess your options, speak to the company if such options exist and then only choose it.
- Other H4, L1 Visas : If you are on these visas, your best bet is to find companies just like I mentioned for F1 students that sponsor H1B visas and start interviewing and keeping the conversation going so that you can ask them to file H1B when the season starts.
We have put together a Step by Step Plan on How to apply for H1B 2017 Quota
How do I find a H1B Visa Sponsor – The most asked million dollar question ?
If you are student in the US, it is very straight forward, you find the list of H1B Sponsoring companies using the tool in an area as I mentioned above and get an internship in one of them so that they can sponsor your H1B visa. Unlike, if you are coming from outside US, it can be tricky. If you work for an Multinational company ( MNC), then they will have some internal process to pick the candidates and then process H1B visa for them…The other option that has been used and abused is the consulting companies route…Many a times, the H1B aspirants approach a body shop IT consulting company to file H1B for them and they apply for the same. It gets nasty with the body shop consulting companies. The comments on this H1B Companies Reviews article are quite eye opening. I advise, you beware of the consulting companies and avoid fraud. Also, WE as RedBus2US do NOT provide any guidance or assistance or sponsor anything. If someone claims that, it is pure fraud and they are trying to trick you, we are not responsible for that. Please be careful. Anyways, for various other options , You may read article How to find H1B 2017 Sponsors
What is the H1B visa 2017 filing fee ? Is it same or any changes ?
It changed slightly this year with the Omnibus Bill passed in December 2015, that will increase the H1B filing fee by $4000 for FY 2017, until 2025 for certain companies that have over 50 employees and have more than 50% of their employees as H1B or L1 visa holders in USA. Check USCIS Guidelines on H1B Fee increase. Depending on the size of the company, the H1B filing fee can vary anywhere from $1,600 USD to $7,400 USD + Attorney Fee. There are various fees components that make up this number range, for more details Read Summary of H1B Filing Fee 2017 – Who pays for What ? . Below is a high level summary. Also, one key change is that, there was $2000 USD additional filing fee as per Public Law 111-230, this law expired on Sep 30, 2015 and that is not included anymore.
| H1B Fee Component | Fee in USD |
| Base filing fee | $325 |
| AICWA Fee | $750 or $1,500 |
| Fraud prevent & detection fee | $500 |
| Fee based on Public Law 114-113 ( if applicable) | $4000 |
| Premium processing fee (Optional) | $1,225 |
| Immigration Attorney Fee | Varies from $500 to $3000 |
What about Comprehensive Immigration Reform(CIR) and Obama Executive Actions for H1B 2017 Quota Increase ?
There has been many articles and discussions since 2013 around immigration reform by President Obama and changes around and some like below have been discussed in the last couple of years, nothing moved significantly.
- 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 ( Part of this came up as the fee increase in Omnibus Bill )
- Additional H1B rules to avoid H1B Visa fraud by employers
- Mandatory LCA posting for 30 days before it is certified.
The current status on all of the above are basically “No updates”, there are no set deadlines for any of them and none of these are happening for FY 2017. You may read Summary of CIR Changes to H1B . Officially as per press release on March 16, 2016, the H1B cap is confirmed to be 65,000 for regular and 20,000 for masters…hence, no changes.
What is LCA for H1B Visa ? Processing times ?
LCA is a form that has to be filed with US Dept of Labor and get it certified before filing H1B petition with USCIS. It has to be sent along with H1B Package to USCIS. It has all the relevant information about the job position like wage, location, title, etc. It takes about 7 working days for processing of the LCA by US Dept of Labor (DOL). You can read complete details at Why is LCA Needed for H1B – Processing Time, Salary
USCIS Updated in their original press release on March 16, 2016 that the premium processing will begin no later than May 16, 2016. But, on April 22nd, they updated that the premium processing for FY 2017 will begin on May 12th, 2016. What it means is that the official 15 calendar day SLA for premium processing petitions will be starting from 12th. USCIS may process the petitions early as well, but officially their clock starts on that day.
H1B 2017 Case Tracker :
Did you apply for FY 2017 ? We have put together a tracker along with good graphs for analysis. It is completely anonymous as we do not capture your case number or any personal information. It is community contributed data, the more you add, the better for everyone, including You !
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Most Recent News of FY 2017 H1B
Below is the most recent news regarding H1B 2017 season. You can check the updates page as indicated below for the full history and details.
- July 8th, 2016 ( Official ) : USCIS released a press note today indicating that they have completed returning all the petitions that were not selected in the H1B lottery for FY 2017. Read More details here
- May 2nd, 2016 ( Official Update ) : USCIS updated that data entry is complete for selected petitions in lottery. if you were selected, you should receive receipt notices in 2 to three weeks. If not, the chances are very slim to get selected. You should look at your plan B. Read H1B Data Entry Complete Article for full details
- April 22nd, 2016 : (Official Update) USCIS Updated that they will start premium processing from May 12th, instead of May 16th.
- April 12th, 2016 – 6:30 PM EST : Official Update : USCIS released a press note that H1B lottery was completed on April 9th and they received over 236,000 petitions for FY 2017 quota. Read Press Release Summary
- April 12th, 2016 – 11:50 AM CST ( Unofficial Update ) : It is reported on blog by attorney ( immigrationgirl ) that they have received about 40 email receipts of Premium Processing. What it means is that USCIS has already conducted lottery. We will keep you posted with updates. If I am not wrong, they are just drafting the press release now.
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When is the next H1B Season ?
The next H1B season starts on April 1st, 2017. Wondering about your next chance for H1B and various details about the next H1B season, check out H1B Visa 2018 FAQs
Sample H1B Reject Notices for FY 2017 ?
USCIS has started to mail out the reject notices for FY 2017 petitions that were not picked in lottery. It says that the start date for next year H1B season is April 1, 2017. You can check out the Sample Reject Notice for FY 2017, Details
We have many more FAQs around H1B Visa 2017. We will continue to keep updating the page with latest news and updates regarding FY 2017. Bookmark this page and keep checking for updates.
Anybdy is tryin h1b for 4th tym?? Am 3rd tym..
Even me also 3rd time…..
Ya.. Heard many 3 tymers.. Bt any 4 or more..
3’rd time, very much frustrated with this lottery system
4th time guys! 🙁 Still waiting!
Yes I am 6th time , me gotta old , my kids grown up
hahaha
Now I plan to go to US and get a degree , and then file 5 petitions and screw up others chances …………..poor choice , is that all that is left out in life to do ?
I pity those who have done this.
Den wat d hell r u doin here.. Wats ur try, man
LOL its amazing that its your 6th time, because lottery started in the year 2013, before that, there was no lottery…You trying to make fool of everyone out here…Dude have some sense, everyone is tensed, trying to have serious discussion.
anyone here from Bal corporate immigration
Tue 4/19/2016 12:06 PM
Hi XXX,
Thanks for the follow up. I definitely know how stressful this time of year is waiting for the H-1 lottery results. I would not give up hope just yet, we are still receiving email notifications for case receipts. Last year we received notifications through the last week of April. Hopefully we will receive additional notifications in the coming days and may have some good news.
Best,
PS: the law firm filed 1400+ cases this year, all PP/VT and at least half are AD.
I received an email from HR that my petition has been picked!! 🙂 there’s still hope guys..hang in there!
Infy ah.. Don lie man..
U from Infy? Which DC?
R u in pp or regular.. Regular na, u wont gt soo early.. Mine third tym.. So kno d pattrn.. It would early dan last year.. Bt nt dis much early
N u recvd mail frm hr ah.. So r u realy infy? 😀
RP receipts are coming many of my friends who filed regular received them today!
Dats gr8.. Bt infy wont do it soo fast.. N wont gt mail frm hr n al.. So infyguy is a frst tymr..
Not sure but dis time it’s gics so may de changed process..
Any updates from IBM ?
I checked my case is ‘closed’ in Inszoom . And no updates to receipt or mailing log in that 🙁
Dear PP Aspirants,
Do not lose hope and stay positive. It is common that some email notifications might bounce back/undelivered for AD/Non AD PP applications selected in Lottery. Hard copies of the receipt will be sent by post to the Employer/Attorney for the AD/Non AD PP applications. From yesterday many of the attorneys started receiving Hard Copies. Be positive and hope for the best….
Good luck.
I just heard this exactly from my co worker as well!
Sadly, my attorney says there’s a very slim chance for PP cases at this point..most receipts have been sent out 🙁 better luck next time for the rest!
any here from Bal corporate immigration
I am formBAL..no new syet 🙁 AD/PP/CA
Do non-AD/RP cases get notified by email or post only ?
Has anyone with non-AD/RP been notified yet ?
Check Twit from immigration girl ..they have received lot..tons of mail by post…so guy’s RP mail started… About to hear some good news…
Its pp hard copy as per twitter
All are PP receipts
“Much of today’s big stack of mail is hard copies of PP receipt notices. But, we found some in which we did not get an email notification.”
AD/PP/CSC
My premium processing check got encashed today, but I did not get any notification from Fragomen not the IHP portal of Fragomen got updated. Does that mean my application got picked in the lottery? Or are there still cases where the check could be encashed without getting picked in the lottery?
How do u check if your check has been cashed or not? Cause, PP check has been issued by my sponsor, so I would not have an access to the bank information. Did your lawyer notify you?
I had to pay for my PP as my sponsor was not willing to pay for PP. So I gave them a check and today I saw that it got encashed.
Thanks:) I feel like you’ve been selected since they’ve cashed your check. I’ve heard that somtimes emails do not go through properly, so some people get their notifications by mail. If so, congratzzz:)
From what i heard from my attorney’s , It is illegal to pay for our application. I am not sure about this. can you guys confirm that you wrote your check to USCIS
May the force be with you all 😀
gg,
It is ok for employee to pay for PP fees.
gg – It is illegal to pay for your H1-b’s application fee. I haven’t paid for my H1-b application. I only paid for the ‘Premium Processing’ fee which is $1225 and is legal for us to pay.
Fragomen typically updates during 4pm-6pm EST for the day. Keep your fingers crossed. However, check cashing and sending confirmation may not happen on the same day.
Regular Processing AD start receiving notifications ?
Latest receipt for pp is EAC1614152530
This is a great news! This means PP is still going on 🙂 Let’s cross fingers
I m not sure if USCIS makes a fool out of pp fees as what i can figure out is they are processing all irrespective of pp or regular. Only diffetence is the pp are getting notified by email against the regulars being mailed
For PP, your petition gets approved/rejected in 15 days. for RP, it will take ages to get approved. If any RFE comes , then it will take 0-90 days for them to process the RFE. So PP is more preferred than RP. you will be relieved from tensions once your petition gets approved.
EAC1614152630 – Also PP
EAC1614152530
16 is the year
141 is the working day
What does 52530 represent ? Is it 52530th application of 2017 season?
EAC-16-141-5-2784
WAC- CA
EAC – VT
141 – working day
5- by default
XXXX – Case number
EAC1614152784
that receipt EAC1614152530 could be some other.. seems it does not belong to H1b 2017
It seems like above number is from request for premium processing services, not initial application. I just checked a friend of mine who got picked in premium processing, in his it doesn’t say anything about premium processing. It just says case was received and a reciept notice was emailed.
Any updates on Accenture?
Any body got update from Fragomen? Mine is non AD/PP? None of my colleagues has got any update from it.
No update yet.. same attorney. They say if they receive they send it 🙂
You need to log in to your Fragomen profile to see it. They usually update the receipt number the same day evening (EST) they receive it. They do not mail you separately. Hope that helps.
Fargomen attorney worked on my case as well. AD PP CSC . I never received any email or updates from him.
How do I create my profile to see these updates ? Could you please tell me ?
Pp at vt still going on
It may be different based on the employers, but for me I had to create a profile with Fragomen when I joined. I had to fill out a NIV & PR questionnaire at that time logging into that profile. I was also waiting for email from attorney/paralegal based on the discussions in this forums, but then one of my colleague asked me to check the profile. If you have never created a profile/ filled out a questionnaire, I think you should contact your HR/attorney/paralegal.
Hope that helps and all the best.
My Fragomen portal has no receipt attached to yet. I am AD/PP. All most but over for many of us/
EAC1614152451
receipts coming up and response.. might be RP..
Wish to hear something at least next Monday
myself RP AD
I hope all applicants with single application only, especially those who studied in US and invested their time and money get picked only.
Hope US government brings in a new bill, which gives higher preference to people who studied in US over people from Indian IT companies, many of whom have fraud degrees and fake work experience. I hope next year, h1b fees are increased further for foreign companies. Misuse of H1bs by Indian companies has to stop. There should be fixed quota for Indian companies every year – 5000- 8000 should be enough .
You can hope whatever you want.Just saw news how so called AD smart and intelligent people invest their money in fake universities and are now being deported.
agreed bro..Preference should be given to MS grads who are from top schools only, not for the candidates who are not able to crack job interviews in india, who didn’t got decent graduate percentages, GRE and IELTS scores, who joined in worst schools jus to complete Masters in USA, who work for desi consultancies with fake resume, fake skills, fake interviews….
Most of the AD losers whining here are not from top universities. Every body knows how easy it is get admission in US universities(except top ones). Even Rahul Baba got admission in US university.
When Non AD/ RP will start coming notifications?
EAC1614055219
Does this mean they processed 5219 receipts so far today!!!!!
Sorry that’s yesterday..
Today is her EAC1614151819
I just received a mail from my company which is consultancy stating one person got picked up. He was RP/NONAD, Seems game over for PP
Looking at receipts coming from VT Center this morning, it all looks like RP..
Any hopes for PP ?
I am Non-AD\PP\VT.
where did you look at ?
Someone just reported for AD/PP/VT, see below.
I think there are still more to come!
I feel with you Ray…..am Non-AD/ PP/ VT myself….and given that there are no substantial new inflows of PP emails….I think its game over…..I think I will need a few days to start functioning again….
Guys Hang In there… AD/PP receipts are still coming.
I just got confirmation from attorney today morning that my application got picked up.
I’m AD/PP/CA
All the best guys.
Congrat. Is it delay from yesterday or it’s actually sent by USCIS this morning?
USCIS sent it today morning only around 6 am PST . My attorney sent it to me at 7am PST.
NICE! I knew there should be more to come since my friend received his last night.
Thanks for your info and really happy for your success!
Congratz dude. A big relief for you I guess. Call me if you are the same Govind I think you are. Otherwise congratz anyway 🙂
Congrats
Any Idea about Non AD PP VT?
Look at discussion here and IG. I still think PP is not over yet!
Hello,
Any idea for which processing center TechM will file its application??
you will find the centre info in LC A
AD/PP/VT approved. Got my receipt :). Looks like there is still hope.
Congrats! Can you tell us the receipt date and time? (The time it was sent by USCIS)
Stop whining about multiple petitions guys. Entire H1B process is screwed up. A lottery should never decide who gets to keep his job. Everyone participating in a lottery is wrong in enabling to continue this process. If every one of us strikes, then Congress will hear the noise. That’s when they will decide to work on a bill to filter false positives.
So, stop living in a fairy land where you somehow think that you are the one with a pristine self-conscience because you applied for H1B with only single petition. Just imagine, since killing is wrong, it doesn’t matter whether you kill one man or two men. Both are equally rotten.
Congratulations! Without any lottery or RFE, your comment has been approved as BS of the day.
How are people who studied in US at fault? They are more de.
Only Indian IT companies are to blamed for H1b misuse. They spam with thousands of h1b applications, just to increase the probability of applications getting picked. Even with little visibility of projects, these companies file disproportionately higher number of H1b applications for their employees with fake client letters as a retention policy. Only a small percentage of H1bs are used by Indian companies every year. Rest are just used as buffer to get new projects. These should be annual limit of the number of visas issued to big Indian IT companies. People who have studied in US and invested their time and money are more deserving of H1bs. Even people from other parts of the world who aspire to work in US but can’t beat the odds due to Indian companies spamming thousands of h1b applications.
Ghanta!
Is lottery is 100% lottery?
Is their any minimum guarantee for each company may be 1 – 5 etc?
Is their minimum guarantee according to job like what if all selected or only one profession?
Is their minimum guarantee according to states?
I think looking at my friends h1b rate, the company which files 1 or 2 h1b get picked up. Is there any body who has their company filed 1-2 h1b and not picked up.
Note: Threre may be chance that application is not filed properly.
Last year my company filed 3 H1Bs. Only one got picked.
I don’t think H1B selection is anything but lottery. I am pretty sure USCIS would not involve in coming up with a fair regulation on their own.
I thinking they are not doing fair for us but for their own economy/company. Well, I don’t know what it is just a guess.
My company file just one H1B last year for me (Non-AD/RP) and I wasn’t picked up.
This year they have filed for 3 H1Bs and mine is AD/PP. The other two are AD/RP and Non-AD/RP. We haven’t heard anything yet.
So I don’t think they look at companies. My company is not really a small company (6000 employees).
Was your company h1b dependent?
My company is really small (24 employees), and they filled only one petition (mine). I got email notification on Friday AD/PP/VT, and I do believe this was nothing but luck. I don’t think they look what company is filling the petition nor what school you graduated from.
Congratulations !!!
Every employer is given with equal oppurtunities. Random lottery will pick up each unique employer with some n percentage number of applications based on = available visas/Total petitions received. In this case this year going to be 36% of petitons from each unique employer will get picked in lottery.
2014 my employer filed 1000 visa, got selected in lottery are around 850
2015 my employer filed 400 visa, got selected in lottery are around 150.
So hope for the best..
sorry , its typo.. total applied 2000 visas, got selected in lottery are around 850
Cool name bro!
Waited for this lottery for a year…everything got finished in 3 days…:-(..NAD/PP
What exactly is:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation), Form I-131A; New Collection
Wrong chat man!
Guys,
It is 8:30 am local time in Vermont USA, 6 degrees and cloudy…..lets see if the sun comes out one more time for PP people like me…….
Do RP guys also get email about the receipt or only by post?
No only by post
it will be only by post
Any one one from wipro got any e-mail from GIMS?
Any Non-AD/PP today?
Is there any way to track an application with the LCA number?
Baffles me that people with your IQ level get to have an opportunity to compete with people of much higher intellect and guess what, you might even beat them at the lottery
@ :/, I understand your frustration, but you needn’t be this rude.
A friend of mine asked me the same thing last year, as their employer said they will provide the LCA number to track the status. Turned out to be fraudulent!
@Hope&Believe, I truly hope and believe yours isn’t one such but request you to be cautious if you have to pay the processing fees yourself next time!
Any updates from CTS ?
Still waiting..
Heard like CTS people start receiving mails. Not sure.
do not post anything if you are not sure
Bro… ?!!!
waiting 🙂
Unnai pol oruvan you sick rascal.. get out of this forum!
Can you confirm.
Yes, I just received an email from HR.
what HR stated in email ?
What you have received??
Are you getting fired ?
Common buddy, why don,t you put down completely, whatever you wanted to say.
I know you are just another Presstitutes style guy.
ReallyaHR..mind your language fool! I received an email with my receipt number guys.. I’m not sure if I can post it on the forum but it’s such a great relief 🙂
what information they have sent
Still waiting. Didnt hear from any of my friends about them getting any mails. and mostly in CTS i think global mobility team sends out the mail and not the HR. Correct me if i am wrong.
U mean GM right?
Guys who ever applied H1B through Ardent Technologies, those guys loose hopes, because even picked in lottery defenetly will get query, so Ardent technologies inc wont respond for that query. So loose hopes
Yes, Ardent technologies inc is a fraud consultancy
And if not, then I am still struggling to understand why that could be other than the fact that all PPs have already been sent out…..?????
Yes. The fact that only 2 or 3 AD PP receipts were sent out yesterday makes me think that it’s almost over for AD PP guys.
Did any PP (AD or Non-AD) receive an email yesterday (ie Monday)?
A buddy of mine received his PP email yesterday
My friend received PP yesterday as well. Still coming out slowly
Any one from Infy got selected ??
As of now no information, I think INFY filed the petitions as RP. RP yet to start( I think)
No one has received any update yet. Lets wait for one more week.
All the best Infoscions!
Did any PP petition got rejected from lottery? or USCIS will update only the selected PP petitions as of now with receipt number?
Shivaaa,
They will issue receipt numbers for only selected PP petitions. The unselected ones should start receiving rejection laters in couple of months time.
Hi All,
my sponsor applied h1b petition for me. Usually when we will get the receipt number ? whether after the lottery selection or petition file. I’m new to this.. pls suggest your points. Thanks in advance.
You ll get notified via your lawyer or employer if your petition has been picked in the lottery. .lottery has already been conducted on 9th April. . Wait until 2nd week of May for the results. . All thegbest!
What is the worst that can happen if we don’t get a US Visa. We might stay in our Motherland or we might go to Non-US country.
Our life will go on and we will be more or less satisfied.
Life is like Mutual fund SIP, in the long run we are going to get benefit out of it and the average profit will be 12% – to 15 %.
So will it make a difference going to us
Peace
I’m so happy because I was picked in the lottery and it was my first attempt! Thank you Jesus! For those still waiting don’t worry because God has a plan for your life.
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
AMEN
Amen!
Congrats! Can you detail a bit about the nature of your petition for the sake of us?
Hi,
Congrats !! It is Regular or PP or AD.
Amen! He is right on time!
Amen!!!!!!!!….Completely agree with u….
Hi,
Did any of the normal processing application is picked in lottery…
Yes, there are many, but irony of life is , so far we don’t know them, and even we know then it doesn’t matter.
Be patient, RP just started last friday (a guess only) and there are AD/RP and Non AD/RP and have seen daily data entry rate of USCIS is 3-4k (in both centers) this includes non lottery petitions as well. so imagine the amount of time taken in data entry and postal mail, till your employer/attorney and then to you. Forum will be in action next Monday only.(Receipt flood is coming).
Stay positive , stay optimistic, stay hopeful. ENJOY..
Hello All,
We’ve filed H1B in Premium Processing with Advance Degree.
I was told by my employer premium processing check has been cashed by USICS (knowing this news, I’ve celebrated :-P) one week back, I didn’t hear about the receipt number yet.
Today after a week I tried to reach out to my university DSO to check if there is any update on my SEVIS, they didn’t provide me any information and they asked me to check with my employer 😀
I’m not in a bad situation comparatively, as I’m confident I’ll get 24 months OPT
But, I believe there are lot of advantages if we get H1B, personally and professionally.
Can someone let me know what are my chances of getting my receipt and how long would the waiting time be?
Please let me know.
Thank you.
Karan
Karan,
Ask the employer to look at the back side of the check. If it was cashed, then the receipt number should be on the back side of it.
Hi Saurabh,
Thanks for your comments, I believe they’ve changed their process, USCIS is doing it electronically these days, previously it was manual deposits, where we were able to track earlier.
Karan,
How will they deduct the fees? Does it stay in an escrow account and USCIS charges it only after selection? If a physical check was submitted and USCIS cashed it electronically, its copies should be available in employer’s bank account and they can look at its back side.
Saurabh,
USCIS will open the filing packet only if your file is picked in lottery.
If it’s not picked they don’t open the packet, they just mail back.
I’ve read somewhere about receipt not entered on check lately, I’ll anyway check with my employer again, just to make sure.
Thank you.
I just checked with my employer, they say USCIS is encasing electronically with no check images.
Actually, OPT is much better. You don’t need to pay social security or medicare taxes.
Don’t lose hope! Keep on praying! God has perfect timing; never early, never late and it takes a little patience and a lot of faith.
Amen!
He could not save himself from the Romans, poor chap. And you think he will save you? LOL, grow up kids
Thanks for the enlightenment grown up Uncle!
You are welcome.
Dai Unnia Pol Oruvan.. Otha sethu poda kabodhi!
PP…. u grow up buddy when u can believe the stories written in Vedas that’s enough to understand your brainlessness, and u think the same with everyone
how pity………
Did anyone received receipts yesterday for Non-AD/RP
Rolf epic!
Hi PP,
Hi PP, I filed PP processing too and I was picked in the lottery. All thanks to Jesus!
Of course He could save Himself from the romans but He chose not to because He loves us. He suffered, bled and died to save us from our sins. On the third day, He rose from the dead…..
Hey Jesus Saves,
Now that Jesus has saved you and made you immortal, can you please let us know when did you receive the receipt? Also, when did your attorney/company receive it? I imagine Jesus won’t mind telling us this detail, it won’t be a sin, right?
So true… It is funny how people get away from their faith when something does not go their way. Stupid
Like it. Amen.
May i know when can we get the status of normal processing of H1B
Of course Jesus could have brought in 12 legions of angels to save him.. But he chose to die for our sins.. His grace is what we need more than a receipt here..
Screw God if it actually exists.
Aren’t Indians supposed to believe in Gods instead of God?
CTS any one Received the receipt Number
what do you think? when we will get notification from CTS that we got selected in lottery? at least guess.
I understood your frustration….. Please be patience…..
Thanks bro!
Look at ImmigrationGirl’s statistics. For AD/PP/VT, there’s almost no increase (from 49 to 51%) on 15, 16, 17 ,18.
Does that mean VT processed 95% of its receipts in the first three days? Probably not. Besides, IG also estimate AD/PP should go up to 60%ish (last year AD/PP/VT was 70%+). So I won’t tell anyone to hold hope. But I know I will, at for the rest of this week!
Your logic is incorrect. If we have to go by your logic we have to assume that all premium processing petitions were filed by the office of Immigration Girl’s office.
It’s quite possible that from their office only 51% of the petitions were selected for this year. From some other attorney’s office more petitions may get selected so that the average comes to around 70%. Got it?
Is not not about the number it reached, but it changing… That’s what happen every year, when these big firms stop receiving tickets means they are almost done with processing… Yes. It is a good indicative.
A second wave os tickets shall start in a couple of weeks for RP. Good luck to all RP.
Forget about it. I am a veteran 🙂
My 3rd attempt in PP through a genuine company.
It is over. Mark my words!!!
Out of few hundred thousand people out there, only a few hundred PP applicants may smile from now on.
Rest just forget about it.
Yes. But who knows who the few hundred applicants are : )
This is my 4th attempt and i think as usual by 15th may my company will notify me of rejection. This is same trend for me for last 3 years so i don’t expert much this year as well 🙂
It seems 2% hope remains for PP people.
Accepting the reality is very important!!
Non-AD chance is 1/3.
Knowledge about Past, present and future is the knowledge of GOD. Yes, future is only known by GOD. And it mostly depends on how you treats other human. if you are trying to deprive people from their right share, then may be you are bringing trouble for yourself. May Almighty keep us away from depriving other’s equal share.
1- petition, 1-company.
Hi Equalshare,
Whatever we save more than our needs is not ours whether is it a money or asset or anything else. Let us share whatever you have from now on…:)
If you have mirror in your home then go and look at yourself first…
Immigrationgirl :
As of 4:30 pm central time 4/18/16:
We have received email notifications in 51% of our cases filed as AD/PP/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / premium processing / Vermont Service Center) – I think there is still a chance this number could go up to 60%
We have received email notifications in 51% of our cases filed as AD/PP/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / premium processing / California Service Center) – I think there is still a chance this number could go up to 60%
We have received email notifications in 29% of our cases filed as Non-AD/PP/VT (Non-Advanced Degree-masters / premium processing / Vermont Service Center) – I think there is still a chance this number could go up to 35%
We have received email notifications in 25% of our cases filed as Non-AD/PP/CA (Non-Advanced Degree-masters / premium processing / California Service Center) – I think there is still a chance this number could go up to 35%
We did not receive any regular processing notices in the mail today.
Hope Never Dies,
You know that she didn’t receive any new PP receipts on April 16, 17 and 18th.
16/17 is Holiday
Just watching,
In previous years, PP receipts were generated over weekend also. And I am just quoting what immigration girl said on her twitter that she didn’t receive any receipts on 16 and 17th.
Ok
I don’t know why regular processing people are so eager when people on the blog said it hundred times that still premium processing is going on. Specially non Ad people.
Please let the premium processing finish.
PP is over.
How can you say that the 20k+ receipts sent are all PP? Please do not post anything you feel like.
You can say it!
You have three processing centres, each processes about 2,000 a day, we started seeing the first email notifications on the 12th, and that ran until Friday the 15 (so 4 full days)…..makes……3x 2000x 4 = 24,000…..and with some regular people in it…..there you have your 20k!!!!
FirstTimer,
Actually there are only 2 processing centers – California and Vermont.
h1b…,
USCIS does process both at the same time, but there is no SLA for regular processing petitions that they should have receipt by May 16th. In fact, some users have reported that they have received the receipt notice. Check Latest update on page .
Just Watching
Ok 🙂
Hi ,
My OPT stem extension is expiring in July , What if I haven’t received a lottery receipt/rejection letter on my H1b by July. Will i be allowed to continue working under CAP gap till sept 30th? I know if you have filed your H1 and donot receive a receipt , your OPT is automatically extended till June 1st and if you receive a receipt your OPT is extended till Sept 30th. But what If i have not received either of them , will I be eligible ?
FYI.. I am AD/PP/CA . I’ve heard from 3 of my friends that they’ve received receipts today – AD/PP/CA. Be hopeful and all the very best of luck to all.
No, I’m afraid you will not be able to work beyond your OPT expiration if you do not receive either rejection/selection email by then. I know this because I had to return to India last June. I received a rejection only in July 2015.
I believe if you have filed using Premium processing you should hear the result by May 16th. So you will not be in a situation where you don’t know what has happened to your petition when OPT expires..
You will hear the result by May 16th only if you are picked in the lottery. However if you were not picked in the lottery, the official rejection comes only late June of July.
Oh – I did not know that. Thanks! I’m in the same situation.. OPT STEM extension expires in July.
Non AD, regular, VT, any one got and do I still keep hopes ?
NonAD Regular has not started yet . So stay tuned
It’s not yet stayed. You still have next 4 weeks in which you can expect your receipt.
Stay Tuned!
Stay Positive!
Any idea when they will start the RP petitions?
Hi Guys
I received a mail that H1B Petition is submitted to USCIS today and the lottery will happen in june what does it means.But it seems lottery is already completed.Let me know
Which means someone is providing you false information.
Lottery done on april 9th itself.
Hi Jack
i didnt understood ur omment
Are u from tcs