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.
Gone case..
I never expected this but have to digest it. Will apply next year thru Niche Soft, they seems genuine to me.
Y did they mail u that u dint get through
Not sure about genunity of niche . But yess from a pool of ppl in redbus only one made through
CTSGuy
Hi All,
There is no point asking about the first and last name of the lottery selected employee.
Don’t lose hope until the non selected receipts are updated in the system.
Its entirely random and one can expect a receipt mail anytime, there is no pattern or any timings associated with that.
Nirmal Baba
Nirmal Baba ki Jai, Please help us getting this lottery for us, which will change our lives for good.
Are the receipts sent alphabetical order wise? Does that mean the chances are lean for ppl starting with alphabets before “P/Q/R/S”? Any idea?
Same question… Is the receipt numbers being sent in alphabetical order?
Yea. mine also starts with P @ BAN Location, is there a hope still???
One of my friend who received the case number has name starting with “R” , the second person in my ODC who received the notice has name starting with “A” . So I don’t think its the alphabetical order that’s our HR/GIT is following.
It might depend on the order in which the receipt was received by CTS and they are sending notification in same order. So keep your fingers crossed as we still may have chance.
As per the admin’s comment in other blogs, we have hope till next week. After that probability will get lower and lower.
Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst 🙂
Thanks for the update… Fingers crossed…
CTS Bangalore folks – I don’t think so they are sending in alphabetical order. One of my friend in CTS got his reciept on 2nd may itself and his name starts from V
Thanks for the confirmation! Lets pray and hope for the best.. Lets keep each others posted once we get any updates..
Yar I m seeing this site lot of times…. Who is dis nirmal Baba and what is logic of samosa
Gone case..
I never expected this but have to digest it. Will apply next year thru Niche Soft, they seems genuine to me.
Some despo fools eating samosas and chanting slogans to get H1…. Lol.
Did you get into Tindi by eating kachori ?
Believing in the Almighty is a different thing and eating samosa is another thing. If Almighty wishes you get the visa, it will be. No samosa can change it. So act mature and accept the loss gracefully, you will get the visa when the time comes. Chill.
Me n my other two friends from cts picked up in lottery, all first time n without any Devine. Our hope was zero and had plan a, where as this was plan b.
Finally I got it 🙂 Non AD / RP / VT,.,.,
Received the mail yesterday night from the immigration team.
Good luck to those who are still waiting,.,.,.,.,
awesome… congrts…
which location btw
Many Congrats Buddy, Still waiting for mine.
Mine is also 2nd attempt and single application
Hi IBMers , Any update this week?
Is game over for PP candidates ?
Can anyone plz answer me ?
How many in Wipro got the receipt mail from GIMS. This is 2nd time for me. Not yet received the call 🙁
Nichesoft comes under VT…so only miracles should happen to get us luck 🙂
i am also not revived . but one of my friend is received the mail.
Have they sent it to all accounts or few accounts?
Just dial in any spoc in GIMS just to get an update on how many applications recd n all the emails sent. It is possible give a try.
Hi All,
Has anyone got their cheque encashed today?
Can I still have hope on lottery selection(cheque not encashed yet) Non-AD/RP/VT
CTS Bangalore folks are – cn we still keep hopes
Nirmal Baba helps them who are rejected in Lottery. Nirmal baba will take them directly to USA in his private plane.
If i have been selected in lottery and now i come to know that the company for which i am travelling is not doing what they committed.
1. As they paid for my visa can my visa be still valid if i deny them to join?
2. How do i approach new company to travel?
3. Can anything go wrong in doing all this. Can the company revoke my petition. I am fine to pay them visa fee.
Once you indicate that you are not joining the company they can revoke it. You can’t transfer your visa at this stage. Even if you pay the Visa fee, the chances are slim to get this transferred to another employer.
Query,
1. Once approved, your petition can be used for cap-exempt purposes by a different employer. This petition can be withdrawn by employer anytime, but can still be used for cap-exempt purposes.
2. Find an employer and ask them to file cap-exempt petition for you once current petition is approved. Submit copy of current approval notice or at least the receipt number for this
3. They can withdraw the petition anytime they want. Do not pay them the money as that is violation of H-1 rules.
Nirmal Baba ki Jai, help us get through this difficult time.
Please help us getting this lottery for us, which will change our lives for good.
@Nirmal Baba/Kripa/Samosa
@Nirmal Baba
Has Nirmal Baba ever been to USA? Please check with Nirmal Baba first?
I think Nirmal Baba also applied for H1B!!!
I raised an AHD request yesterday, they just keep transferring the ticket from one person to another. No response yet, I don’t know what is going on guys.
Anyone else got any updates?
Did you get any response on AHD , now ?
This wait really disturbs.
This is the response I just received.
“Dear Employee, Please note as and when we receive an update from USCIS as to whether the Petition is picked in lottery and whether it is approved, we would update the details in GICS system. Request you to wait for the same. Also refrain following up”
Great!!
Hello
Any one from The Principal Consulting got receipt?
Baba Please help me.. 3rd Attempt of H1B
Hi
RP/Non AD/VT
I’m still waiting for my reciept. Is there any chance left over.
Looking for the updates
I applied throug ow tech pros
Iqtech pro
Is there any database to know number of h1 selected for each employer. Like earlier we discussed about LCA counts for each employer.
Any one got update from HCL…any idea when will HCL issue any update for H1B picked applicants
Heard thats from HCL some of hclite got email yesterday who are all selected.
where did you hear from … pls authenticate…
Last year I had received on may 19th. Hopefully around last week of May, you should be able to get the news.
Any updates from CTS CHN yday….one of my friend got the recipt yday…fro HYD, CI practice and name starts with P….looks like we are nearing the end..
Yes one of my friend in chennai as well..
@AnotherCTS – Whats the starting letter of his first name ?
how can u say based on name?
Same question… So is it like receipt numbers are being sent alphabetically or is it again some assumption that it happens so?
Hello Guys ! I have been waiting for the results like you guys
1. My employer told that today is the last date for cheque encashment. Is it true?
2.if not what is the last date for regular processing?
3. Is game over for Regular Processing.
Please guys give some update.
### eagerly Dying ###
Hi All,
I got my receipt today and check was en-cashed 28th of April. Hope for the best who are all waiting.
Thanks for All your support. Finally I got it lot of struggle.
Hi guys, AD/RP/VT- selected in lottery.
Can I change from regular processing to premium processing at this stage and send additional documents to USCIS for my application? Or should I send additional documents only in case of a RFE? Please let me know. Thanks.
Ask your Employer/Attorney, its can be possible after 12th May @ $1250
Thanks for the reply, Kumar. Along with filing, can my employer send additional documents for premium processing after 12th May? What are the chances of RFE for an application without client letter? I have all the other required documents. I’m really worried…
Dear All,
I really appreciate if you could share your wisdom regarding green card. Please bear with me for this long message, but it is important to know the story to give a better suggestion. I am basically bypassing this H1b scenario due to its uncertainty and we are also living our uncertain life, which we would like to stabilize our life.
First of all, my wife has a Master’s degree from one of the reputed universities and she also have couple of scientific publications. Currently, she is working as a process engineer in one of the major semiconductor company. She have applied for H1b visa this year and we have not received any updates so far yet, I am thinking that chances are getting slimmer as the days are progressing. Additionally, I also have a PhD in Neuroscience, but not much publications to apply for an EB1 green card.
With this background, I started thinking plan B, which is applying for a green card, since her company will would like consider to apply for a green card, since she is been working about a year or so. Please let me know if you can help me with a bunch of questions I have. Below are the questions listed.
1) How long does it take to get a EAD card if my wife applies under EB2 category and do we need to have H1b visa before applying for EB2 category?
2) I know that we can apply for National Interest Waiver green card, without any employment or H1B visa. Since my wife have a Masters in Optical Science and also a Masters in Material Science, and some publications (3 papers and 2 conference papers). Does she have a better chance to apply under NIW green card?
3) If My wife or I qualified to apply for an NIW green card, then how long does it take to get EAD card?
I greatly appreciate your suggestions as I am in distress because of this H1b.
Thank you
Vish
Vish,
1. She will get EAD once her I-485 has been filed. If applied in EB-2 India, this could several years. They are currently processing 2009 EB-2 India and your wife’s application will be from 2016.
2. Not sure
3. It should arrive within few months
there should be separate a cap for indians. after all, the H1b system is not only for indians and yet they take up all the slots.
I like your thoughts!
Hello all,
Please can you suggest me on below scenario.
I am AD/RP candidate; I am working for Campnany-A on OPT.
My compnay A refuse to file my H1b this year;
So I have applied for h1b from Company/Consultancy -B. Fortunately my application picked in lottery.
Now scenario is Company/consultancy-B, not giving me receipt and they are telling they will share after I join them on Oct.
How can I get receipt from them? so I can believe they are telling me right.
Thanks,
Is this AD/RP/CA? Can you please share when you got your receipt?
my company-B told me they got receipt on 27th April but still didnt shared with me
I applied for h1b….on april 15 i went for the change of driving licence from one state to other state….the driving office told me they are unable to verify my immigration status…..so they kept my case under review…
Does it mean i am picked in the lottery….??
@Sonali,
15th April is lil early but yea it’s chance.
Whats your immigration status; If F1 check sevis status with your DSO.
Thanks for the reply….DSO is not telling me…..is there any chance left for AD/RP…..
Any news from Nichesoft?
No news from them. And i dont see any hopes now.
Looks like..none of nichesoft got selected
Ya… Even I feel the same. By any chance did they gave you FedEx or USPS tracking no ?
Would like to hear folks frm niche soft
Folks y there arent replying
I called Nichesoft to check on the status. they said they have received around 35 regular receipts and 12 premium receipts so far. and I was told to lose hopes on mine. I fall under Non Ad_Rp_Vermont.
Whom did you spoke too?
I spoke with Nichesoft employer who initiated my H1
Whom did you spoke too? If thats true then i accept the fact that I did not made through… Alas
I spoke with a lady Radhika and some other guy.Infact I called twice and I already presumed the fact that I didnt make through. Since In other forum ,as per Emily statistics, There are no more chances for NonAd Reg Vermount center.
So they ll send recipt one by one… Or on bulk they will send.. I m sooooo confused ???
They said they have been sending one by one as soon as they get. They send a mail last week Not to call and they would send mail if at all selected.
Wher did u get the statistics
Do they tell frm niche soft he many reciepts they got and did they tell u to wait
Any updates from CTS CHN yday….one of my friend got the recipt yday…fro HYD, CI practice and name starts with P….looks like we are nearing the end..
Nothing yet ?
Omg y is tht niche soft keeping silent
Feelin irritated
Dont know by when shall i wait.
I just keep waiting for mail from them the whole day. And in evening i feel frustrated. With each passing days all hopes seems to be dying.
Those guys initially said bfe a week they r informing individuals as and when they get reciepts and now saying wait till may 15… I lost hopes
Ya…. Going by their mail i assume i did not made through lottery. Still keeping finger crossed assuming miracle could happen
What
They mailed you!!! They seem to reply very generic…
Not providing fedex num ,attorney details …they promised to shre the fedex details and copy of rejected petition
We need to keep enquiring them
It was a generic mail that they floated last week . No news after that
I am on the same boat.H4 to H1 and from Nichesoft.
If you guys chk on this forum itself… On page 46
1 selection is there.. Nemed – Pravin
From nichesoft.
Ya…. Just saw. The game seems to be over… Though difficult to accept
But y arent those guys responding frm niche soft
I got my receipt number on 2nd march . My name starts with P.
Please ping the receipt number’s first 8 digits
https://egov.uscis.gov/ Is down. Any idea please
Sorry it is 2nd May..
Any updates for accenture
Not yet.
ACN Pune
Hello all,
AD/RP here. DSO said there is no update on my sevis. Can i Still keep my hope shop open??
No response from employer too.
You can keep your hope shop open until this month end
Got update from GI team that status will be updated in GICS from May 16th.
Stay calm guys!!! 🙂
I applying past three years , is there any hope left still…
non-AD / RP / CA
non – AD / RP /CA
Any more hopes left ?
Happy to say that my H1b visa is approved today. AD/PP
Great…congrats what was receipt date mentioned.
congrats! So USCIS starts processing now.
woww congrats! which center? did u get email?
Hi can you tell me when was your case received and when was it approved?
Hey,
When did you get the approval notice? Is it CA or Vermont center?
What was your receipt date?
Thanks.
Hello all.. Any hope for hopes….. This my 3rd attempt and this time i have filled through 4 different employer…. I think i am the most unlucky person in the word. If USCIS has been received only 65004 applications for this year also i should heave not selected… :(…. Feeling very bad… Please suggest me…
Four Applications – Still not Selected ; Really Unfortunate, Most unlucky. That too 3rd Time – Feel Sorry for it. Pls change ur plan to other country or different options – Valuable time gone with American Dream and Money lost for Applying multiple applications. Think wise from now, Apply common sense… US option is not working for you Buddy – SaiRam
Hai,
Don’t loose hopes. I would advise you to try again next year with more than 4 employers
@Hai
Don’t worry bro. Even i am in same scenario. I got one. But expecting from others too.. Keep hope..
This year USCIS might have filtered all multiple employer filings in initial stage itself last year they issued rfe and denied but they year they could have removed in initial stage itself I have seen many single applicant selected but none of multiple applicants
@ADGuy
Its not like that buddy. As many offers you have.. Then companies won’t leave you.They can file the petitions from der end. Leave about these desi consultancies. Please don’t make assumptions 😉
You should not file duplicate petitions and should not pay for H1b.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule
Check USCIS Alerts page for today’s update on fees.
Guys after reading all the notes.. just want to tell you guys .. keep hope ..
I got my receipt in mid of May ’14
So keep hopes Up.
Don’t worry Chill.. All Good will happen.
PP or RP?
Anurag,
You shouldn’t be here
Anyone from Infy ? is there any update from GCIS.
Hi All,
I had been a constant watcher of the comments section here and added few points based on my old experience, last year.. Unfortunately this year too, we hit a new mark in petition filing.. though I too predicted that count will be less this year ( along with Data Analysis, Sid and few other gang members) but what really hurt is the number of AD people graduating every year, is just increasing in manifolds .. and we all proved to be wrong in our analysis.. though i still quoted that somewhat number will be same , might be less by 25-30 K but will be plus 2 Lac.. Well , I dont know fate of Data Analysis or Sid in lottery, but somehow my Future employer told me that I have been picked in lottery.( he got my NON AD/RP/VT receipt number yesterday).. It was such a relief .. i had been to US for 3 months trip and certainly wanted to shape my career there.. I had been trying since last year , every time single petition ( not saying I am worthy) and it came at such a time when I was just saturated wd my current role in current Org… Well no body has predicted future , but all you can do is have your plan B , C ready.. I had mine.. I applied to Canada, had offer letters from 2 companies in Bangalore and had been looking aggressively for a positive change( got admit in USF, UTD MIS course last year as well)… believe me though u r picked or not picked, actually , you wont gonna make a substantial difference in your life by earning in USD… there are many fruits which only ripe in India… Opportunities… and yes though I will go to US in Oct ( if petition is approved) I have my plan B,C ready….. Cheers to every one who got it and good luck for awaiting members….. Support Hillary Clinton, she might change visa system in our favor…. 🙂
Finally Thanks Saurabh/Admin for bringing this forum , it really relieves each one of us, being felt floated in same or d other boat…
@OneMoreTime
Congratulations Brother! Fortunately I made it too 🙂
@Sid,
Congrats, U deserve it…. 🙂
Cheers !
USCIS already started approving the cases for PP.
WAC1614351496
i heard chances of selection is slim here after..is that true?It is really disappointing me..This is my second try..
Has the petition status changed to “approved” for anyone?
In a notification email on Apr 22, USCIS mentioned that 15-day processing period will begin on May 12, 2016. I am curious if people have started receiving approval notifications.
Just now received an email from Fragomen regarding lottery selection. Case was received on April 11.
Thanks redbus for all the updates. Good luck to all !
Hey was you case under premium processing.
I was also through fragomen under NonAd/PP/CA and still waiting for an update?
Request you to please suggest
Thanks
Sweta Jain
Nope regular processing. I too was under NonAd/CA.
Hey Sweta,
Don’t loose hope. CA has been acting slow and your confirmation be right around the corner.
Worrying won’t help. So RELAX!
Which company applied for you?
Any Hope for Epic system? RP/AD/CA
I guess you should mail them to find out.
Kindly post the update here.
I guess you should ask them to find out.
Kindly post the update here.
I have been watching this forum, lots of happy users are selected in the lottery and still hoping for the best, I am still among one of them, this is not end of world, if we are belief in ourself let’s not loose out hope.
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I am RAMESH still hoping for the best
3 of my friends in my project received…
Guys, got my receipt number at 8PM today. All the best for everyone out here!!
Congrats!!! Do you have any idea on how long CTS will be communicating the selected cases
immigrationgirl.com/updated-h-1b-lottery-receipt-results-as-of-may-3rd-for-fy-2017/
From CA service center, we can expect more 10% Non AD / RP receipts. I was asked to wait till May 15th in CTS. All the best for you!!
Hoping to get mine today 😀