This page is constantly updated with latest news, info, FAQs on current H1B 2018 season. Below are some topics, FAQs covered on this page.
- Start of H1B Visa 2018 season ?
- H1B Quota for FY 2018 ?
- H1B visa 2018 Lottery Predictions ?
- Plan for H1B FY 2018 Application ?
- Find Visa Sponsors for H1B 2018 ?
- H1B Visa 2018 Fee ?
- H1B 2018 Lottery Results
- H1B 2018 Petitions Tracker – Crowdsourced
- New President Trump Administration Impact on H1B Visa 2018 Quota?
- Latest News updates of H1B FY 2018
H1B 2018, 2019 Season is over, H1B 2020 Season Starts on April 1st, 2019. Check out H1B Visa 2020 – Start Date, Fee, Lottery – FAQs
If this is your first year of H1B visa filing, you must read What is H1B Visa, Requirements, Process . Not to scare you, Last year, there was lottery for H1B season and for FY 2017 USCIS received 236,000 applications .
When does H1B Visa 2018 Season Start ?
Update : USCIS accepted H1B Petitions for FY 2018 starting from April 3rd, 2017 until April 7th. They updated that H1B Cap was reached on April 7th, 2017.
Typically, USCIS accepts H1B petitions for next fiscal year starting from April 1st. So, for FY 2018, the start date for accepting applications would be April 1st, 2017. But, for FY 2018 season, April 1st falls on a Saturday, so USCIS will accept applications starting from Monday, April 3rd, 2017. If you were wondering why called 2018, when in 2017, it is the fiscal year dates that dictate that. USCIS fiscal year is from October 1st to March 30th. So, technically the fiscal year for 2018 starts from October 1st and they accept petitions for the same 6 months before the start date and it would be April 1st, 2017. You may read USCIS Press release for H1B 2017 Start Date
What is H1B 2018 Quota ? Regular Cap vs Master’s Cap Quota ?
Update : USCIS confirmed the below quota cap numbers in latest press release for FY 2018.
To get some background, read H1B Quota – Regular vs Masters . There have been many speculations on increasing the H1B Cap due to extremely high demand and bills proposed for the same in the past, nothing made it through. As of writing of this article, below is the H1B cap quota. We will keep this article updated as new changes come in. The total H1B Quota as of today is 85,000 and it is split like below.
| Regular H1B Quota | 65,000 |
| Master’s H1B Quota ( Only US Masters Degree Eligible) | 20,000 |
Out of the above 85,000 quota, 6,800 are set aside for Singapore and Chile citizens as part of the free trade agreement between them. Also, check out the article with history of maximum H1B Cap from 1990 to 2017
H1B 2018 Lottery Predictions ?
It used to be a speculation whether we would have lottery in previous years, but in the past 4 years, lottery has become common. It is very likely that we would have lottery aka random selection for H1B 2018 season. We have been writing predictions over the years and all of them have been accurate so far. Check out our H1B Visa 2018 Lottery Predictions – Data Analysis to get an idea on how many H1B petitions you can expect for this fiscal year.
Update : USCIS Received 199,000 H1B petitions for fiscal year 2018. H1B Lottery was conducted on April 11th, 2017.
Are you planning for next fiscal year, Read H1B Visa 2019 – Lottery Date, News, FAQs
When to plan for H1B 2018 Application – What should be your strategy ?
It is never too late to start planning…Depending on your situation, you may fall in one of the below categories and the suggestions are described below.
- 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.
- Working Professional from outside USA : If you are a working professional outside US, planning to work in US, especially on H1B visa, your best bet is to find Multinational companies ( MNCs) 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. There may be many people already in-line for these visas, you need to plan carefully so that you are given a slot in the company’s filing for your next season application.
- Other H4, L1 Visas : If you are on these visas living in USA, 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.
For FY 2017, we have put together a Step by Step Plan on How to apply for H1B 2017 Quota, it gives a guideline on the planning and what steps exists.
How to find H1B Visa Sponsor for FY 2018 quota ?
This is probably the most asked question by everyone. It can be a tricky decision, you need be very careful to avoid fraud.
- 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.
- If you are professional planning to arrive in US from outside America, it can be really 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
We have an article that we wrote for previous season, you may read article How to find H1B 2017 Sponsors to find out various options.
What is H1B Visa 2018 Fee ? How much does it cost for the company ?
The H1B fee varies by the size of the company..As of FY 2017 season, it can range anywhere from $1,600 USD to $7,400 USD + Attorney Fee. On December 23, 2016 , USCIS increased the H1B fee component of base filing fees, which was $325. The below table is updated with the latest fee updates from USCIS. 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 from FY 2017 quota. If any changes, we will update this accordingly.
| H1B Fee Component | Fee in USD |
| Base filing fee | $460 |
| 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 |
H1B 2018 Lottery Results – Checks Cashed, Receipts :
One of the most asked questions is when will I get to know the lottery result for my petition. Well, this depends on many factors and there is no set SLA or date. To put things in perspective, last year, USCIS did a news alert indicating that they have returned all the rejected H1B petitions on July 8th, 2017. So, you can expect the last date for receiving final lottery decision around mid July 2017. …As we had about same number of petitions filed for FY 2018, it may be slightly earlier or even later in July or even early August 2017… Few of the ways you would know, if you are selected in lottery is that, if the check that was filed with your H1B petition was cashed, or your employer gets the actual physical receipt notice in mail to them. If you filed under US masters quota, SEVIS update is another indication that you were selected in H1B lottery for FY 2018. Ideally, your receipt numbers should arrive within 1 to 2 months…but, you never know, until you get a reject notice to be sure !
H1B 2018 Case Tracker :
Did you apply for FY 2018 ? With premium processing suspended, it is quite hard for applicants to know the general status of everyone to understand their situation. 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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New President Trump Administration Impact on H1B Visa 2018 Quota?
We do not know, if this news release is directed by Trump administration or not…but, on April 3rd, 2017 the start date of H1B season, there were set of new announcements made by USCIS to report and prevent abuse of H1B program. Check out USCIS New measures to report, prevent H1B Fraud . Besides this, as of the today ( article updated date), nothing has been officially ordered or specifically implemented by New President Trump Administration. There are many speculations on how H1B program will become tougher with higher wages, quota limits, etc… but, nothing has been officially signed. We will update the article as new updates come in.
Various H1B Bills in US House and Senate – Will they be passed for FY 2018 ?
There are few bills that are introduced in 2017 and at various stages in both house and senate. There are many confusions regarding the same bills like the minimum wage will go up to $130,000 USD, etc. Fact is that nothing has passed and there are very slim chances for them to get passed before start of FY 2018 season. You can check H1B Bills Tracker to get more details on current status. We will keep the article updated as new things are passed.
Latest News about H1B 2018 Season
High Level Latest News for FY 2018 is listed below. But, all the Latest News are tracked on our H1B 2018 News and Updates Tracker Page. Check out below.
- April 17th, 2017 ( Official ) : USCIS released a press note indicating that they received 199,000 petitions for FY 2018 quota. Check article : Summary of FY 2018 H1B Cap Lottery 199k Petitions
- April 13th, 2017 ( Unofficial ) : ImmigrationGirl, an attorney’s blog, confirms that one of their H1B petitions Masters’s cap checks were cashed yesterday. It is weird that USCIS is processing the petitions, without announcement. It means that Lottery was done to some extent at least Masters quota, but announcement is yet to come. Check http://immigrationgirl.com/h-1b-lottery-progress-begins/.
- March 15, 2017 : USCIS Accepts H1B 2018 Petitions from April 3, 2017
- March 3, 2017 : USCIS Suspends H1B Premium Processing for FY 2018, All for 6 Months
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Are you planning for FY 2018 quota ? What are your questions ? Add your thoughts.
With so many of Indian students coming out of so many substandard universities in USA, I am sure this executive order is quite detrimental. How on earth are they going to show 6+ years experience. This i believe is only going to force AD guys towards consultancies. Trump has nothing to show for his 100 days in office and he is picking h1 b issue for some air time.
What do you all feel about trump’s executive order today? Is it going to be applied this year?
Dont think anything will happen this year. The executive order is instructing on finding ways to stop fraud and abuse. They cant just do something like that quickly.
It will definitely have ramifications next year. They have already picked this year’s lottery winners. If Trump wanted to have an effect this year he should have announced it before April.
Don’t underestimate the power of executive order. Remember when Trump issued EO on travel ban? That was effective immediately and people are denied at airports. Well they had visa issued to them too.
Even with lottery done, the EO can still do a lot of damage. After all these cases have not been reviewed or approved yet.
The EO is to research and improve processes. It doesnt say anything concrete or give specific directives.
If it said something like “Stop all abuse and fraud right now”, it might have affected this year’s result. All it says is something like “Find ways to improve quality and prevent abuses….”.
I wont count on anything changing this year other than increased scrutiny. They still might open all the applications to make sure one person doesnt have 10 applications for the same thing. But that will be the extent of it.
When the CTS will provide the update on the receipt number?
April last week it starts sending mails
Thanks CTS_Waiting for the Update
Hopefully we can expect a batch of mails this Friday and next Tuesday and then next Friday..
My guess, based on last years mails..
Lets hope for best.. !!
All the best guys !!
Next friday they start sending mails
I belong to the H1-B, Non-Advanced Degree Category for this year from a leading US MNC, working in India.
Can anyone in the forum tell me, if it is possible to know, using your LCA Case Number: I-200-16XXX-XXXXXX, that if the check has been cashed or your picked in the lottery ?
Let me know, if there is any other way to find it out, without having got the receipt number.
[NOTE: Even my Case Manager has confirmed & I have checked with my case on INS Zoom , it shows as “Filed”. Thats the only piece of information I have.]
Any inputs will be highly helpful !
No way!
I think I also belong to the same mnc but for me there is no update in the inszoom tool…my us case manager has sent me an email during march last week… that the case is complete and is ready to be filed.Interestingly when I checked with the India immigration team they were towing the same line and were directing me to account leadership for filing status…not sure whether they filed it or not
Guys,,
INSZoom belongs to Infosys?
What is there in hiding the MNC name.
INS ZOOM is a third party tool and it does not belong to any one company as you mentioned. I am from IBM and we also have INS ZOOM.
So please get your facts right before posting.
Its an individual’s choice where he or she wants to showcase his or her company’s name.
So better we should concentrate on H1B, rather than these silly stuff !
Its not pointing him.. Just I wanted to know about that…
Nothing more here.. 🙂 🙂
Even I am waiting for the lot result Dude !!!
Apologies , If I did something wrong !! 🙂
I know some people are checking their SEVIS status to check whether they are selected in lottery or not.
I found the online ICE status check for I-901 (SEVIS) but not sure if this is right or enough information to determine the lottery check.
https://fmjfee.com/index.html?content=status/checkStatus
That is fee status of SEVIS when F1 Student goes to visa interview initially. Only DSO can access the actually current SEVIS system
Has anyone from any of the Companies, who belong to the Non-AD (Advanced Degree), got any news of yours/ of your friends (whose LCA was filed), received any acknowledgement of the H1B receipt numbers.
Correct me if I am wrong Saurabh/Kumar. So far I have not seen any of the Non-AD cases Receipt numbers being shared on this forum.
If anyone has any kind of information or receipt numbers having received for the Non-AD category, kindly share the same.
not yet!
TCS Any update?
Seems 199k application received and lottery completed last week
Wait till July.
why upto july??. Lottey is completed right
some people got to know in August last year in my company.
Life is full of opportunities but not every opportunity is ours, so wait for the opportunity which you deserve. If not h1b other opportunity is coming in our way, but don’t stop your feet to stay still go on life is beautiful god bless all.. congratulations to the ones who got their checks cleared.. all the best to the rest
thanks a lot dude 🙂
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/17/background-briefing-buy-american-hire-american-executive-order
Infosys, wipro, tcs might not have don’t anything compare to some other tech companies..
But kuddos you got into White House publication for all the wrong reasons.. the CEO/ others at these companies must be proud!!
The magical no 199k . All the best
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/17/trump-to-seek-changes-in-h-1b-visa-program-to-encourage-hiring-americans.html
Executive order on H-1b coming today from Trump.
199000 applications received for 2017 .
Not for this year right?…
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-completes-h-1b-cap-random-selection-process-fy-2018
Great move!!
Capgemini folks, any update ?
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-18/trump-seeks-shift-in-visa-allotments-crucial-to-tech-outsourcing
This will wipe out BS degree holders h1b aspirations unless they meet salary range as MS degree holders.
Entry level MS degree holders will be in trouble unless they meet salary level as Tier 1 companies.
This process will again force MS students to approach desi consultancy to show 7 yrs fake exp to get client letter/SOW and apply visa as highly paid professional.
Indian MNC guys have to look for other geographies accounts otherwise quit current every three yrs with 50 percent more pay so that atleast by 8 yrs you can get a chance to travel US.
Dont fall prey for the carrot given by Manager/Supervisor .
CTS has 75 percent US revenue so chances for a 6 yrs exp travelling onsite is very minimal from next year
TCS US revenue is 55 percent and they have more UK , Canada and Europe accounts.
Hope process will be get cleaner soon and paves way for experienced or highly paid professionals.
According to WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-educators-fear-losing-a-coding-whiz-1492377131), in 2015 the % of AD in H1B RECIPIENT was 54% (check the pie chart in article). So let’s reverse engineer the % of AD in APPLICATIONS:
Let AD=X, then NAD=233000-X. So in the second round, we have X-20000 AD, and 233000-X NAD. Among all final recipients, 46% or 39100 is NAD, and 45900 is AD. So in the second round, NAD/AD=39100 /25900. IF the second round was RANDOM, then (233000-X)/(X-20000)=39100 /25900. Solving the equation, we have X=104872
So even back in 2015, we had over 100K AD. I guess this year we’ll have even more. You can get the chances for AD from this starting point.
Good Luck!
Wow that’s completely wrong. Can’t believe you can’t even do simple probability problems.
High skilled my ass.
Considering his assumptions, the logic he followed is correct… although you need to adjust for 6800 for chile and singapore..
It’s not correct and I don’t have time to explain.
All I can say is that if it was 104k in AD, then the probability of selection would be 44%, not 54%
Around 60k AD for 2015 leads to 54%
Paul,
Don’t have time to explain or don’t have brain to explain?
Life is full of opportunities but not every opportunity is ours, so wait for the opportunity which you deserve. If not h1b other opportunity is coming in our way, but don’t stop your feet to stay still go on life is beautiful god bless all.. congratulations to the ones who got their checks cleared.. all the best to the rest
yaaay!! Finally my president is going to do something about this cesspool just as expected.. The timings sure are juicy to say the least #MAGA.. The H1B executive action and overhaul is here homie.. !!
https://www.recode.net/2017/4/17/15334662/trump-h1b-visa-immigration-order
Did you clear H1B lottery this time?
Erri pooka
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Immigration girl expects 100000 in masters quota in her fb video…
Infy filed so less VISA still the number reached 199k…
Did anyone using Fragomen get an update? They are the worst at providing any update but thought I’d ask…
I asked and got told that will get news in May
They suck
Thanks – yeah, that’s still better than when I emailed them asking if they would know if the checks were cashed etc. I was rudely told that I’d know by June/July(!).
How the hell they keep getting work is beyond me. Amazingly incompetent firm
Not received anything till now.
Gt law is no better..
the fact that you haven’t even heard about this law firm makes it even worse..
I also asked, they said it will take several weeks for them to know
Hi Admin,
I am on OPT and due date is April 24.This is year applied for H1-B and wanted to check on cap gap requirements.
Do I need to submit any documents to my DSO to get cap gap extension? or it Will get extension automatically?
why dont you ask your ISSO？Such a stupid question
Arun,
If petition is selected in lottery, and duly filed w/ COS, then cap-gap should be automatic. In some cases when its not updated automatically, you will have to show your receipt notice to your DSO.
Any Update on Non AD?
It is official now 199000. 3:1 let us hope for the best. Two more weeks to go… Hurray super excited..
It’s 1:3 not 3:1. And then you guys call yourself the “Skilled Workforce”
Its not 1:3 either. Look at the probability calcs below.
Did you not get my point here???? I wasn’t trying to teach him math.
58K-c1/199000c1
He is talking about chances of not getting selected to getting selected. Just a matter of perspective if you appreciate that not just you were born with a brain
I am preparing to file H1 in 2019, any idea what the count could be? I am guessing 99,000. What do you think folks?
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1 cuz he would be the only one applying
LOL
I have deleted some of your previous comments due to use of abuse and vulgar language. Please refrain from using such colorful language on the blog.
Saruabh: you should remove lot of posts because those are against indians people.In this world no one good and no one bad that’s based on circumstances.But some people are using abusive language against indians.
Trueindian,
IMO, if someone is criticizing, then that’s not a valid point for deletion. However, abusive posts will be deleted. You can point me to the ones you think are abusive and I will review them.
Any non a
Hi Guys,
I’m a Singapore national with Chile residency (dual).
I have a very important question for this forum regarding cap. I know so many people are worried about cap in India.
I want to share my cap with Indians. It is never used, and it is always empty.
I know it is very sunny in India so maybe it will be very useful for you to wear, is this possible?
Obviously you’re trolling, since you have no idea Singapore does not allow dual citizenship. So next time educate yourself before coming to the Internet.
Hmm. A hot head in need of shade, perhaps?
I guess you’re right. Wow, good catch.
if you didn’t catch the lie of dual citizenship status, I don’t think anyone would have known.
And here another hat?
May you fancy something rapper style? With the tag still attached?
Really, with a tag line like:
Respect All People and All kinds of work
No dude he’s right. We all are already very tensed. For some of us its our last try. So please understand that and keep your stupid jokes to yourself
Just pointing out the irony in his comment.
But probably need some more humor on this board. There is absolutely nothing you can do now to change the outcome.
Hahaha! That was awesome!
And I’m grindin’ til I’m attacked
They say “You ain’t grindin’ til you tired”
So I’m grindin’ with my eyes wide
Looking to find, a way through the day
A light, for the night
Dear Lord, you’ve done took so many of my people but I’m just wonderin’ why
You haven’t taken my life?
Like what the hell am I doing right?
My Life
Bro…when you rock bottom…You rise and you rise so high that there is no stopping you..This is an opportunity… to shuffle things around…every transformation gets worse before it starts to get awesome !!!
Damn dude you’re so right! That was definitely an eye opener. Thanks for those wise words
You are welcome bro !
“Anticipate everything and Expect Nothing”. “Life Still Moves On…. “
Anyone got reciept/check cash for Non AD ?
For somebody interested in probability…
Last year applications were 236000 and this year they are 199000.. (reduced by 37000)
Assuming all that reduction attributes to applications from Non-AD (India) owing to TCS, Infosys etc filing less.. (Masters applications will not decrease due to the amount of students came one two years back + last two years rejections added)
if we assume last year masters were 35000 (15%) (which may be higher), then this year masters should be 35000 + 37000…. = 72000
probability for a masters student… 20/72 + (52/72)* (65/179) = 54%…..
nothing but a coin toss….
all the best guys…..
adjusting for Chile, Singapore.. (65-6.8 = 58.2)
20/72 + (52/72)* (58.2/179) = 51%…
we may also need to adjust for Masters from Chile, Singapore….
Check cash ho gaya to idhar kya karne aaye re tumlog. Sirf rone waale log chahiye mujhe is forum mein.
Sahi bola re baba..Pehle log lottery lottery karre the abb sab probability karre…Desi loga nai sudharte miya
11th April Lottery done check out the latest news people hoping for H1B
So this is my fourth attempt and all of these been through genuine companies(tier 2)
I seriously don’t have any hope left for this year. And not as impatient as last three years where in every hour I use to check for updates.
I guess with last three unsuccessful attempts have realized that h1 is pure luck nothing else matters, be it your skill sets or overall work experiences and expertise.
I wish all others here all the best and hope deserving candidates make through this time.
Any Non-AD so far?
My sevis is not updated yet. Does that mean game over? AD cap.
Did you just copy/paste your commnet in immigrationgirl blog Sabeer?
same here, I asked DSO, they said my expired date is the same, i assume my case is not selected.
Game over,
Not yet. Last year, SEVIS record was updated for few weeks. I think they update the SEVIS record as receipt numbers are generated, which will happen every day for next few weeks.
Keep hope
Haha.
Back to class XII, permutations, combinations and probability.
Assuming 20% are U.S Masters (as suggested in the article)
so:
Round 1: AD ONLY
39,800 applications
20,000 spots
= 0.50
Round 2: AD leftovers + Non-AD
179,000 Applications
65,000 Spots
=0.36 Chance
TOTAL PROBABILITY for AD:
0.50+0.36 – (0.50*0.36) = 0.68 or 68 %
TOTAL PROBABILITY for NON-AD: 0.36 or 36 %
Looking better than expected.
I guess 36% is still better than last year.
I was hoping for better but oh well!
Does USCIS send out the receipts for AD first ? and then the rest ?
Need not be… but it’s the pattern now unless we have more information…
Probability:
Masters USA – 42.7% (85/199)
Non- Masters USA – 36.3% (65/179)
When would the results for non AD come?
You r kidding right? Such a high skilled worker
Since, we do not have information for No. of masters, that’s the conservative estimate of probability for masters.
No it is not! Let me calculate worst case for master people. Let’s say 100k master and 100k regular (its clearly impossible ). so probability is 20/100 + (65/180)*(80/100) = 48.8% (selected in master or not selected master * selected regular)
Your number lower than the worst case!
Thanks.. you are right..
You have calculated the probability wrong it should be (20K/The Number of AD applciations)+(65K/199-The Number of AD applciations-20K) for masters
I know…
Since, we do not have information for No. of masters, that’s the conservative estimate of probability for masters.
Sorry your formula is also wrong,
if no. of AD is 30,
then 20/30 + 65/149 > 1..
probability cannot be more than 1..
i will update the correct formula..
but worst case prob is 42.7%
Stop embarrassing yourself.
Where did you get the denominator 149 from? It should be 199-20=179. Why would you subtract the number of AD (30) from 199, as unselected ADs come into the non-AD pool and get a second chance?
Also, you need to multiple 65/179 by probability of AD not being selected in first round (10/30=33.3%).
so AD = 66.7%+(65/179)*33.3%=78.8% for your example
I know..
I was using somebody’s else’s formula to show that the formula is wrong…
Your formula is correct…
I know the correct formula.. you’re right.
I was showing that somebody else’s formula is wrong…
also we need to exclude 6800 for Chile and Singapore…
Is there NON-AD applicant who win the H1B lottery?
+1
again lottery.
what a non-sense. what a stupid. why ‘luck’ should decide who will work and who – not. only experience, salary, skills should matter. but skills doesn’t matter for US. US need cheap labor.
Who was hoping that USCIS will kick all petitions from H1B dependent employers 😀
will see. if petition from dependent company is selected doesn’t mean that it won’t get RFE. it doesn’t mean that it won’t get DENIED. it doesn’t mean that visa would be denied. so if such petition was selected – this place was wasted. wasted with other waste cheap labor
Not all AD people are crap, like wise not all petitions filed by H1B dependent companies are bad
who is saying that AD are crap? I’m not saying that. You did.
I’m just saying that consulting companies, dependent of H1B should be restricted and not allowed to file H1B petitions while they are dependant
Looks like you will never get your wish….
Does this calculation makes sense ?
(199,000-20,000)/65,000. then chances for Non-AD is 1:2.75 ?
Yes
Makes sense…
I have 9+ years of experience with AD (also an IIT alumni) currently working for Tier-1 software company (FB/MS/Google).
This is my 2nd trial. According to my calculation (given that it is random for all with equal probability) – My chance is 55%.
If each year’s chance is 30% then it will take around 13 attempts to get probability of winning to 99%
https://www.mathpapa.com/algebra-calculator.html?q=1-(0.7%255En)%253D0.99
However this year’s chance alone is 36% (better than last year)
btw, My AD is not from US.
No, should be other way around
It’s my calculation. We can agree to disagree though.
I’m already in US. Last year, I could co-relate my calculation with my friends’ results who got their H1 in 2nd or 3rd attempt (as my equation predicted due to higher chances with more number of attempts.)
I was responding to MATH not you..
I think your calculation should be in the ballpark.
However, there are some 6k H1s reserved for ppl from singapore, chile etc.
SO it is not really 65k
@ Seriously?
Agreed. We don’t even have entire 65K seats. Try replacing per year probability to 25% and check your chances.
correct url: https://www.mathpapa.com/algebra-calculator.html?q=1-(0.7%5En)%3D0.99
I don’t think this is correct. If there are more than 20000 applications for AD, then the remainder are added to the 65000 CAP, which eventually reduces the chances for Non-AD even more.
i.e 199000-20000 = 179000 (this contains AD + non-AD)
The chance for non-AD is 65/179 = 36.3% no matter what as long as AD>20K
True
again lottery.
what a non-sense. what a stupid. why ‘luck’ should decide who will work and who – not. only experience, salary, skills should matter. but skills doesn’t matter for US. US need cheap labor.
Hakan selam, zaten PhD’in varsa O1 vizesi falan olmuyor mu h1b denedin? Tebrikler bu arada
O1 duydum ama nasil basvuruluyor hic bilmiyorum. OPT var bende ama F1 suresi gecmisti. H1B sayesinde Turkiye’ye rahatca gidebilirim. Tesekkurler 🙂
199k it is
😐
USCIS received 199,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period
Just heard from one of my friend, that some of his friends who applied through multiple consultancies got picked in lottery. Definitely USCIS did not scrutinize any applications for lottery. Consultancies wins again.. Feeling sick!
These consultancies ruin things for every Indian in US.
their petition is yet to approve. Jst wait and watch.
Yes. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
Third time lucky! Got an update from lawyer that my application is picked.
AD, Full Time, one of the big 3 tech firms based out of the Bay Area, masters from CMU
we need further details dude since you included Full time, big 3 tech firms blah blah
1. Salary
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Full form of CMU
5. Chutiyapa level.
Want to share my case:
1. No receipt number yet.
2. AD – Master.
3.Check cashed.
4. Not H1B Dependent employer.
4. DSO informed me as below:
Dear xxxxxxx,
I see in SEVIS that your change of status is currently pending with USCIS and you are eligible to request a cap-gap extension.
A cap-gap extension is a regulatory provision which extends an eligible F-1 student’s status to bridge the gap between the end of F-1 status and start of H-1B status, thereby allowing the student to remain in the US during the “gap.” The cap-gap extension is available to students who, as of April 1st were either on approved OPT or in their 60-day grace period and have a pending or approved change-of-status to H-1B petition filed with the USCIS prior to the expiration of their OPT or within their 60-day grace period.