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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Hey Guys,
The cheque for my petition was encashed today. I asked my university to check, and my sevis has also been updated today. My company/lawyer has not received anything from USCIS till now, but I know its on its way. Mine was AD/CA.
Congrats! This update is a good news for us – I am also AD/CA and my attorney said my check has not been cashed yet 🙁 almost lost all my hope but think we should wait another week to see!
Did your sevis record showing change of status pending
I dont know what it says exactly but it does call out the receipt number.
Hi everyone,
I received an email from my university’s DSO after I requested a new I-20, saying that “I think I see a pending change of status in SEVIS, but I will need a copy of your receipt notice to issue any CAP GAP I-20 if you need one.” I just want to make sure that does it means that my petition was picked in the lottery?
Thank you very much for your input
Atta boy you made it, Congrats.
Hi Folks, I got an email too from DSO about COS.. AD/PhD/CA working in Mat Sci company, first attempt. All the best to all of you.
I didn’t get a receipt yet but my DSO said a cap gap extension was applied until 07/30. Is this a sign that my petition was picked up? Anyone has this experience ?
That’s a initial cap gap. I don’t think that determines whether your petition was selected.
Got mine some days back. Manager told me I was selected like a week before the lawyers email came. Not sure why lawyer was withholding the information.
OPT AD- California center last chance. OPT expiring in coming January. 3rd time lucky. Working as full time for a big bank since last 2 years.
I am tired of responding to frantic emails from applicants. It is a lottery. Everyone will know their status. No one has any control over it. Stop pestering others as they have other work to do as well.
I wish you had some more work than coming to this blog and posting a comment.
Now get back to work…
Don’t you get paid for answering questions and providing legal counseling? Actually that’s your ONLY job. If you indeed have one.
Hi,
Do we still have hope for NonAD VT? It is the 3rd attempt for me.
A small sized company applied for me.
Now that USCIS has announced about completion of date entry what are our chances in the next 5 to 10 days?
Is there a time in a day before which the company will receive receipts(like before 11 AM ET) or it may arrive anytime until 5 PM?
i have the same situation as yours.
No specific time of the day. It may arrive anytime, depending on when the delivery happens in the area of location of company/Attorney. They will be sending selection receipt and also rejection notice to the respective applicants.
my consultancy told me tht only 17 people got there receipt.. I am not one of them is there any chance for me to get the receipt h1 regular 1 st attempt.. feeling sad
Hope not. Stay wherever you are.
Still waiting. Anyone heard from Ogletree? I work fro a tech company but not on the engineering side.
Final attempt
Still waiting I works for a engineering company out of 20 people only 1 people got it receipt notice…still I have time r game over??
Atlast got my receipt number thanks redBus for creating wonderful forum to share our thoughts
Cheers !
Are any more Infy updates expected? This wait is killing!! Just let us know for sure and lets move on… Anybody??
No. What is the % complete in GICS. If your % is 90 that means you are selected. Else ,not.
Why the hell these companies do not update candidates as and when they receive updates…
Anyone got anything form CG???? It seems immigration team seeks pleasure out of this entire process of delaying…..
Heard people getting receipts .. But only a few. None from FS Account.. They will delay as much as possible.. For no reason.
Yeah even i heared few of the people got receipt from wednesday. All the best
Received receipt notice CTS Non AD/VT
Tcs any hope. I don’t think tcs got selected lottery. I lost hope
dude have little patience we are all in same boat they ll update soon
When some money crocodiles are applying from multiple consultancies where is the chance.. No chance. Don’t keep hope on this. Go back to agriculture if you guys have land and pray for good rain to save our life
Anyone from TCS got the receipt number?
I work for a Mid size logistics company in Illinois. Applied in AD. My company legal counsel told no updates yet. Can I still have hope waiting until next weekend?
No hope, go back to India
I am working with a big Bank on my OPT. Petition for H-1 filed by Frogomen AD.
Have not heard any thing as yet.
Game over or still hope for some time. Need to start planning return, OPT expires in June.
Book your flight now. Save you some bucks since flight tickets get expensive in June and July.
Finally, i get through lottery. Second attempt, lost year i was not lucky. This time it went through CTS NonAD/VT. Feel relaxed, but now need to see if it gets approved or not. Anyway, till yesterday i was so much worried and decided not to apply next year again. Request all of you to keep hope for one more month. what else we can do anyway, it is lottery after all.
My employer is very small company.
Haven’t heard anything from them about check cashed. Is it over?
Anybody heard from non ad California still. Mines filed there(
Praise be to God! Received receipt notice. Non-AD/VT.
Got it by 9PM IST!
Happy to hear that today we are getting receipts in multiple slots. Hope all who are waiting should receive it soon.
Seems many employers received it in a bulk in this week.
Congratulations! 🙂
I can see most of the updates are coming from CTS Chennai. What about other branches ?
Anyone heard from Chugh Law Firm?
Seems Chugh Law Firm is not disclosing anything about the receipts or checked being cashed.
If anyone got update from Chugh Law Firm, please reply.
Yes, I got it today.
Yes, my company applied through chugh law firm and they did inform about the checks being cashed and after a week received receipts for the selected applicants but the sad part is that I have not received mine.
i want to cry now 🙁
Don’t lose hope until you receive your rejection package. The chances are slim now but still you never know. I am not bs but last year one of my friend received his notice in September and got the approval in December.
Can anyone please let me know if Interview Waiver OR Drop Box facility is still in process or not.
Thank You!!
No news is good news….
As far as I know, it’s still there. Please confirm with your company’s immigration team.
Received the receipt today from the employer. petition got selected . NON-AD. First time applicant. IT Telecommunications service provider. Thank you all for the useful information and humor in stressful waiting times!
Which center?
Vermount, EAC..
Anyone still hearing form Vermont for AD cases? Please if you or your friend have heard anything comment on this. Also mixed reaction as to some saying wait till mid May and some confident that its over. I am hoping till coming Monday and if not by then I think its definitely over.
Also my friend got his check cashed yesterday! If that helps anyone.
Receipts for AD from vermont still coming. I got from employer yesterday after nagging. Most employers are not declaring it for some reason.
As you know USCIS announced that Data entry is complete.
I have not heard from my employer about check cashed/receipt notice of my petition. Does it mean I am not selected or I can still hope?
Your response would be appreciated. Thank you.
Have hope till like mid May I would say. At-least that’s what I am doing. And that does not mean that you are not selected. Receipts are still on its way.
If I tell you to wait, will you be patiently waiting and stay positive?
If I tell you its time to give up, will you stop checking the forum every 5 mins?
Or if I tell you stop posting idiotic and none sense post? You are all high skilled, experienced, and talented workers, at least you claim yourselves. Stop acting like cheap workers in the sweatshops.
“It is past 12 oclock, do I still have hope to have time for lunch?”
Come on man.
You are right!! But why is TCS delaying it? Is it because of President’s accusations or is TCS waiting to see what the other competitors are doing?
i dont see our tcs delaying they are processing at their usual pace if we don’t receive tomorrow then next Friday is for sure
Did anyone get selected from synechron
No.Visa team says they havent received anything from USCIS..strange
any update from Seyfarth law firm??
Looks like game over in Infy!! Quite a few folks made it through…
All the best to everyone who got selected.
I think its over,My employer almost received 70 receipts(im not there in that list) and asking me to wait for 3 more weeks.But as per my Analysis im done
Thanks Saurabh and Kumar for the timely H1B updates….
All the best to everyone…
Anyone from Infinite computing received update?
No man they told to wait till June dono what’s the reason
Did anyone hear from fragomen? The portal hasn’t updated at all…
yes step updated today
Hi, I’m also waiting. Not sure if tomorrow would be a peak. Fragomen is really slow…
Is it over for this year?
No Idea Bro/Sis
Wait for two more weeks, we will know.
So far it seem CTS, IBM & CapG started declairing their results. Since USCIS is done with cheque encashments, MNCs will start notifying their employees very soon (in bulk).
It was my 2nd attempt, 6yrs IT exp, non-AD, mid scale company, got selected. All d best fellas.
Hello All,
In Fragomen Portal the latest step were Receipt notice received from USCIS- But there were No receipts Number mentioned
Please Advise, It means I got through Lottery?
Congrats Headstrong! It sounds like you got it. In my Fragomen portal it still says ‘Case Filed with USCIS’.
Can you please provide more details if you don’t mind.like which location you are from and any of your other teamates got their status updated in fragomen?
From B’lore Location ,Don’t know about others
Congrats! yours got selected. Your one of the lucky special one ….
May be you can find the receipt in the document tab..
@Jai Mahishmathi
Receipt number not updated in Document Tab
It should be there in overview tab under receipt
Nope in overview tab also not yet updated
are you able to see your receipt number in overview tab?
My case status is not yet updated . .last year few of my teamates got it updated under the overview tab
Fellow wiproites. …Any luck for anyone on h1b so far. Pls pls share ..Looks like other companies have started getting their receipts..
Even I am waiting to hear from someone in Wipro. Guys pls update.
Got selected. Non-AD
Got mail from my employer. Not a giant company. No recipt no. provided.
No updates from Wipro yet, awaiting for the same..
Please update here if anyone got any update.
Guys,
Any updates so far??
At the least have some thing posted here. so that we will come to know that TCS guys are active in this forum.
My Keyboard has lost the F5 key due to continuous hits. lol 🙂
All the best guys!! Fingers crossed.
no news yet we must wait
No news yet!! wondering if i should just drop it. Please update if anybody from TCS have got their receipt number.
dude please wait our company didnt release it yet for anyone its too early to loose hope they release the list in four parts be patience
we should get updated soon. Hope for the best
What is the predicted timeline once the RCPT is RCVD
Finally it happened in 3rd_attempt.. Non AD/VT/EAC1714XXXXXXX – Cognizant Chennai.
Most of my friends got receipt only by today. So waiting is not over.
All the very best. Sooner you guyz will receive the receipt.
Thanks,
Prak
When have your friends started receiving petition today ?are they sending in batches ? Any upcoming petitions expected from mobility team ?
Non-AD / VT, waiting for a miracle…
Hi,
By noon one of my team mate received it. I have got it by evening.. So today itself they have sent it in different batches.
Yes for sure we can expect the receipts in upcoming days.
Thanks,
Prak
at what time you got your receipt number?
By 4:48 PM today.
Anyone from Pune_CTS got their receipt today ?
Does challenging a denial notice needs an extra fee to be paid apart from the petition we paid at the beginning ?
As far as I know, no extra fee is required.
With data entry completed, does that mean I was not selected if I haven’t heard by now?
NO, receipts will continue to arrive over the next 7 to 10 days.
With data entry completed, when will petitions that weren’t selected be returned?
Last year, we started receiving the petitions back in the mail in mid-June. I will post about it when our office starts receiving them.
My checks have not been cashed/I haven’t received a receipt notice/SEVIS doesn’t show any update – does this mean I did not get selected?
NO, that does NOT mean you were not selected!!! The process of sending out receipt notices, updating systems, etc. takes time – remember: it’s only been a few DAYS! This entire process of notifying selected applicants will take WEEKS to complete. It’s still very early on, so don’t worry if you haven’t heard anything about your petition yet.
My checks have been cashed/I have received a receipt notice/SEVIS shows a receipt number – does this mean I got selected?
Yes, USCIS only cashes checks/sends receipts to those that were selected.
Game is not over until you get rejection letter….
Last year, data entry completed on 2nd May and ppl got selection letter on 20 May in many IT companies…
Saurabh,
Have you ever seen any case got denied due to educational qualification (MCA) so far ? I have done B.sc Chemistry(3 yrs) and later completed MCA(3 yrs) . And my attorney says I got denial because of my educational qualification. Can u confirm me am I not eligible for H1B ? And if so, would it happen due to the latest executive order ? And will the MTR works if the reason is due to this ? I don’t understand why didnt they do this at the beginning itself ?
Go ahead and do education evaluation .
How to do that ?
Your employer/attorney should do that. There are some reputed firms.for this. For me my attorney did that while filing my petition. First if all check with your employer if they are willing.to file MTR.
Hi Avi,
Do we need to pay extra fee while challenging the denial ? Or the fees which we paid alone will be enough ? Btw can I have ur contact ?
Good lawyer you got there buddy.
Dear Admin,
I am from Cognizant Technology Solutions. One of the associate received receipt number yesterday (05/03/2017). When he checked in USCIS, it said “Case is Approved”
What a lucky guy he is.
By this, can we say they have started to process all cases?
Whether anyothers came across like this before or now?
Thanks !!!
Yes I believe. Yday I was going through some case numbers around my case and found that the case was approved for a petition. Wondering whether it’s for H1b cap or something else?
There are chances for other things as well..like extensions..
But here it is purely new filing..
Admin’s thought will be helpful.. !!
No, case numbers are no all H1B cap ones…. it may be H1b extension as well or some other petition all together…. like L1b.. where premium processing is still on…..
I have clearly mentioned it is new nomination like mine !!
H1B is the not only visa application that goes to USCIS. There are different kinds of visa being applied at same time. They can be even H1B extension or transfer petitions. So please hold on and wait for updates.
Is anyone from Deloitte USI here and have any update ?
I keep chasing lawyer who says wait – we will inform once we receive receipt.
Same here bro…. I am not sure whether our law firm is updating periodically coz I am not seeing anyone receiving receipt in BLR Center. I mean among my friends.
One of my friend from HYD location got yesterday. How about your case got any update?
Hi,
Did you get the response on your H1B? I am Deloitte US and my transfer went to RFE due to wage level 1 and Specialty Occupation. Are you aware of any such cases?
Thanks!
Guys, anything from Infy? Very few initiated.. very difficult to get any news if GICS has started updating..so guys don’t forget to update here, if you see any status change.. or receipt number being updated..thanks..
Yes, From Infy Chen Acknowledgement received, stage moved to petition status….
Does that mean the petition got selected through lottery ? Have you got the receipt number?
InfyGuy,
Do you mean “Petition Acknowledgement” to “Petition Status”? When was this updated? Any email from GICS team?
lol.
Petition status means waiting for status. Not mean that u selected in lottery. For all whose application is filed, it is petition status/with status team .
Sir, Check your EAC number from GICS in uscis.gov. To understand the meaning of the status see the link below.
https://redbus2us.com/uscis-online-h1b-case-status-meaning-detailed-screenshots-changes-flow/
Those who have the file number updated in GICS, means got through in lottery.
Vis stage is PetitionStatus. I can see file number as EACXXXXXX. Called GICS help desk and confirmed that my petition is selected in lottery.
Looks like Infy team has completed the exercise of updating the status!
Lots of folks now confirming stage movement..
Congrats to everyone who have got through!
Yes, it’s true that infy received the first batch of receipts.. confirmed by calling also I was not one of the lucky. Not sure if this was the last batch as last year there was only one batch of selected receipts… cheers to all start on plan B.
@Infylegend -Since you are legend also from Mangalore Dc they will handover the receipt in your hand..no worries….keep waiting with hope…
Seeing stage movement in GICS portal. Current status is ‘Petition Status’. What does this mean?
Congrats! It means your petition is selected…
Which BU? Location? JL?
Chennai, Source, JL4
Call GICS helpline. This usually means selected in lottery. You can see your case number as well EAC XXXXXX in GICS.
This is my third year and last try. Almost given up hope and getting mentally ready to head back to India..Spent 7 years in this country, no regrets!! Will go back and stay in India for a year and come back again on L visa…Good luck everyone
How long can I hope to get Receipt Notice being a CTSer ? Any previous year stat ?
Same here..!! Really frustrating, In whole account none of us didnt get receipt so far.
🙁 🙁
CTS game over
As still the receipts are being sent to the employers and USCIS has not updated on the resending the unselected petitions. Hence we still have hope for next 2 weeks.
guys pls stay awake and update as soon as you receive receipts
Waiting and awake. Where will we get mail or in vts status?
both it seems as per last year contenders
How long does it take for TCS to update us whether its selected or rejected? In VTS the status moved to ” lottery in process” on 24th April. Thats almost 2 weeks after the actual lottery was conducted.
hmm we need more patience. Hope before may 15 we will get updates.
Any idea appx how many petitions filled by TCS for h1b 2018 ?
Don’t think we will get anything until May end.
we should have something by next friday keep checking
Last Year TCS has filed 4k. So this year also same as per CEO comments on on of the interview.