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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The USCIS System Maintenance tonight?? Seems like we might be hearing sth from them by the end of this week.
sorry for the duplicate post. kindly ignore!
USCIS System Maintenance tonight?? Seems like we might be hearing sth from them by the end of this week.
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It is very clear they are doing things differently this time.
People are expecting lottery news and they are doing maintenance :p
The way it’s going and an M.I.T event in Boston last week where TCS CeO said “that reliance on H1 has to be removed.” Indicate that H1b will no longer be the golden goose. More work will come at offshore. Already some clients are making mandatory offshore on-site ratio as 10:90 . In future indeed you have to be highly skilled to get into H1b category. It’s good bye for normal people like to dream the Us dream
After doing lot of research and i am sharing my predictions.
Total applications : 145000
Post USCIS filter : 120000
MS CAP : 35000
NON-MS : 85000
Wow, thank you for your highly scientific comment. You must be super smart. Maybe green card w/ EB-1 or O-1 visa?
I am 12 years genuine experienced guy and my friend is 5 years fake experienced. We both are waiting for lottery results.
You may miss this year chance Why because your giving chance to your friend. Your just filthy idiot telling your friend identity is fake. If you don’t have courage to report then reveal his details here, I will report to USCIS. And don’t cry like a baby that he you may miss lifetime opportunity by giving chance to others, Stupid mind set. If your friend didn’t grab your opportunity then some other will. I doubt your a Fake friend of Feku.
Very well said.
Are you so jealous that your friend may grab your opportunity
I doubt your also Feku like your friend.
Friends of Fake experience should be banned together.
There was discussion among Chinese international students group that people’s check got cashed yesterday. Seems like a random lottery again this year
Do we expect anything today around noon time from USCIS? Any sincere updates from anybody please
Can you share that group link?
admin/saurabh – Please share your thoughts
Under 100 K,
Unless we hear more data points, it is difficult to comment on the particular case of checks getting cashed.
hello guys
this forum is created to share our views and not to abuse each other.
we donnt have the right to talk bad about other community.
all are indians. we should give respect to all the people.
all the best
bye
Why are we abusing each other here … if u know how to compete with others do so … and h1b pure luck .. nothing to do with north , south, east & west …
Infy has filtered TL and above level from h1b filiing….
Most of the TLs are kicked off…….in my unit 1 out of 8 got filed others are kicked
There is a priority attached to each case. The employees can’t see it, dm knows about it. I came to know about priority two years back when mine was not filed. Considering the facts that last year visa lottery candidates have not travelled, USCIS is scrutinizing computer programmers strictly this year and immigration attorney fees are not refunded. I think infy might have applied higher priority cases alone.
Even my petition priority was high and cancelled by GI team.
HI, May I know whether you traversed all the steps in the GICS portal.. say from initiation to ready for printing – as was the case in the previous years? Because, I see my case and others where the steps didnt move after JD Review and even after repeated mails and escalations, there was no information from GICS
Nice. I wonder how did you even get out of high school. I think you lost one thing over the course of time, it’s rare to find in exceptional people like you. I am unsure but you might have heard something called “common sense”.
I am really worried about you. Did you hit your head somewhere when you were drunk the lat time. Don’t get me wrong but you need help.
I find it cute when little girls try to sound lady like by saying something really important.
Go on cutie!
http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/uscis-states-intention-to-clamp-down-on-h–b/article_09e55d32-1ef2-11e7-bab2-cf659eb4c888.html
Excerpts from above post:
This year, despite uncertainty about the future of the H-1B program, USCIS announced that it expected more than 200,000 applications would be filed during “H-1B season,” which opened April 3.
USCIS announced that after this year’s filing season ends, it intends to publish a report on the number of H-1B petitions submitted, along with searchable information about which employers applied. “We plan to create a web-based, searchable platform for the public to better understand how H-1B visas are being used,” said the agency.
USCIS has never mentioned expecting more than 200,000 petitions. THIS IS HUGEEE FALSE. This is FAKE NEWS.
What USCIS had said is they reached more than 20,000 applications for advanced cap (Masters cap), not 200,000.
This is absolute speculation by them. USCIS did not officially announce any numbers on H1B petitions yet !
Last year USCIS published the Lottery Completed notification on April 12. Today we might get to know the total count.
Finger Crossed,
Not tonight though… They’re going to have a maintenance. Probably to prepare for the lookup system they promised. Let’s roll to April 13rd.
That’s what British did, threw a bone between two dogs and let them fight over it. Time has changed, Americans now throw H1B limited quota and let Indians fight over it and trade insults.
UCSIS guys watching this will be having a lot of fun or may be he is the OP?
Any one from IBM get any confirmation mail or updated in INSZoom about visa filling??
If INSZoom updated then please check whether you have any shipment details?
There are no shipment details. But Yes, it does have the Status as :”Filed with the date” filled in my INS Zoom.
You can check with your Case manager/ project manager, if your case was finally “Filed” or “NOT”, as for a lot of us in IBM, as in other companies, we don’t see everyone, who was nominated, had their LCA’s filed.
Do check !
Your petition is dispatched to USCIS on 31st March. Please note that there will be no further updates on your case in ZOOM for next 3-4 weeks.
The receipt number is expected to be available and updated only by mid of May (if the application gets picked in Lottery).
I got this from Manager but there is no update in my INSZoom 🙁
Your petition is dispatched to USCIS on 31st March. Please note that there will be no further updates on your case in ZOOM for next 3-4 weeks.
The receipt number is expected to be available and updated only by mid of May (if the application gets picked in Lottery).
This update is coming for All IBMers whose LCA is filed including me. Although I already updated, only 6 people were picked up from the entire list of 37 people who were nominated for H1B from my account and whose LCA also showed as certified in DOL website.
Good Luck to you & keep your fingers crossed! 🙂
What is DOL?
How can I find if my unit has filed for me or not? I got certified LCA, but nothing since then.
Dont worry.. USCIS and homeland security is tracking social media and internet threads too for racist people.. this might get picked if that guy has bad luck..and we would be as clean as we were before he spoiled the atmosphere… lets report this thread to them…..
What can you do ???
Don’t Care…WTF
Any TL got any positive visa update at Infy??
Most of TL got cancelled status
In my unit One JL5 and 4 application moved to Petition Acknowledgement. Remaining got cancelled.
Latest news coming is .. USCIS has mandated a fixed quota for a company. If a company goes beyond that limit there will be lottery for the company’s lot. So whoever status is showing as filed..You have hit the Jackpot ..It is confirmed that you will get H1B. Also all managers ( heads) were aware of this decision by mid-March
Don’t be ridiculous. How come the manager knows some decision USCIS might make in the future ?
Hi Fake News,
The news is not entirely fake, because I belong to one of these companies, where such decision was taken, but I only got to know of this last week.
So Chaman Chichora’s name might be like this, but he definitely is making the right point !
Surprising indeed, but true to the CORE !
Is it a Jhumla ???
What is the source of your information
Hi Chaman chichora,
I am not sure about the source of your News. But I am aware of the same happening in my company. So that definitely makes me believe you though.
I am one among the 6 who were selected from a pool of 37 people being selected from our account. So not sure what the results would be, but I am keeping my fingers crossed !
Let’s hope for the best !
What crap are you saying Ra chaman..?
I’m Infy manager based out of Pune.. stop spreading rumours…
Do you want to continue in Infy or not ???
Your spreading false claims in our immigration status
‘Your spreading’ is wrong. ‘you are spreading’ is the right way
Hi,
My H1B amendment was filed on 31st March,2017,Friday in PP just before April 3rd cutoff for Premium processing.Till Date I have not received any Receipt Number or any update from Immigration Team.Can anyone tell me if any body else facing the same.
Man. No PP from April 3rd means no PP at all for all FY18 Cap-subject H-1b
Hi,
I know there is no PP for this year but my case was filed for amendment in PP mode which is cap exhempt as it was before 3rd of April & I have a valid approved petition from FY2016.
@Saurabh: Can you please update if you are aware of any such delay for PP filing.
My cap exempt PP H1B petition was delivered on 3/28, and I already got it approved. California Service Center.
Hi Saurav,
I am trying to reach my immigration Team on the PP amendment delay issue & they asked me to wait for 15 days from date of filing.I want to know what is the SAL for sending the receipt number & decision for Premium case amendment.
IBM_AMENDMENT_PP,
There was a delay in sending out receipts for PP cases received prior to April 3. The attorney should follow-up w/ USCIS on this. The PP SLA of 15 days commences on the date it is received. So that’s why attorney wants to wait for 15 days before knocking their doors.
USCIS is going to post the lottery results tomorrow by Noon EST. Keep an eye on USCIS Blog!
Ya right..USCIS called and told you ??
Your dad has just called me Iva!!, wait till tomorrow..
Stop ur Prank !!!
Who started it?
And I predict your prediction will be wrong!
No Visa for Job level 5 and below in infi.
Pls contact your delivery manager for further queries. all TLs application updated and cancelled in system.
yahoo!! thank you for update, this is relief for me, Infy-fellow, level 6. Thanks god that level 6 was filed!!
What does level 6 mean in Infy ?
Years of experience ?
Good grace thank you! Such an amazing news!
This is not true..In my account all JL6 were cancelled and only one JL5 has been filed
That’s not true, guys has done some random check or some criteria which we are not aware of and filtered only 5% of the applications… it’s a mix of TL and TA s.
Yes, Its true. most of application status updated and its cancelled. please check
Not for everyone its cancelled.In our project it is cancelled for some TAs & TLs. Nad for Some TAs it is filed. Infy not filed based on job level.
Not for everyone its cancelled.In our project it is cancelled for some TAs & TLs. And for Some TAs it is filed. Infy not filed based on job level.
Nothing filed from my unit not even JL6
Hi,
My employer Company A has filed my H1 for the 2018 FY, now I’m getting better offer from Company B. Can I join Company B and if my H1 gets approved, can I transfer to Company B after October 2017?
You can’t decide what to do…. I get one question from my mind. A person who can’t decide himself to apply h1 from available options, USCIS should decide not to give visa and send back where he come from.
Well Said
Dear Akram,
I really appreciate your valuable answer.
I also think same as you for that kind of person, but unfortunately, my offer hasn’t come yet, I’m about to get in May 2017. Now it’s pretty straight forward, how many options I had in before April 2017.
Now you can answer my question, it would be more helpful. 🙂
I see everyone is stressed out.
“Patriots” keep trolling everybody, legitimate petitioners are worried about the body shop candidates, body shop candidates are worried about USCIS, everyone is worried about duplicate filings, no one cares about those who file cap exempt petitions like professors or whatever, everyone is waiting for a lottery announcement and # of petitions filed.
You guys need to chill out a bit.
who ever is chilling out is not in this forum
OMG
you just made me laugh so hard !
😀
4th year buddy, no tensions!..
its celebration like Christmas, that’s all..
present i am working for employer A and now i got another offer from B employer
as full time now they are initiating my transfer og h1b , so for one or the other reason if transfer gets denied then can i work again with Employer A
Are you Passing information to everyone that you are in good shape while everyone is looking for an opportunity, Are you a Psycho who feels happy when everyone is struggling for an opportunity to lead better life.
@Sarat,
Do you know how to change employer while h1b is pending?
Thank You
Hey guys, the iCert website currently has a notice about server down due to maintenance from 21st 8pm till 24th 6am. Could that possibly due to a massive updates to LCA data? My guess that in 24th we might know the results whether LCA was filed or not. But my point is, I’m going to move on and keep my visits to this site down to one per day…lols, cuz it seems like they going to keep their door shut for a while and its just a waste of time checking on them every hour.
Your company is legally required to provide you a copy of LCA as soon as it’s certified. That they haven’t, alone, proves what a company you’re working for. I truly do pity you.
Sam, I dont know why you pity for me, but regardless, I’ve worked for my company off-site for last 10 years (all because I wanted to), and now I wanted to move on to work on-site and they approved it on my request first try, so nope, I dont feel pity at all, they treat me well. I dont have LCA in hand because I dont quite communicate with their lawyer on this stuff because I know when they say they’re on it, they mean it. For that I feel pity for you as well for being arrogant assuming you know everything man.
I am reading a lot of comments from people from different companies, on their doubts on the fact, if their LCA was filed or NOT.
Its pretty simple, you have got all rights, to have this question raised, to your Case Manager and he is responsible for answering, if your case is filed or NOT. As simple as it. There are no two ways to it.
Ask this question to them ! If they say to check with your Account/ Project Manager, in case they have send the updated nomination list or NOT, then do check with your Account Executive / Account Manager /Project Manager (based on the recent turn of events – less experience people not being considered / average salary more than 60000 US $/ the multiple other factors, known to all in this forum).
Be vocal and ask the right people. Its your Right to ask them and your right to get the answer. I don’t see a reason, why the above can’t be confirmed. In fact, this is the only thing, you can get the clarity from your respective companies !
Why to live in figments of imagination, when your LCA might not have been actually been filed. You may feel a little bad, as I did feel for my experienced and deserving colleagues (I am talking about a very big MNC, where even people above 8 years experience have been left out, based on some other factors 🙁 )
The converse is also true. Why not get the clarity, and feel a little more motivated, when your LCA might have been actually been filed & keep Your Fingers Crossed for the results (Just as all the above steps were followed by me and my status currently in INS Zoom shows as “Filed”) 🙂 !
[NOTE: The TRUTH is out of all people from my Account who were nominated for H1b, and for whom, the LCA was showing as “Certified”, only for 20 % people, the LCA has been “Filed” !
So this goes for one account in a company. Try to figure out yourselves, how this would have transcended down to the company as a whole and all other companies ! Shocking Facts ! 🙁 ]
This year odds of getting picked for master’s cap vs regular should be nearly the same. Despite getting two chances, the probability has been worsening for ones with masters degree from US.
1. There are several people that were not selected in last 2 year’s lottery, and are still trying their luck.
Those in US might have seen how number of people from different classes received their visa. For example at my graduate school everyone got the visa in 2013 and 2014, 90% got their visas in 2015 and 60% got their visas in 2016.
2. Number of duplicate filings- several candidates are filing multiple applications through small bodyshops. Most of these people filing multiple petitions are from masters pool and are already in US. Sometimes their multiple petitions get picked up and that just wastes opportunities for others.
The odds for people with master’s degree are worsening simply because number of people in the pool is increasing due to rollover applicants as well as multiple petitions.
Now for regular pool, despite what we have been reading in comments every year, companies like infy, tcs, wipro, HCL, accenture and cognizant have filed 10s of thousands petitions each year in recent past. since there is no cost involved with unselected petitions they can take the chance and build bench strength. There are several people i personally know who won lotteries in last few years and havent flown to US yet as they dont have any projects. On the other hand there are several people already in US on student visas or in jobs that are on the verge of going back because of lack of visas. To top that, body shops that take money from people for filing visas make the entire situation worse.
Merit based, salary based or job based doesnt matter but there needs to be some sort of visa reform. At the very least the fee for petition must not be returned that way people will avoid paying for multiple filing and companies will avoid unnecessary filings.
On 7th April morning, USICS Announced that USICS has received sufficient number of applications for FY 2018 H1B quota.
7th April was 5th working day of the month April 2017. What happens to the applications that USCIS received on 7th April? Will it reject or it will accept the applications?
I am asking this question because USICS announced the news on 7th morning itself so not sure whether it will accept applications on 7th or not?
Hi Vin,
I am also worrying for same…When i checked my fedex status ,it shows as my application has delivered on 7th April 2017 local time 11.45am at ST.Albans VT,US…and it shows as delivered.
Hi Krishna,
Its same for me as well. My application has also delivered on 7th April 2017 local time 11.45am at ST.Albans VT,US.
Not sure whether they will accept or reject
Hi Vin,
Lets have a discussion offline…
My mobile number is 8553277370.
if USCIS meet the Sufficiant application for lottery then they are not gonna accept the applications anymore
As far as I know they accept the applications received on 5th business day. That’s what they’ve been doing in the past 2-3 years.
TCS – updates ?
TCS – updates ?
TCS – updates ?
TCS, TCS, TCS!!! Sorry, but all your petitions was not sent! I’m so sorry, I forgot to send them , how I could do that.. OMG… I will fill you definitely at next year, ok???
Dear TCS HR,
Use some common sense and understand that HRs are not responsible for the H1B petitions. It is the Foreign Deputation Facilitation Unit or FDFU as we say it.
Thanks.
I hope they reject all TCS applications
To the self proclaimed DESERVING CANDIDATE,
Let USCIS decide who is a deserving candidate.
Infosys has updated the filing status on the portal, please check.
Yes there is stage movement, now it is in aknowledge from USCIS.
Hello, is it true Infy has only filed only for JL 6 and above with comp of 100K+?
Nope they have applied for JL5 also, but need to check the portal whether the status got changed.
It’s not true.. a TL with salary of 72k got filed but T.Archs with salary of 92k or 105 k was not filed..Some goof up has happened
My case is rejected.It says check with your DM. Mine is JL4 designation
Any idea whether any JL JL4 or5 visa initiated or not?
Have checked with 6-7 JL5 people, not filed for each of them, so wondering if they have filed only for JL6 and above.
JL5 Here..status says PetitionProcessCancelled
I am JL5 and my petition is cancelled with comment check with DM
For JL6 .. 6 out if 6 was not filed..And one lateral TL with 8 yrs experience and not even ,an year in the company was selected ..No logic…Some goof up has happens
when I open the GICS
“No data found or you have no action here” it means not filed ??
If it was filed and no updated it should have been in “With Filing team” No data found looks like it was never filed…you can check with GI team thou
Status is showing ” Petion acknowledgement Status Team ” … Do anyone in Infy know abt this status ? Wat does that mean ? Whether they have filed and waiting for USCIS acknowledgement or something else?
God someone help me…
Finally Infosys did something good – if they haven’t filed. People coming in from third class companies like Infosys are 0 in technical knowledge – and they want to compete with likes of Google engineers in the same H1b pool.
There should be a stand alone H1B category for certain countries just like green card. Set aside the eligibility, most of the IT jobs can literally be done remotely, which means ya’ll can sit at home wearing your underwear and still get the job done. The US and the rest of the world should not be penalized by the population crisis some country have. Regardless how much you can make when you get to the US. A lot of them probably easily make $100,000+ per year but do not spend one extra penny to help local economy. Instead, they send most money home. That does no good at all.
I know this is really bias and does not change anything. I’m just talking nonsense like most of you here. Good luck.
Stand alone for H1b – Are you joking. Well it may suit for Green Card which requires time for a country to decide respective individual for Residency. H1b is just a work visa issued for 2to3yrs initially, It has lot of. Limitations. Well you may say work from home option rather than presence of a h1 resource on-site, Practically not possible. Your ignorance and don’t know that We Indians pay Taxes whatever White-collar job does.
Wow, dont get so defensive and please read between the lines. First off, no one mentioned India or Indians. You did. Secondly, no one said anything about not paying the tax. Third, no one said Indians are not hardworking people. I believe they are, so as many other people from the rest of the world. Last but not least, the chance of finding a person who hates Trump more than I do is way lower than the chance of getting picked in H1B lottery. Please chill. And please do not try to educate me the difference between green card and H1B. I know exactly what they are. I am just giving out my personal opinions like everyone else does.
She actually ‘read between the lines’ – since you used the phrase I assume you know the meaning, if not -please google.
Your opinion really sucked. When you talk about a country that is not able to control its population or about people who send money home, you insult other and put yourself on some sort of pedestal just because you come from a tiny, non-relevant country with practically no ties to family backhome.
Second – the role of immigrants in any economy is very well documented. US is called land of opportunity because its a country of immigrants where people come to fulfill their dreams of making it big. Even those who come temporarily on H1b contribute to both economy and culture. Read before you talk/write.
You can have your opinion and I can have mind. I wouldn’t get out there and tell people their idea sucks just because I disagree. Some countries do have population issues and that is a fact. Truth is ugly whether you like it or not. If you think there are more people than food in the country you come from, and people are trying everything possible to get out, then that is an issue. And if you don’t deal with it, sooner or later that would become someone else’s issue. Having a dream and work hard to make it happens is incredible, but that doesn’t mean you can leave the issue pretend it is none of your business. At the end, everyone suffers. Also, when you said immigrants, I am not sure why you even mentioned it. Lastly, the country I am from is the 10th trading partner with the US in 2016, by dollar amount. It is a tiny country I will grant you that, but irrelevant? Depends on how you look at it. H1B numbers? Yes we are only less than 1% of the total number of H1B petitions.
You do offend people who came from countries with populations. You do not even deserve to be educated because YOU ARE NOT A HUMAN BEING playing word games and with devil thoughts.
Simple question: why are you here from your country to make population crisis( by your definition)?
Leon,
Even though the Indians are flooding the H1B this is the non-immigrant visa for Talented & Skilled workers (?), not for diversity purpose as immigrant visas, so let’s forget about country-cap.
How do you define talented and skilled workers? If there are so many people out there that are so talented and skilled in the country, that country should be the global super power. People would try to get in, not the other way around.
Leon,
I don’t know which country you are from. BUT, everyone understands now by YOUR DEFINITION that your people are not talented and skilled because you and your people tried to get in here.
Thank you for your good point.
That’s why I put a question mark after those terms lol (sarcasm). We all know it’s being abused, but we’re not able to do anything.
Is it possible that they suspend premium processing because they already thought to no lottery? It will be hard to go into each application in two weeks so they just remove premium processing.
Is there any rule which mandates uscis to declare h1b results in 2 weeks?
There was.
“Premium Processing Service provides expedited processing for certain employment-based petitions and applications. Specifically, USCIS guarantees 15 calendar day processing to those petitioners or applicants who choose to use this service or USCIS will refund the Premium Processing Service fee”
As premium processing has been suspended for 6 months starting April 1, is the rule to delcare h1b result in 2 weeks still valid?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/breach-of-contract-millercoors-sues-hcl-tech-for-100-million/articleshow/57819765.cms
Interesting Article lol
This is the standard of the outsourcing companies and people that are coming here on “High Skilled” H-1b visas. This is what happens when you pick up kids graduating from below average colleges and force train them in months to work in real world projects. What a fu**ing embarrassment.
Why USCIS is not publishing the data which they said they would publish based on how many total applicants,how many fraud applicants bla bla..God knows what next game Trump is on.
Lottery ll be there for sure..just bcz this H1b visa issue was one of his usp s for election,he is making all of us wait..I m very sure no new thing he s going to do..Same old thing would be served on a new plate may be..
Before answering your typical question. First of all tell me Are you Female or Real Male or Shemale.
I’m already in US, So no probs. I wish you shouldn’t get through in Lottery. Like you people who are self centric and wish the worst for others, Should get the same worst result for you itself. There is no need for US, like you SCUM.
They need time, you understand that right? How do you expect them to go through probably around 200k applications in a week and provide all data? Be reasonable, give them a little time.
Well hope deserving candidates get through
One more thing, USA doesn’t have to depend entirely on Non immigrants. being a non immigrant I agree that USA even it might face issues still it will climb up
Lot of other things contribute from non immigrants like GDP
Universities will be on verge of massive losses if not mediocre universities filing for bankruptcy if international students stop coming to states.
They are the major contributors for university revenue with out state tuition doubled
Hi,
GI Help Desk update says status update is completed in GICS for fresh H!B Cap 18 filing as of April 10, ,5:50PM.
In my case no Update in GICS. Looks like Bad Luck!!!!
Anybody got this status update?..
Any one got an update
Any one from infosys got update from GI for filing..?
Please check with JL6 people. It might well be the case that filing has been done only for JL6 . In my vicinity , none of the JL5 got updates.
GI Said they will update status in this week. so wait for this week
Is infosys filed applications only for JL6 people..? Is it confirmed..?
check your GICS. Assignment – Current Stage of Visa column..
This is a reference AHD ticket raised with respect to your call to Global Immigration team. Fresh H-1B applications filing under 2018 CAP is now completed; kindly wait for a status update on your application
Anyone got update ?
Infy_Updated
No update means not filed? I don’t think so…
I am wondering how many IndianPatriots and Nationalists are waiting for the H1B jackpot , and keenly waiting to fly out of India at double speed.
Not sure whether there will be lottery or not but it will be foolish on the part of USCIS if they do a random lottery again without any prescreening especially when they want to reject junior/low skilled applicants later.
If they go with the lottery approach without any filtering then that means all they want is to reduce number of h1b visa holders entering the USA knowing very well that they will reject many candidates selected in the random lottery.
In this case happiness will be short lived for many candidates!
Exactly. I wish they first took their time to eliminate all “shady” petitions, and then do the lottery. We would wait, but at the end it would be worth the wait.
I have gone through multiple forums and blogs, I can conclude there will be very less applications received this year.
Great!! Please keep this as a secret and don’t reveal it anywhere. Even better, write this on a piece of paper and burry it 10 feet under, no one should know this secret ever existed.
Yess! Double correct.You can not say and the others cannot hear.
Good Reply!!
Such a scientific comment! Wow dude, you must have gone through some serious statistics/econometrics courses to do such an intense analysis. Proud of you!
Thanks
any IBMer got petition uploaded in INSZOOM?
I am from a leading MNC and just have got the status as “Filed” and have got the “Filed On Date” in my “INS Zoom” reflected. No other details updated so far !
Do post, if any of you have got any other updates. But this year the numbers are extremely low of the people, whose LCA was actually filed. I would suggest you all to confirm with your Case Manager (provided if you can), if your case was finally “Filed”or “Not”.
There are high chances, you may be welcomed with a “GOOD NEWS”, or a “BAD NEWS”! As per the intermittent updates, “NOT ALL THE PEOPLE, WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR H1B, HAVE THEIR LCA’s ACTUALLY FILED” !
A Shocking piece of news, but TRUE to the CORE !
my company which is an MNC filed 350 petitions in 2016 but now just filed 110 in 2017. this is my company data dont know about others
Maybe your company got sick and tired of dealing with the outsourcers and gave up petitioning for H1Bs. Could be the sad truth.
Are you from which location and which sector? Because no one from our account (Bangalore) got updates in their INSZOOM.
No update for me..some people have got it updated..
most probably they are not filing for many people for whom LCA was attested..
None from our sector. Even senior management don’t have update. They have been asked to wait till end of this week for any updates on individual filings
I have decided to do a tremendous favor to all genuine candidates. I am reporting desi consultancy details to USCIS on the H1B fraud e-mail id. Over the weekend, I’ve drafted and sent almost 10 mails. If your a desi consultancy candidate, I’ll make sure the authorities don’t just punish but go Nuclear!
Be smart and save yourself or else the consequences. I appreciate the work done by the admin of this site.
All the best.
Hi, can you post names here. I will be checking regularly to copy those before the post gets deleted. I will do the same consultancy report to uscis as well.
Thanks
To name a few for starters,
Infosys
TCS
Wipro
LOL
I’m maintaining secrecy. This weekend I’ve focused on desi consultancies in TX, NJ & VA. Few of my American friends are also supporting me with this. There is an advantage to this process as they are citizens. Apart from written complaints, we are also calling USCIS and letting them know.
We don’t want our efforts to go waste. Its being planned and executed in a way where we get substantial results. The good part is these consultancies have filed and hence records are already available.
Last nail in the coffin for these folks !
How do I search for fake consultancies in my location so that I report too and add to the good cause..
dude you seems like an Indian and you want to screw your own country people, shame on you, I have many Indian friends and learn a lot from you guys, I have learnt from you cult, if you doesn’t like to help don’t help but try not to harm others. harming others is killing your self. I know my brothers won’t help in harming others because we are americans. Proud to be an American!!
US patriot.. sure you are american.. using “you doesn’t” and calling yourself american.. at the very least be smart even when you are faking something.. 😛
what a retard
Just as this forum is open to all, H1B application is open to all as well – including INDIANS ! No one has barred other nations from applying – FYI.
By saying you’re not an Indian does not increase your chances.
BTW majority of Indians make more than your “more than double” income on H1B visa be mindful of that fact.
Hope you get that visa to see who your Boss is !
You seem to have taken offense at me stating that I am not Indian. No where in my post did I say anything degrading to anyone. I only said that as an introduction.
I know and work with a lot of Indians and they are among the smartest people I know.
Please take your judgement elsewhere please!
You also should mention “I’m a fool” in your introduction then. Completely senseless and illogical excuse. How did u get hired at the first place?
You are doing a great job at policing the forum with very useful comments that are adding a lot of value to everyone reading.
Dont forget to add this as one of your skills in your application. Will surely help you pass the scrutiny of USCIS as a highly skilled individual that US doesnt have enough of.
Hey guys,
Have been reading this forum for the past few days and it seems quite informative.
I am an applicant this year through one of the top tech companies in the US with an offer more than double the minimum required for h1b and I am not Indian.
Like everyone else I have been trying to figure out how many applications there will be this year. Here is what I found.
Based on the following website (select Occupations), there were 81,814 LCA for Computer Programmer last year. I assume this was for all new and extension/change applications. This is the category that will likely be most affected this year. The average salary for this category is less than 70k which I assume is Level 1. So if we subtract about 50k-60k from the total number from last year., we are at 170k-180k. Also based on some news reports that the largest Indian IT companies have not filed as much as last year, it is possible that the total number could be around or under 150k.
http://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2017-H1B-Visa-Category.aspx?T=OC
Assuming 150k total, 20k for Masters categories, then you have 130k for 65k remaining spots. This is 1 in 2 if there is a lottery. This seems to be better odds than the last few years.
Hope they do more scrutiny this time and Good luck everyone!
TCSers, Any update on ultimatix or by FDFU???
My status still says – Petition filing in progress.
For me also same thing in TCS.
No update. Petition filing in progress.
Same status for me. Petition filing in process. Orange still glows.
Same status ” Petition filing in progress” HR informed that Bangalore TCS have filed only few visas and not sent the Petition to file for most of the Engineers
You mean to say , LCAs were filed and not the petition ?
Yes LCAa were done. Waiting for results to be updated. This time only very few initiated visa in TCS. Lets pray god
Hi Saurabh, Experts,
My LCA document says my Job Title and Job Category as,
Job Title:TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
SOC (ONET/OES) code:15-1132
SOC (ONET/OES) occupation title:SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS
I have 15+ years of experience.
Do I have any issue with recent USCIS policy or I am fine here. Please need your comments
Thanks in advance
Billu,
You should be fine based on your LCA code and years of experience. If you want a more detailed answer, then check w/ your attorney.
Hi Billu,
You can go to https://icert.doleta.gov/. There is a section named “Search by prevailing wages”. Here you can select all the relevant entries and see the prevailing wage in the area for your occupation title and code.
Most of Us who are waiting and whose case is still in “Case Was Received” will complete ONE WHOLE YEAR of WAITING by TOMORROW! for FY-2017
Not sure how far this wait continues …
What you say ?
Nothing….you said Everything.
Enjoy the Anniversary
GICS status is “With Filing Team” still? any update
Same here. No update yet. Confirmed with 4-5 other folks as well.
Same here …. not yet updated
When we can expect the update for Infy
Tomorrow by 11AM IST it will be updated in GICS portal
Guess there won’t be any status update in GICS portal. But last year we received a mail from GI team saying our petition has been filed. We should have got some kind of update today as mentioned by portal. Have to raise an AHD tomorrow.
I m applying for the first time in Infy.. same status.. I also checked with 3 folks from diiferent unit… none of them got a status update.. for everyone the status is in petition preparation(VisaPayInstrumenReceival).
Hi Sourav/Admin
What are the chances of Double filing rejection if a candidate files through two different consultancies/employers?
a lot
There won’t be any problem if you are filing through different employers. Multiple employers can sponsor your H1B and you can decide which employer to pick later. This is completely legal. Filing multiple applications through same employer is going to be a problem. That’s illegal.
Still no email from Immigration. Checked with my Manager and they said that we usually gets notification in next month. Do they mention Courier company tracking id in the email or just they mention like your petition is Filed?
Very good chances for those guys who applied Multiple this year.
Loosers will curse like anything.
What are the chances of Double filing rejection if a candidate files through two different consultancies/employers?
Why you need that ???
Have you applied for you or for others.
Only deserved are getting this time.
Yes one of my friend has applied so need to know the probability of rejection.
I,m on H1. currently stay in Georgia. My wife is on H4, I applied h1 from a Desi Consultancy. What are the probability chances ??
First give me your consultant details, I will discuss with USCIS on your application probability chances.
How can anyone tell that ? If your desi consultancy is a fraud one with a fake client, it is going to be a problem for you. Else, you should be fine.
There is no need of cheater guys like you in this highly skilled migration system, Guys like you enjoying the benefits of current system & stopping the chances of others… Shame on you Jerk.
You can actually email USCIS and ask them directly. I hear they’re getting very responsive nowadays. Here’s the email address you can use: reporth1babuse@USCIS.DHS.GOV
Good luck!
As your saying already you have H1. Why you need one more h1 ??
Probably if you have applied for your wife, It will be problem in getting approved. H4 EAD’s is an issue, Trump administration stopping h4 to work.
These are my speculations:
There are many lawyers claiming they filed same or more no. of applications as compared to last year. Fairly possible. However, because of high scrutiny there are high chances of declining applications even before considering for lottery. This year they didn’t mention about lottery or #s of applications, probably because they want to make sure that applications going for lottery are legit. This sounds like a lot of labor time and expensive, but this could be one of the possibility.
premium processing brings lot of revenue for uscis as lot of companies use it to know the result earlier. Why will an agency like uscis loose this golden opportunity to make money without any reason?
But suspension of premium processing gives them the flexibility to complete the h1b selection before October instead of may and the government also gets time to think of a permanent solution for h1b high skilled program.
They are completely out of resources to work on each case. That’s the reason for stopping premium processing. Else, the delays will never subside.
@CapGem
The argument that USCIS has very few resources is not correct. Irrespective of whether there is a lottery or not, USCIS is going to open all petitions.
Check the below link from USCIS.
https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models/combating-fraud-and-abuse-h-1b-visa-program
After the H-1B cap filing season for fiscal year (FY) 2018 concludes, USCIS plans to publish a report on the H-1B visa petitions submitted for FY 2018 along with data about the petitions. We also plan to create a web-based, searchable platform for the public to better understand how H-1B visas are being used.
Check the last paragraph of the below given link
https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models/combating-fraud-and-abuse-h-1b-visa-program
Has anyone at IBM India received any email from Immigration team informing if their petition has been filed or not or any update reflecting in INS ZOOM?
2 guys i have seen they got updated in INSZOOM. me didnot get
2 of my friends including me, have their updates in INS Zoom as “Filed” with dates updated.
Ok, Thats good to know.
You guyz are from which sector /practice in IBM?
When did they update INS Zoom with Filing details?
It appears they haven’t filed for every one even after getting certified LCA. I checked with Immigration they told that they don’t have individual updates available to them yet. We need to contact Account SPOC.
When u checked with immegratiom HR in Ibm he said it will take 2-3 weeks to get updated in inszoom. But generally last year people got update by 15th Apr. Not sure exactly
Did you get any shipment details?
Lol…Stop crying on others and start praying for yourself. May god bless you!!
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