We will look at the some of the common FAQs that are tied to H1B work visa for fiscal year 2019. This article will be updated with latest info as we get more info.
- H1B 2019 Season Start Date ?
- H1B Visa 2019 Quota ?
- Will there be lottery for H1B 2019 ?
- H1B 2019 Lottery date ?
- How to find H1B 2019 Sponsors ?
- H1B visa 2019 fees ?
- H1B 2019 Latest News
Update : H1B 2019, 2020 Seasons are over, H1B 2021 Season is the upcoming season. Read all details at H1B Visa 2021 – Start Date, Fee, Lottery, Registration – FAQs
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What is the H1B Visa 2019 season start date ?
Update : USCIS will start accepting H1B Petitions starting from April 2nd, 2018 as per their official update on their website. In general, USCIS starts accepting applications for the next fiscal year exactly 6 months before the start of the next fiscal year. USCIS fiscal year for 2019 starts from 1st October 2018, which means they should accept applications for FY 2019 from April 1st, 2018. As April 1st is a Sunday, USCIS should accept applications for H1B 2019 season from April 2nd, 2019.
What is H1B visa 2019 Quota for Regular and Masters filings ?
As of the date of writing of article, the H1B quota is as below. This is also called the H1B Visa Cap. You can read more at What is H1B Cap ? Regular vs Masters quota ?
- H1B Regular Quota : 65,000 visas
- H1B Master’s Quota : 20,000 visas. ( only US Masters eligible)
Also, of the overall 85,000 visa cap, every year 6,800 visas are set aside for the citizens of Singapore and Chile as part of the Free Trade Agreement with them. There were few bills part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform that are not active in Senate that were proposed from Obama administration days to change the cap count to 110,000 and Masters to 25,000, including potential to make H1B cap extend up to 180,000. But nothing has moved and all are dormant. Nothing new has been proposed by the new Trump Administration regarding changing cap count. To get a glimpse of historical cap count changes, you may check H1B visa cap count history from 1990 to 2017
Will there be Lottery for H1B 2019 season ? Lottery Predictions ? Filing Numbers ?
Update : USCIS had lottery for FY 2019 quota and received 190,098 petitions.
Looking at the historical trend of H1B filings, cap reach dates, it is quite possible that we would have lottery for FY 2019 quota. We have written a detail article looking at historical data, Trump administration new policies like ‘Buy American, Hire American’, students on OPT, H4 EAD removal rule, etc. factors. To know the prediction numbers and details, read the article: H1B Visa 2019 Lottery Predictions – Analysis, Graphs .
When is H1B Visa 2019 Lottery Date ?
Update : USCIS Conducted Lottery for FY 2019 on April 11, 2018.
There are two things, one is when the H1B petitions are accepted for the lottery and second is when the actual lottery is done. H1B visa petitions for next fiscal year would be accepted by USCIS from April 2nd, 2018 for 5 working days until April 6th, 2018 to be part of the lottery. Now, the actual lottery date depends on various factors depending the volume of petitions and USCIS load. It can be anywhere in second week of April. For FY 2018, the actual H1B Lottery was done on April 11th, 2017 . We can expect anywhere around the same date like April 11th or April 13th.
How to find H1B visa 2019 Sponsors ?
It can be very hard to find a good employer and convince them to sponsor H1B to work in US with major unknown like H1B Visa lottery. Anyways, you would be in one of the three scenarios, if you are seeking a H1B Sponsor.
- F1 Student in US : You can find an internship or co-op at an employer who can sponsor H1B visa and ask them to sponsor your H1B. You can continue to work on OPT once you graduate as well. You find the list of H1B Sponsoring companies using the tool
- International Professionals : If you are outside of US, it can be tricky with all the latest rules by Trump administration. Your best bet is to find an multi-national company ( MNC) and work through them to sponsor H1B visa. You may have hurdles inside the company with all the internal process, many waiting, etc. But, it is up to you to negotiate and ask them to take a chance. Many try the IT body shop route, where they ask them to file H1B. Rules have changed in the last few years and it is very risky move and can jeopardize your US hopes. Read comments on this H1B Companies Reviews article to get an idea and beware of such consulting companies to avoid fraud.
- Important Note : We, as RedBu2US, DO NOT Provide any H1B sponsorship or guide anyone using professional services or fee. If anyone approaches you by saying our name, it is pure FRAUD…beware !
If you are looking for more details, check out Guide on How to Find H1B Visa Sponsors 2019
What is H1B 2019 Filing Fee ?
H1B visa petition filing involves USCIS fee towards certain things and attorney fees, which varies by company size, and attorney involved for the case. As of FY 2018 season, it can range anywhere from $1,600 USD to $7,400 USD + Attorney Fee. In year 2016, for FY 2018, the H1B base filing fees, increased from $325 to $460. Below table is a high level summary from FY 2018 quota as of writing, it maybe subject to change as we approach towards the filing date. If any changes, we will update this accordingly. Also, you can Read Summary of H1B Filing Fee – Who pays for What ? .
| H1B Fee – Paid Towards | Amount 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 2019 Case Tracker :
Did you work with attorney and sent all documents to apply for FY 2019 ? 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 !
- Add your case at H1B Visa Tracker
What’s the latest news on H1B Visa 2019 ?
Below are some of the major news updates on H1B 2019 season. You can check H1B Visa 2019 Cap Count Tracker – Latest News Updates for full details
- Jan 25, 2019 ( Official News ) : USCIS did a press release that Premium Processing Resumed for H1B 2019 Cap Petitions
- July 30th, 2018 ( Official News ) : USCIS announced that they have returned all the H1B 2019 petitions that were not selected in lottery. They gave guidance that, if you have filed for FY 2019 and has not received a receipt notice or rejected package by August 13th, 2018, they can contact USCIS. More info at USCIS News Alert
- May 15, 2018 ( Official News ) : USCIS Completed Data Entry for H1B 2019 Lottery Selected Petitions
- April 12, 2018 ( Official News ) : USCIS announces H1B Lottery Completed, 190K petitions filed.
- April 6, 2018 ( Official News ) : Press alert saying that USCIS Reached Cap for FY 2019 Quota
- March 23, 2018 ( Official News ) USICS announces new policy memo with guidance on Related entities for H1B Duplicate petitions
- March 20, 2018 ( Official News) : USCIS accepts H1B 2019 petitions from April 2nd, Premium Process Suspended till Sept 10, 2018.
- Feb 22, 2018 ( Official News ): USCIS released a new memo with additional requirements for H1B petitions filed for third party worksite locations. These new rules are very extensive asking for work orders, contracts, client letter itinerary, etc. and will have huge impact on H1B 2019 quota filings. Read completed details with impact info at New Policy Memo Third Party worksite H1B Petitions – Requirements, Impact.
- January 25,2018 : (Unofficial News) : AILA updated to their members that there will NOT be any procedural changes for FY 2019 season. You can read more details at AILA News USCIS – No Procedural Changes for FY 2019
- December 2017 : There are many speculations floating around based on the proposals and bills in senate and house by Trump administration. We just have to wait and see what happens. We will track all the news and update here for everyone’s update.
You can bookmark this page and check this page for updates on H1B FY 2019 season.
Do you have any questions on next H1B 2019 season ?
Any updates on WAC AD CAP GAP ?
Nothing. I have already pretty much mentally prepared myself to leave the country at the end of the month.
I have not received any thing yet. April 27th WAC on cap gap AD.
This is really stressful as my job is at stake now. Not sure how many days my employer is going to wait for my H1B to be approved after Sept 30th 🙁 🙁
Hopefully all cap gap petitions are approved prior to Sept 30th
The cap-gap folks are the ones that are most affected by this as we don’t have any option but to sit and wait without getting paid while still having to pay all our bills here (for those whose companies do not have positions internationally)
Most of cap gap people should also have student loans on top of these regular bills.. and for MBA students (like me) that loan check is a specially FAT one.
Exactly 🙁 So many issues because of all this uncertainty and extended wait time
Are you guys exploring temporary international transfers? Better to be paid less than paid nothing. The only catch will be a switch from COS to consular processing.
@WACADWaitingCapGap – My company does not have operations in other countries for my specific team / skill set so I have no option but to wait on unpaid leave until I get a decision (at this point, no idea when that will be or what the decision will be)
If your plan was to work in US to pay for a MBA loan, you really shouldn’t go into business
Moving the goal post!
until last week they had processing time range of 1.5 month to 4 months for EAC center and inquiry date up to april 28th
despite issuing tons of RFEs they still cant apparently touch all applications so now they not only show increased processing time window of 5 months but also moved the inquiry date to april 17th.. so you cant even inquire about the case..
Pretty convenient for USCIS..
WAC is even worse.. Went from 3.5 -5.5 months to 5.5-7.5 months.
And the receipt day they have for inquiries in WAC is January 30, 2018!!!
That is crazy. We’ll be lucky if we have our visas sorted out by 2020…
They are def treating us very badly. Like I can’t believe USCIS is overwhelmed, the process has a closed number of applications USCIS has to review, how come now suddenly they can’t manage that load? No man, I don’t buy it. It’s just making the process slow & stressful on purpose…
I’m tired of this wait, and at the same time I feel I’m a chicken because I couldn’t say “ok, leave it, say ciao and try better places maybe in Europe”. Too bad, too bad…
(nonAD, WAC).
Yup, this was my 4th and last attempt.. was very happy that finally the wait ended but turns out USCIS had other plans.
this is surely a deliberate attempt at deterring companies from employing foreign workers.. but in the process they are also creating an extremely stressful environment for the employees and their families.
It’s really sad
All, its really frustrating to see no significant updates / progress. Anyone got approval / RFE in the past few days? Especially from India?
From what number of law companies have said, it has virtually come to a standstill over the last month. Pretty sure this is a all a deliberate attempt to push everyone to leave and hope that they get tired of waiting to come into the country.
How to update India Mobile number in myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov site? Is it only for US numbers ? if not how to update INDIA number , please provide info with example
I havent updated my number there but if you want to update mobile number – you can get a skype or voip US number and have it forward text to your india number. inexpensive and simple solution.
Just wait till 11/9 and then you will see hundreds of rejections/RFE and some approval as well. Neither Califorinia nor Vermont is processing enough as of now, they are just waiting for the new rule to comes in to the picture. my application too pending since April and no update.
What new rule are you talking about?
That is for cases filed after 09/11 so this year’s H1B is not included.
Since this year’s h1b is not in 9/11 scope , how is it related to it?
EAC -Non AD
Attorney received approval. 04th September
Case status and myaccount – show case was received.
I am getting error in the below link,
https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus
“My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283”
Any ways to check ?
Go to myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov
Same here. You need to register on https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov to see the status. Is it WAC?
Same here. So frustrating!
Receipt number is not working on .gov site and in myaccount site, its still says case received!
WAC, Receipt date: May 1
***If some one with the same issue and got any approval/RFE, please share your experience. That will be very helpful to all of my friends including me who are on same boat.
Many Thanks
Pooja
Yes its WAC,
In my account it still says case received.
Can someone explain me how to use this site – myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov-
So freaking anxious, tired, annoyed and just praying for good news……
AD WAC Cap Gap – replied to RFE on August 1st
Thanks!
You just create an account and check the status of the case.
Where do I check the status of the case? Do I need to verify my identity first? or how does that work? it asked me for my DOS and A number? is that what it asked you too?
Hi Ram/3rd timer,
Am currently working with employer A in H1B (H4 to H1B ->COS) on july we sent a response to amendment RFE and waiting for USCIS decision. I got an offer from employer B due to latest premium processing suspension and they are planning to file my case in normal processing. Once employer B is filed my case with USCIS, am planning to go back to my home country for visa stamping for my current employer A. Please advice on below questions.
1.Is this advisable to go for stamping when employer A amendment is in RFE evidence received case status?
2. What will happen to my employer B case filling?
3. My current contract with client ends on december last week(this year) with employer A, whether it will impact anyway for my visa stamping?
4. Working in EVC model now, what about the current trend of visa stamping in consulate?
Thanks in advance.
Is changing employers is out of question until Feb? Unless the employer is ready to wait until the petition is approved which might be almost 6 months?
Employers will be ready, they can always let people go if it decision goes otherwise. real question here is, are you ready to wait for 6 months or so ?? That’s the reality.
Oh i wont be leaving my present employer unless the new petition gets approved.
Hi there,
Any one from pune who has got the approval from WAC?
Anyone from CTS got any updates yet? My notice date is 3-May and still waiting..
When is your received date ?
Nope. May 1st and still waiting
– April 2018
– May 2018
– June 2018
– July 2018
– August 2018
I’ve been warmly welcomed in 5th Month of waiting H1 B update (Sep 2018) and if no update until 12th Sep 2018 then one more warm welcome in 6th Month.
“Intaha ho gayi Intezar ki …..aaya na koi update “Case Was Received” on 12th April ke baad…..”
lol, best post!! and so true mate!!
Hi all, any news regarding adjudications from the California Service Center? I responded an RFE around August 9th, and I am still waiting to hear back. As October 1st gets closer, I am more and more nervous. Thanks!
Dude,
at least you got an RFE state, mine is showing still Case Received from day 1 🙂
and mine also from Californica as well.
Same here in VT center
Atleast you are lucky. My case Received April 12th and Receipt Date 19th. Advance Degree And still no change in status in both website and ontop of it I am on CAPGAP. Will loose work authorization on Sep 30th and I do not want to join Day 1 CPT to continue working as it can cause issue infuture. Congrats on your RFE. I am hoping some action can be taken on my case approved, RFE or Denied.
Emily says ” We’ve only just begun so don’t worry if yours hasn’t been approved yet! “. So don’t worry guys. We still have time. Cheers.
For US-based ones, we have 26 more days.
Any updates from HCL isg? Me waiting from May 1st week
I need to know in details what is meant by H1-B Petition approval validity date. I believe my visa will be valid till the expiry date of my H1-B Petition? What will be a good time to renew it before the Petition expires?
Random
Read US Visa vs Status . Your petition approval date is something that is given by USCIS on your approval notice, but visa expiry date is something that is on your passport. If you do extension, without traveling out of US, you may have expired visa in passport, but you may have approved petition and in valid work visa status…You should renew 6 months before your petition expires to be safe.
Does USCIS process H1 2019 case in order of Reciept No. or they just pick them random to process?
Random
It’s long wait …Cases Received on 12th April 2018 / Non AD/ VT center and it’s more than 4.5 months today (3rd Sep 2018) and still case status is showing “Case was Received” in both :
– https://egov.uscis.gov/
– https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/
Based on USCIS VT center H1 B processing time : 3 Months to 5 Months, let see if there will be any update on my case on 12th Sep 2018 because on that day it will be 5 months of case received.
Finger crossed.
Hi,
I signed up for a Case Inactivity Notification on 7/27. However, I have not recd any of the bi-weekly mails till now. The status of my petition still shows as “Received”. Would anyone be able to throw any light on this?
Thanks.
I have the same issue and some of my friends as well. Looks like some people just don’t receive the alerts even after having signed up for them.
Did you or your friends get any notifications at all?
Thanks.
Everyone signed up for it but some people received it and some people never received it
I was not receiving any notifications as well. i disabled the notification option and next day enabled it again. got my first notification this morning exactly 2 weeks after doing so.
@h1breeze – Thanks for the info, I will try that too
Just got this news on FB h1b page that a CEO of two IT companies in US -both companies in Bellevue / Seattle was arrested charged of multi year visa scheme- his name is Pradyumna Kumar Samal . I hope nobody here is affected by this type of schemes. the whole article @ slice of real life .com
The correct thing happened. Because of cheaters like these CEO’s people who are applying with Genuine docs are getting affected
USCIS issues RFE only when they think that there is something suspicious in the petition. Many applicants have got direct approval. CA has higher approval rate than Vermont.
Yes, may be, If i check data provide by IG, the condition is comparatively better this year wrt no. of approvals and RFE.. As last year it was very 1st order of BAHA, they must have scrutinize thoroughly. this year hope for the best..
Yes and beauty’s inside; size doesn’t matter and other sort of shit 😉
It’s not about “suspicious “, it’s more about clarification / justification provided is not up to the mark / their guidelines and then they request for evidence so that based on that they can approve the case.
It is quite random. People from same college with same profile, and in same roles have different outcomes in my organization. We are all AD cases here and work directly for a bank at WL4
Any Non AD guys who responded to RFE got approval?
Did you get RFE? Which center and what is the RFE about?
I got RFE Last month.. EAC.. full time employee.. RFE about availability of work
Vermont center is just randomly issuing RFEs.. Now more than before..
i was checking cases around my receipt and every update made yesterday is an RFE. About 30 updates for series
EAC18143ABCEF and all RFE. ( http://h1bstat.ru/all-stats/EAC143.html )
They may have a target to ‘process’ a number of applications each day and this is how they meet the target.
True, even I noticed this
Wow …this one is supeeb “Wait never ends`” , Can you please extend bit more I mean EAC18152ABCDE series
http://h1bstat.ru/all-stats/EAC143.html
you can basically go to any series and check the latest status for that series..
http://h1bstat.ru/all-stats/EAC152.html
you need center and workday to pick the right URL
Basically your receipt is broken down like this
EAC or WAC
18 for 2018
137 to whatever number – for business days on which your case was picked
last 5 numbers actual receipt number
Just be cognizant of the fact that, it includes every other visa type, not just H1Bs and very misleading…
Thanks
Waiting , waiting , finally
I just got RFE.
Non Ad
receipt date : 1st may 2018
RFE date : 31st August 2018
Yet to receive details of RFE
Om Namah Shivaya!
Hello,
CA center? Could you please share the first 7 digits of your series?
Vermont,EAC18148
Same series with same received date but no update as of now
I can see lot of approvals on USCIS site in California center for receipt number starting WAC18167 which must be for receipt date of 11 may .
Mine is WAC18160XXXXX, Received 12 APR, n 4 MAY. No update yet.
Yes mine is WAC18165XXXXX.Received is 12apr,n9may receipt. 160,161,162 … is based on receipt date but looks likes USCIS is processing application randomly as I said there are lot of approval cases for WAC18167 which is after our receipt date.
Same with EAC as well, Received date 12th April and Notice date 7th May….still case status “Case was received ” .
On WAC center processing duration is longer than EAC center as per
https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
– EAC : 3 Months to 5 Months [This duration is based on case received date, in most of H1 b cap cases this date is 12th April ]
– WAC: 5.5 Months to 7.5 Months [This duration is based on case received date, in most of H1 b cap cases this date is 12th April ]
receipt date : 1st may 2018 is receipt date or notice date ?
Because most of H1 B caps Receipt date is 12th April
@Luck2018, dude all H1 B caps lottery date is 12th April and recept dates vary, the date they assign a case number to the picked packet. so May 01 is receipt date and 7.5 months from that will be ~ Dec 15., so just chill and have fun,
regards
baja senola
Guys, just relax and watch ! you are not the only one going through this. I know one of my friend, who got selected in 2015, received RFE in Sep, Approval in Nov15 and travelled US in Apr 16. The other one Selected in 2016, RFE by Sep, Approval by Nov16 and Traveled by AUG 17. 😀 .. Being in same field I am expecting RFE by Sep 18, Approval by Dec 18 and may travel by Aug 2019..
Njoy the stress game !
Easy to say when one doesn’t already have a life in the US. You travel to US in Oct / Dec / Apr – big deal..it’s the people in cap-gap whose life will get uprooted..
Exactly. These guys don’t have a clue what we go through!
stress game for Patience testing 🙂
Can some good samaritans post their status in case of approval so that the other desperate souls can get an idea ? Like the receipt date , processing center, approval date … It could greatly reduce the anxiety of persons like me and YouAreTearingMeApartH1b who has the receipt date of mid may 🙂
My receipt date is April 24th.. still no action or update. have time until mid october . Fingers crossed.
The only odd thing is the receipt before and after me are for I-765 (mine is H1b or I-129) , and I am wondering did these incompetent USCIS guys lose my file.
Same with me 😉
Still waiting, no change in the status . Still “case was received. “ Received date April 12, WAC1816**** ?
Dude same boat..and wait is really killing me.
Two different receipt date in egov.uscis.gov and myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov for my receipt number. The receipt date was April 12, 2018 in both places till last week.
egov.uscis.gov
On April 12, 2018, we received your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number WAC**********, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by May 12, 2018, please call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov
On May 08, 2018, we received your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number WAC**********, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by June 07, 2018, please call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
What does it mean? why two different receipt date for same receipt number?
Same with me:
12th April Received in on USCIS site & 7th May received date in my account.dhs
What does it mean? why two different receipt date for same receipt number?
I confirmed from couple of friends and from IG website and as per them most of H1 B cap cases received date is : 12th April which is mentioned in https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do.
So ignore “received date” mentioned in https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov
H1B_TCS_ Regular H1B – RFE time
Got RFE for H1B for typical regular H1B visa processing of typical software enggs on Aug 17th . They asked for 4-5 letter .
Hike letter, Joining letter,sow,end client letter,Job description,project organisaonal chart …
7yrs exp . BE .
Responded with all docs . Let’s see how it goes . All the best everyone.
Got RFE on specialty occupation. Attorney is saying, he needs to do an integration expert report on specialty occupation and beneficiary’s occupation. What is that mean? What kind of RFE is this? anyone on same boat?
Non-Ad, EAC. sys analyst.
Any update from Infy. Anyone got approval ?
PP suspension has nothing to do with backlog. USCIS knew all along they were lying when they said they expected it to last only until Sep.
Their sole purpose is to make the process as time-consuming, exhausting, expensive, and uncertain as possible so that fewer companies will apply to the visa.
Yes very true 🙁
If you are on H1B you are not an immigrant yet.
Hello,
USCIS sent an inquiry to my client manger( Working in 3rd party location ) about my job duties and my role last month end and my manager responded immediately to USCIS. Its been almost a month my manger submitted the request back and I still don’t see any change of status(H1B – AD). So wondering if anybody here faced the same situation to know how long does USCIS normally take to process the request after the inquiry as I see my application was already opened based on this ( Was not issued any RFE and they reached out directly to my client manager via email )
I think suspension of premium processing is good for people who are in H1B cap process.
There application will get more attention now .
You think so? My 1st thought yesterday was “daaaammmmiiit”, because I was hoping my company would upgrade my application to PP since that was the initial intention when we applied.
Then I chilled and I started thinking that maybe it is actually better for us in the cap, since this way Cali and Vermont centers won’t have the pressure of PP, and they will have more time to dedicate to this year H1B cap applications, since they are def overwhelmed now.
But… I don’t know, I guess I’m trying to be positive…
I don’t understand what you mean. How is not being able to speed up the process better?
He means that regular processing time might shorten. But the point is once you are past Sep 30, you’re out of job and need to make alternate arrangements. Because there’s no guarantee when the application will be approved.
Also, expect all these extension / amendment / transfer cases to flood California and Vermont with their applications under premium processing before September 11. So there’s virtually no chance that regular processing will speed up anytime soon.
Exactly what I am thinking. I find it hard to believe that they did not anticipate this. They should have ideally allocated more people to get the work done faster!
I just received an email informing that the PP is suspended until February / 2019.
Same… Oh man… I just got all disappointed. We are going to wait forever, indeed. Sad news, man, really sad news.
USCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to include certain additional H-1B petitions. We expect these suspensions will last until Feb. 19, 2019, and will notify the public via uscis.gov before resuming premium processing for these petitions.
HI ,
Recently i got an RFE for my Amendment Request, my employer submitted the response back and actually the request is in Premium. The response was submitted on 20th of august, but i am not able to see any update in USCIS case status or in myaccount.uscis site as “Response received”?
is there any known delay?
Thanks
Premium processing is not started yet!
@WellWisher, he said he got an RFE for his Amendment Request, he doesn’t belong to H1B 2019.
@Vinay, just relax, usually there will be such delays in updating those sites, did your fedex/ups updated the packet receieved and recd date? (check that), once your RFE reaches, you clock will start ticking again…!
Thanks #3rdTimer. Yes i checked the fedex status it shows the package has reached on 20th August.
What is the RFE about ? I am also in amendment process from US. 3 months since it has been submitted… no news yet from CA. Which center you submitted ?
Did anyone got mail communication from SeyFarth on documentation needed to respond to RFE, I got an RFE on 31st July and still there is no ask on any documentation on my end. I believe it should be related to firm documents then.
Any approvals or RFEs without status change in DHS.gov account or case tracker ? Specially California service center
Any AD WAC CAP GAP still waiting for result
Same here. The waiting game is killing me.
so many of us.. It’s hardly 25,000 AD and Non-AD approvals we had so far. From the USCIS stats around 95,000 from Master’s got picked in the lottery combined. Assuming 30 percent of them in cap-gap would still be around 29,000 roughly. There should be thousands literally waiting for the result on cap gap… Hope we get to know before the end of cap gap.
Have to be prepared in case you do not get to know.. either wait 60 days or immediately enroll in school to be on F1 to continue status and iif possible get work auth to continue with job..
The wai sucks as usual…!!!!!
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Is working remote allowed on H1b? I am currently working in city A. My employer is ok with me moving to a new city (in a different state) and work remotely. My company does have a policy like this but i am not sure if my visa status allows me to work remote.
USCIS has started doing random checks. They send their officers to location mentioned in LCA to verify that employee is getting salary mentioned in LCA, his job duties are aligned. USCIS is currently targeting consultancy firms.
Thanks for your reply. I will not be working for the 3rd party client . I would still be working for the same company just from a different location. I can still maintain residency of city A if needed be.
I wonder how that works if someone is working from home….
I got my H1B approval notice today from my company lawyer’s (Fragomen).
I was AD (advanced degree), case picked up April 12th, California center.
As of now, neither DHS.gov, nor egov.uscis indicate any changes (they both say Case received).
Congrats man. When did you received your first notice?
Thank you.
Today actually I heard from the lawyer saying I got the approval notice.
Sorry, I mean when you get the lottery selected notice?
It was April 12th.
To be more specific, the egov website says: On April 12, 2018, we received your Form I-129
Congrats man. It’s very good to hear. I guess April 12th applications started to get decisions. Hopefully, approvals. Get ready guys! It is the time to bite your nails.
Which processing center was it? Vermont or California? My date is the same as 12th April. Just trying to understand if that makes a difference. Mine is California
Did you get an email or a text notification on your phone?
It’s a kind of severe rfe where USCIS has decided to reject your petition. You will be given x number of days to respond .
My case is updated as “Notice explaining USCIS Actions was mail on August 25, 2018”. Does anyone know what it means. I have not received the paper letter yet.
WAC, AD, receipt date April 30,218.
Thanks so much!
It’s a kind of severe rfe where USCIS has decided to reject your petition. You will be given x number of days to respond .
Google – “H1B NOID” – that’s what you got
What is your job occupation and wage level?
Accountant, wage level 1, CAP-GAP end Sep 30. I am really worried.
Hello Admin,
Does USCIS is bound to open the H1B file before September 30th?
Last year USCIS opened the PP on first week of September. Based on that everyone hoping USCIS will open the PP this year too around that time.
It is already September! Uggh. WAC what is happening? Haaay
My I-129 was selected but still waiting for approval. My client is backing out due to project risk. As a result, I am going be stuck in the UK for at least another year or two until my company finds me another assignment.
– Will my I-129, if approved, still be valid at that point?
– Can I transfer I-129 to another client before approval?
1. Yes.
2. Yes, you can. Check the below entry (comments by @Varun and @Epat)
https://redbus2us.com/h1b-visa-2018/#comments
–However, There are people also reported that USCIS may reject if the original petition is not stamped for COS (Change of status case, like yours). But its is worth to try to transfer.
Any updates on approval for CTS Folks??
Nope, Waiting since May 1st 🙁
Hi Friends,
This year my regular H1B got picked & approved and not stamped yet.My question is that I am planning to apply for reissue of passport as spouse,address need to be change.Stamp would be come on which passport i.e new one or old passport ?and any negative impact on H1b visa stamping?
Thanks,
I’m not an expert. But just thinking – you’ll have a different number on your new passport. So it should be better to first get the stamp on existing one and then carry the new one along with the old one wherever you go. They anyway staple both passports together when they issue a new one. And the CBP officer puts a “VIOPP” (visa in other passport) stamp on your new passport when you enter the US.
Thanks So much Sir for you help.
Kumar @ May i know your suggestion on this post please?
The passport details really do not matter. You might as well get the visa stamping on the new passport as that’s what you will be using and active. It is misconception that you should use the same passport that was used at the time of filing.
No issue, my wife applied for new Passport to my add my name in order to apply for my new born baby passport. We completed DS-160 with new passport and visa stamped on the new passport.
But, still I-797 is with old passport. You are good as long as you carry both passports and you can go for visa stamping before or after your new passport.