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News: 17 Month OPT STEM Extension Rule Cancellation by US District Court

Last Updated : May 25, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
OPT Stem Extension Vacated official Court Ruling 2015

Updated : October 5th, 2015 There has been so much of news and confusion around the 17 month OPT extension cancellation by US District court.  Some feel the news is fake as the document does not have signature…Below is the summary.  To clarify, the news is real and there is so much of press coverage. This …

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Categories F1 Visa 111 Comments

H1B Visa 2017 – News, Quota, Cap, Predictions, Lottery, FAQs

Last Updated : November 14, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
H1B Visa 2017 News Updates, Fees , Lottery Predictions, LCA - Processing Times, FAQs.

If you were one of the unlucky ones not picked in whopping 233,000 H1B 2016 Lottery Applications , you might be already wondering when is the next H1B season going to start.  Also, some of you may be studying in US and some working abroad and planning to work in US next year. This page …

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Categories H1B Visa 23,619 Comments

Steps after H1B Petition Approval – Visa Stamping, COS ?

Last Updated : January 31, 2025 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Steps after H1B Approval from USCIS

If you are lucky enough to be selected in the H1B Visa Lottery, you will go through the steps after the H1B Lottery by working with your employer to submit the H1B visa petition to USCIS. Once you get the H1B Petition approved, you may wonder about the next steps. This article will cover the …

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Categories H1B Visa 617 Comments

Steps after H1B Registration Lottery – Flow Chart, Process

Last Updated : March 11, 2025 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Next Steps after H1B Approval - USCIS Petition Submission - Approval - Stamping

If you are new to the H1B process, one of the many questions you might have is, what are the typical steps after the H1B Lottery happens? USCIS introduced H1B Registration Process from H1B Visa 2021 Season and is applicable for the current H1B Visa Fiscal Year(FY) 2026 Season as well. In this article, we will …

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Categories H1B Visa 566 Comments

H1B Lottery Rejection Letter Sample VSC and CSC

Last Updated : May 25, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
H1B Rejected in Lottery Sample

One of things that many of the readers wonder, while waiting for H1B lottery results is to understand how does a H1B visa application lottery reject notice looks like. We have posted similar Sample H1B reject letter from the past, but you might be curious to see how the recent reject notices looks like.  Please find …

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Categories H1B Visa 72 Comments

EAD for H4 Filing Experience – Check List, Covering Letter, How to Guide

Last Updated : May 26, 2019 | by Guest Author
EAD for H4 Filing Experience

Recently, one of my very good friend’s family filed for EAD with USCIS, under the recently passed EAD for H4 Rule. They were kind enough to share their EAD filing experience. Thanks to Siva and his family for sharing their short and sweet experience. You can share your experience by emailing us at redbus2us@gmail.com or …

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Categories H4 Visa 47 Comments

What is H4 EAD Rule? Common FAQs on filing H4 EAD ?

Last Updated : May 3, 2022 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
What is H4 EAD - How does it work

DHS proposed a rule in 2014 that gives EAD to certain H4 Visa holders. It has been effective since May 26th, 2015. In this article, we will look at the basics regarding the H4 EAD rule, how it works, its requirements, latest news, and common FAQs regarding the same. What is H4 EAD Rule? H4 …

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Categories H4 Visa 1 Comment

USCIS Online H1B Case Status Meaning – Detailed Screenshots

Last Updated : December 12, 2023 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
H1B Case Status Meanings - Case Was Received, Name was Updated, Case Approved, etc.

If you applied for an H1B transfer or you were picked in the H1B Registration Lottery and applied for H1B petition in the recent H1B Visa 2024  season, you may have received a case receipt notice. When you check the H1B Case Status online, you may see various statuses like “Case Was Received”, “Name was …

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Categories H1B Visa 1,560 Comments

USCIS News : H1B Petitions Selected in Lottery Data Entry Completed, Next Steps

Last Updated : May 25, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu

I know many of you have been waiting for the update on the H1B Visa 2016 petitions awaiting receipt numbers and the lottery results. It has been painful wait as always for many of you waiting… Earlier today USCIS released a news alert indicating that the Data Entry is completed for all the H1B petitions …

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Categories H1B Visa 2,206 Comments

News: H4 Visa EAD Rule – Lawsuit Filed – Will it impact ?

Last Updated : May 26, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu

As many of you know H4 Visa EAD Rule was passed earlier in February 2015 and we have published a lot of FAQs on Applying EAD on H4 Visa EAD clarifying a host of questions in a series of 4 articles. Background : The new H4 Visa EAD rule,  is effective from May 26, 2015. …

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Categories H4 Visa 25 Comments
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