As you all know the H1B Visa 2021 Season was different this year with the New H1B Registration Process as it started on March 1st and it lasted until March 20th. There was second round H1B Lottery on August 14th, 2020 for the registrations that were in the pool of waitlist applications.
Couple of our generous users were kind enough to share copies of the H1B Registration Selection notice and details from first and second rounds. Thanks a lot to our users ( anonymous for privacy) for being kind enough and taking the time to share the details with community. We really appreciate it !
How do you get Notified for H1B Registration ? Selected Status.
You need to login to the H1B Registration Online System Tool to see the selected status. You will see the status of “Selected”, if you were to be selected in H1B registrations selection or lottery process. See below screenshot on how it looks. You will see selected status for all the registrations that were selected in the H1B registration lottery process.
Sample H1B Registration Selection Notice from USCIS
You will see “View Notice” under the action column to see the actual “Registration Selection Notice.”. This will be a I-797C Notice of Action Notice, that is similar to any other like H4 Visa I-797C Receipt Notice. Below are the various details on the form and what they all mean.
Details on H1B Registration Notice
- Beneficiary Confirmation Number : This confirmation number is the long number that would have been generated when the H1B Registration was submitted by your employer or attorney. It cannot be used to check your registration status on USCIS website. It is only used for Internal tracking and lottery purposes.
- Case Type : This indicates the type of the form. In the H1B registration case, it will be “H-1BR – H1B REGISTRATION”
- Received Date : This is the date when your employer or sponsor submitted the H1B registration online in the registration system.
- Priority Date : This will be blank as it is not applicable.
- Prospective Petitioner : This will be the employer name or the company name that is sponsoring your H1B visa petition for the applicant.
- Notice Date : This is the date when the employer or sponsor was notified regarding the H1B Registration Selection. It will be anywhere from 3/27/2020 to 3/31/2020
- Page : You will see 1 of 2 on first page. There are two pages in the registration notice.
- Beneficiary : This is the actual H1B Applicant or Employee for whom the H1B visa petition has to be submitted to USCIS.
- Company Name and Mailing Address : Below these fields, you will see a box with Company Name and address of the Company
- Notice Type : It will say “Registration Selection”. It will be same on the official copy and the courtesy notice.
You may also watch the below YouTube Video that explains the same details of Sample H1B registration notice.
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In addition to the above fields, there will be text that will indicate the below information.
- Text Indicating the Submission : Below that you will see the details telling that Company XYZ with Employer ID number ABC submitted a registration for XXX ( Date of Birth XXX) and it was selected, …It will have conformation number …
- Filing Dates – It will indicate the filing dates for H1B Petition from 4/1/2020 to 6/30/2020 and tell the location to file H1B
- Service Centre info : This is the service centre that you need file H1B petition in the dates given above. They indicate that you need to submit a copy of this notice as well along with the petition. It is important to file it at the same location listed in the registration notice.
- Validity of the Registration : It clearly would tell that the registration for h1B is valid for XYZ company and for applicant XXX clearly with the passport and date of birth of the applicant in it. It will also tell that you cannot substitute the registration for other or transfer the registration to others. It will tell that they may reject the petition if not properly filed. Below is the actual
Sample H1B Registration Notice – Page 1 – Initial Round
Below is the exact sample of the H1B Registration Selection Notice for FY 2021
Sample H1B Registration Notice – Page 2 – Initial Round
Page 2 of the notice will tell details for people with disabilities, if they need any assistance. See below page 2 sample.
Sample H1B Registration Notice – Second Round
Below is the H1B Registration Selection notice sample from the second round that happened on August 14th, 2020. If you look closely, it is pretty much same as the notice from first round H1B lottery. Below are main differences
- The Notice Date will be August 14th, 2020
- You will see the title “August 2020 Selection of Reserve Registration” on the registration selection notice
- The H1B Petition filing dates will be “between 08/17/2020 and 11/16/2020”
Common FAQs
No, only your employer can check that using their login info online on USCIS website.
It is an electronic Notice that is generated online. You can get it by downloading it online from the selected status location. You need to click View Notice.
If you have not heard anything in First round or even in Second round by today August 17th, 2020, then you are very likely not selected. We do not know, if there will be a third round…
No, you cannot as applicant. Only Employer or attorney maybe able to check.
My lottery got picked in first round- 2022 & received confirmation from employer,my question here i’m currently on H4 at present (India),i’m travelling to US can i apply the petition from US or i have to apply from India, Any suggestions are much appreciated.
I am seeing notification type as : Registration Selection, This means it got picked in lottery?
but is beneficiary name only in caps in I797C form or small letters also?
San,
It is usually with First letter of first name and Last name as caps and rest of them small case. Only the employer’s name is full caps.
Only the employer can see it from the website and there will a link to download and see the details of you aswell since 2021 online processing.
Hi, when I open my i797c form in adobe reader DC and check the properties, I found there is 4 days difference in the created and modified date. Is it fradulant?
I got selected in the first round of lottery. However the petition and fee sent by my employer reached uscis late by 2 days which is July 2nd and so I received rejection notice for same. But my employer is saying that the cheque got cleared and convincing me that he will reach out to uscis and challenge my rejection. Is this possible? Can I trust this and still keep my hopes alive? Please suggest. My dreams became a dream! Please help
I was selected in the second round but employer is being all weird asking for a fee for visa processing etc. Can this petition be transfered to a different employer (I already have someone that would be willing to)?
I only have the confirmation in form of FORM I-797C with employer my details on it
Joshua,
No, they cannot transfer registration notice. Also, you should not pay for H1B.
Joshua ,
Does your registration 2nd time lottery notice shared by employer , 2nd page has bar code?
Please reply.
H1-B picked up in 2nd lottery, received confirmation from employer (more surprised part is that he had not even informed me earlier about my registration confirmation but he used to say, he will register my application) . I got selection notice, only worry I have is that I’m not able to authenticate this notice as on 2nd page of notice I can’t see the bar code as similar to page 1. Can someone please share or Kumar can you share sample of 2nd lottery selection notice page 2? Based on that I can go for submitting my H1-B Application.
This is one from AA Solutions – Is anyone application picked from this employer? any input form this empployer?
Paul,
It will not be any different from the first one for the second page. There would be a bar code as you can see above.
Hi if selected in first round and not able to submit documents on time due to Covid-19 treatment, do we still have any hopes to submit now ? And valuable info is appreciated
Kumar,
No, unfortunately, you lost the chance.
Hi Paul,
Any update on the bar code as i am having same issue.
Paul,
Any update on the bar code on 2nd page as mine too is missig
I have checked with my employer and they said “Selection notice” was downloaded from USCIS application so not to worry and now they have initiated my processing , awaiting Receipt notice.
Could anyone please confirm whether we can go ahead and use SOW from current account assignment only for H1B petition filing or other account SOW can also be used for H1B petition ?
Dinesh,
You should use the one that is going to be tied to the future work that you plan to do on H1B.
Picked H1B 2021, Anyone working with Shiro technologies LLC please comment thank you
Hi kumar,
i am working in Infosys and still waiting to check if i am selected in lottery.
Our internal application did not updated if i am selected in lottery or not till date.
By when we will get updates. Do i need to keep any hopes now?
sindhu,
We would not know, when USCIS will do second run. They may tell only after June 30th, we need to wait and see. Well, keep low hopes, do not count on it..plan for alternatives.
i have received I-797C from my employer but how do i check the originality of the same .
Abhishek,
No way you can check the H1B registration confirmation online, you need to trust it.
My registration selection form says to file the petition to Vermont service center does that mean my petition would be processed in this service center? Also does this service center takes 8 to 11 months to process the petition ?
Hello,
An employer who registered me for H-1B 2021 as a future employer, says that my I was selected in the lottery. He sent me a screenshot of that lottery selection, but under the “Action” column, it’s showing as “N/A” instead of “view notice”.
My question is did anyone come across or heard about anything like that?, or are they lying about my lottery selection?
dear what was your status, my case is still same. Showing N/A
what does it mean?
Please,am a nurse from Sierra Leone,but presently am living in Spain, Valencia.
How can i involve or register in this lottery, because i want to go and live and study in the U S.please help me,thank you very much.
Felix,
The H1B lottery is over for FY 2021. You need to wait for it open up next year.
Can we scan the barcode in the notice and check the details?
Any attorney can check and confirm that my case is selected based on beneficiary number ?
I got a receipt from my company , need to have confirmation
Sukumar,
No, that is only for USCIS tracking… If there is selection notice printed from USCIS site, then you are selected.
I got my H1B picked by elsoft consulting and I received the receipt confirmation receipt so for everything is good what will be next steps..
Hi Mahi, Congrats.
one ask.. does your Beneficiary Confirmation Number on registration receipt and registration confirmation receipt are same?
Mahi,
You can read Steps after H1B Registration Lottery
Thanks Kumar. Its really help full 🙂
Anyone working with elsoft consulting please comment thank you.
Yes, I am working with elsoft consulting seems to be a good consultancy.
Got my receipt number today from elsoft consulting do you guys have any idea how much time it will take to get it approved? mine is a regular application.
Coronasu#ks,
It can take anywhere from few weeks to few months. No SLA for USCIS.
Hello Kumar,
My employer said, your h1b registration is selected and shared the registration selection pdf with me. However, I had noticed, the “Beneficiary Confirmation Number” is different in Registration receipt and Registration Selection receipt. Is that normal or something fishy?
KK,
Well, not sure, if they need to match or not… As long as it has all your details, it should be fine…If you would like us to have a look, you can share it to redbus2us@gmail.com.
KK & Kumar,
Did you find the answer for your question? If so can you please share it here.
If the petition is filed by 30 May 2020, whether they process the document after 30 June 2020 or they will start the processing immediately. Also, how long it takes to process the filed petition document (best and worst case)
Ashok,
They will process as they receive petitions, they will not wait until June 30th. It can take few months to many months…hard to say..no SLA for regular processing.
My employer said he logged into the account today and there was no information other than the submission to enter the lottery.
Aren’t they meant to see a status update?
VIVICA,
If you were selected, they would see it by end of today march 31st.
Can one person get selected multiple times from different employers?
Raj,
It is possible, this is the classic case of someone getting two offers from really good companies like Google and Microsoft and they both getting picked in lottery.
Are the Lottery Results really out ? Or do I need to wait till March 31st, 2020 for the Status change?
Saw the news update which states the results will be out on 31st March 2020
XYZ,
You need to wait till March 31st.
finally , h1b picked . 5th attempt
nick,
Congrats !
Congrats!!
Just curious, were your All precious attempt from the same employer or you changed employer this time and got selected?
Like every year from the past 5 yrs .. not selected in lottery … God Knows why does this happen to me .. and why do i hope every year
Aa,
Still there is time left, do not be disheartened.
If we don’t get the notification by now, does it mean that I’m not selected?
H1b,
No, you would need to wait until March 31st…Also, there may be second round, we do not know…