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 cover the typical flow and steps after H1B Registration Lottery selection all the way through visa approval and put it in a flow chart so that it is easy to comprehend.
What happens after the H1B Registration Lottery?
During the H1B Registration period, employers or attorneys submit the H1B registrations for their prospective applicants seeking H1B Visas using the H1B Registration Online Tool. USCIS runs the lottery for the submitted registrations after the H1B registration period ends. Below are the high-level next steps after USCIS completes the H1B Visa Lottery for the submitted registrations:
- USCIS notifies employers regarding registration selection results
- Employers file H1B Petition with USCIS using the H1B Registration Selection Notice.
- USCIS processes and adjudicates the H1B petitions
- USCIS re-runs H1B lottery as needed, updates final results
In the next sections, let’s look at each of these steps in detail.
Step 1: USCIS Notifies H1B Registration Lottery Results
USCIS sends out an email notification indicating changes in the online system, and the employer/ attorney needs to log in to view the updates on their submitted H1B registrations. If the H1B registration is selected in the H1B lottery, then the registration status would be changed to “Selected,” and the employer can get the H1B Registration Selection Notice for the selected applicant.
Below is brief summary of how USCIS informed the applicants each of the past few years:
- H1B FY 2026 season: We are still waiting for the H1B Lottery to happen for the FY 2026 season. No results have been announced yet.
- H1B FY 2025 season: Unlike previous years, for FY 2025 season USCIS sent results quietly on a Wednesday, which is March 27th, 2024, instead of a Friday. You can read H1B 2025 Lottery results out, updates. They made the final announcement on April 1st, 2024, indicating that everyone was notified of the H1B lottery results. Read more at H1B 2025 Lottery Results Notified by USCIS. USCIS has not shared details on the number of selections yet.
- H1B FY 2024 season: Similar to the previous years, USCIS quietly started sending selection notifications on Friday, March 24th, 2023. They made an official press release on Monday, March 27th, 2023, indicating that they notified all employers regarding first-round selections. You can read full details at H1B 2024 Lottery Results Official Press Release Summary. Also, USCIS updated on July 31st, 2023 that they ran a second-round H1B lottery for FY 2024 and selected 77,6000 registrations.
- H1B FY 2023 season: USCIS quietly updated the lottery selection results and notified employers on Friday, March 25th, 2022. On March 29th, 2022, USCIS announced that they had completed the first round of the H1B Lottery for FY 2023. They did not release any press not over the weekend when the results were sent to users. Read more at H1B 2023 Results out – Updates info
- H1B FY 2022 season: USCIS Notified the initial first-round lottery results to all employers on March 30th, 2021. Check USCIS News on H1B 2022 – Initial Lottery Selection done. Also, you can check Sample H1B 2022 Registration Lottery Selection Notice. Also, later they ran Second and Third round Lottery as well.
If the H1B applicant is not selected in the initial run of the lottery, then the registrations would be put in the waitlist pool until the end of the fiscal year. For FY 2024, there were two rounds of lottery. For FY 2023, there was only one round of lottery, but previously for FY 2022, it was different and there were three rounds of the H1B lottery. Check H1B Visa Seasons History – Updates by Year for full details.
For H1B Lottery Selection Email, Selection Notice, etc. Read How to check H1B Registrations or Lottery Status Online
Step 2: Employers file H1B Petition with USCIS – LCA, Other info
After the registration process is complete, Employers or Attorneys representing the companies will file the H1B petitions with USCIS for those selected in the H1B Registration Lottery. Employers get 90 days, which starts from April 1st and lasts until June 30th, to file the H1B Petition for the selected applicant.
As part of the H1B petition filing process, employers file an H1B LCA with DOL and get it approved. During the processing time of H1B LCA, the employer would prepare the entire H1B package with all details related to the employee. For this, your employer will request your documents related to education, experience, passport or travel document, etc.. Read H1B Visa Petition Documents Checklist, What NOT to give?
Once the H1B petition is ready, the employer or attorney will file the same with USCIS. Starting from FY 2025 Season, USCIS has introduced the option to submit H1B petition online. Employers have a choice to either file the H1B petition online or send a physical package to the USCIS offices with all the relevant documents.
Step 3: USCIS Sends out H1B Receipt Notices
If your employer or attorney is submitting the H1B Petition online, then you would get the receipt notice of the submission immediately. But, if you send they physical package to USCIS with all the documents, they will process it and send out H1B receipt notices.
USCIS in previous years stopped the premium processing filing option for everyone during the initial filing. In terms of the current FY 2025 season, they have not released any press note indicating the suspension of premium processing. So, we will have premium processing as normal.
As of April 2024, we have the premium processing option available for FY 2025 Season and employers can file H1B petitions in premium processing. Read H1B Premium Processing Vs. Regular Processing, if you are new to this. If you file an H1B petition in premium processing, you would get the H1B receipt notification in email.
Below are the various categories for getting receipt notices when you submit the physical H1B package with USCIS.
- Premium Processing Email Receipt Notices: If your H1B petition was filed in Premium Processing, then your employer/ attorney would get an email receipt notice. After that, a physical copy of the H1B receipt notice will be sent to your employer/ attorney.
- Regular Processing Receipt Notices: If your H1B petition was filed in Regular Processing, then you will start to receive physical receipt notices, there will NOT be any email receipt notice sent. They usually send via postal mail like USPS, so it can take couple of weeks or so.
Also, around the same time, your employer would see below for their fee checks.
- H1B Fee Checks Cashed: Your employers/ Attorney will also start to see checks cashed for the filing fee, during this time. Only employers or attorney, who used the check would be able to see this in their bank accounts. This is something that cannot be verified by applicants.
If you have submitted H1B Registration for H1B FY 2026 season, please add your case to H1B Visa 2026 Case Tracker for community benefit. It is anonymous and used to track macro trends and helps everyone.
Step 4: Processing of H1B Petition by USCIS – H1B Case Statuses
After the H1B receipt notices are sent or generated online for the H1B petition, then USCIS starts to process/ adjudicate the petitions filed. The H1B receipt notice generated by USCIS can start with IOE, EAC, WAC, etc., depending on where it was filed and how it was filed.
Read What is H1B Visa Receipt Number – Meaning, Status. You can use that receipt number to check H1B Visa Petition Status online on USCIS website. You can even signup for a free online account with USCIS and track your status.
Below are the various H1B Visa Case Statuses that your H1B petition can go through, after it is selected in Lottery. All of the below are possible case statuses and not mandatory for all the petitions to go through each of the below statuses.
- Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed
- Case Was Received
- Request for Additional Evidence Notice was mailed
- Response to USCIS’ Request for Evidence Was Received
- Case Was Approved And My Decision Was Emailed
- Case Was Approved
- Decision Notice Mailed
- Error: The application Receipt Number is invalid
- Name was updated.
- Fees will be Refunded
To know the additional details of each of the above case statuses, read the article Various H1B Visa Application Case Statuses – Meaning
Timeline of Next Steps after H1B Visa Lottery
Below is the typical timeline of events that happen after H1B Registration Lottery results are out. Some of these activities go in parallel. There is no Service Level Agreement(SLA) for H1B petition processing, so some of these can extend beyond October 1st as well.
| Timeline (Dates/Months) | Processing Step of H1B Visa |
| April 1st to June 30th (for initial H1B Lottery round) | – USCIS processes the submitted petitions and either approves or issues a Request for Evidence(RFE) – Employer responds if any RFE is issued and submits to USCIS to resume processing. |
| June 30th to October 1st or later | – USCIS processes the submitted petitions and either approve or issues RFEs – Employer responds, if any RFEs, and submit to USCIS to resume processing. – Also, if there are not enough petitions filed, USCIS may run a second-round lottery. |
| July 1st to October 1st or later | – H1B Applicants with approved petitions go for stamping as needed to be ready to work in the US. The H1B Visa Stamping is only required for H1B applicants, who are outside of the US. |
| October 1st to Dec 30th | – USCIS may run a third-round lottery if enough petitions are not received. |
| Jan 1st ( next year) to Feb 28th | – USCIS will set the status of all registrations as “Not Selected”. This means that there will not be any more rounds of lottery and officially their registration was not picked in the lottery |
H1B Petition Processing after Lottery until Approval – Flow chart
Someone said, “A picture is worth thousand words“. Below is that picture on H1B visa status flow from employers submitting H1B registration, H1B petition to getting a decision from USCIS. Depending on your case, you could go through few or more of the statuses listed above. We will look at the various scenarios below in detail.
H1B High-Level Process Flow with Lottery, Processing by USCIS
As you can see in the above H1B case status flow chart with USCIS, the best case scenario after being selected in registration lottery, then petition filing and then to go to approval without any questions or additional information required. From USCIS Case status standpoint, it would be like below based on premium processing or regular processing category of filing.
Scenario 1 : H1B Process flow for simple Approval Scenario, without any ask for additional documents (Request for Evidence – RFE)
- H1B Premium processing :
- First, you will see status “Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed”
- Second, you will see status “Case Was Approved And My Decision Was Emailed”
- H1B Regular Processing
- First, you will see status “Case Was Received”
- Second, you will see status “Case Was Approved”
The key information that you need to be aware of is that for regular processing H1B petitions, USCIS do not have any SLA(service level agreement) or time limit and their processing can take few weeks to few months. We have seen cases being approved after 6 to 8 months at times or more, so do not panic, just stay calm and work with your employer or immigration attorney. If you need a result early, you can upgrade regular processing to premium processing to get the decision in 15 calendar days. But, you can only upgrade, if premium processing is available.
Also, you may check Steps after H1B Lottery Video
Scenario 2: H1B Process flow after Lottery with Request for Additional Evidence ( RFE)
Not all cases go to direct approval like above. USCIS will ask employers to submit various documents depending on the complexity of the case. Typically reasons for RFE could be for the below reasons:
- Specialty Occupation
- Needs of the Petitioner for the Services of the Beneficiary
- Beneficiary Qualifications
- Employer-Employee Relationship
- Maintenance of Status
- Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE)
Check out the article Some of the common H1B RFE Reasons for details on above listed RFE reasons and why you may get them. As you can see in the flowchart above, typical flow by USCIS case status for approval is like :
- H1B Premium processing statuses with RFE:
- First you will see status “Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed”
- Second you will see status “Request for Additional Evidence Notice was mailed”
- After your employer/ attorney submits documents, you will see status “Response to USCIS’ Request for Evidence Was Received”
- Finally, after USCIS processes the petition and approves it, you will see status “Case Was Approved And My Decision Was Emailed”
- H1B Regular Processing statuses with RFE :
- First you will see status “Case Was Received “
- Second you will see status “Request for Additional Evidence Notice was mailed”
- After your employer/ attorney submits documents, you will see status “Response to USCIS’ Request for Evidence Was Received”
- Finally, after USCIS processes the petition and approves it, you will see status “Decision Notice Mailed”
As far as RFE processing goes, it can takes anywhere from few weeks to several months depending on the response time of your employer and USCIS processing times. It is best to work with employer and submit the documents required on time for timely decision and status.
Scenario 3: H1B Denied Status – Decision Notice Mailed
Not all H1B petitions filed are approved, some may be denied due to various reasons. In that case, instead of approval you would get denial letter and the final status would still be “Decision Notice Mailed”. Also, some of you may see “Name was updated” at times during the flow, the system does the update whenever some clerical updates are done to your case in the system or some internal activity happening on your case, nothing to panic. It is an internal status.
To put things in perspective, the above case status flow was much more complex in the past with the old system and there were much more statuses. You may read Old H1B case Status flow to get an understanding.
Step 5: H1B Registration Lottery Final Results – Not Selected Status
In the past, USCIS would mail out H1B reject notices after all the receipt notices are mailed in late July or August of the same year. But, since the H1B Registration process is in place, this is not applicable. The registrations that are not selected in the initial round of lottery are put in waitlist category and USCIS can run multiple rounds of the H1B lottery as needed at a later date.
- For FY 2025 season, USCIS conducted two rounds of H1B lottery. In the first round, they selected 120,063 registrations and in second round they selected 14,534 registrations. There was no third round lottery. They made an announcement indicating that there will not be third round lottery and cap was met for FY 2025 season.
- For FY 2024 season, USCIS conducted two rounds of H1B Lottery. In the first round, USCIS selected 110,791 registrations. If we add up the 110,791 with 77,600 it approximately comes to 188,400. Check the article: second round lottery results for FY 2024 season. There was no third-round lottery.
- For FY 2023 season, USCIS only had one round of lottery and they had enough registrations selected to meet the H1B cap numbers. Eventually, towards the end of the fiscal year, they updated the status of all registrations to unselected.
- For FY 2022 season, USCIS ran the second and third round H1B lottery on the registrations. The third round lottery was done in Nov 2021. For selected applicants, the above steps 1 to step 4 would repeat. You can check Sample H1B registration Selection Notice from Second Round Lottery . USCIS announced final lottery results saying that H1B Cap for FY 2022 was complete in February 2022. So, basically, they kept the registrations in the waitlist from April 2021 until Feb 2022.
We expect that USCIS would follow similar pattern for the FY 2026 season as well. Stay tuned for updates.
Once you get an approval letter, you go to the next steps like stamping. Check out After H1B Visa Approval – Steps until Stamping
You may also read End to End H1B Process – H1B Registration to H1B Stamping at Consulate
How was your H1B case status flow? Did you notice any other changes? Share your experiences and thoughts.
Status is “Case was Received” since April 13th. Any idea why there is such a delay for getting RFE/approval?
mine too. Since 13 april ,am so desperate!
Same here
Same here .. Are we all with10+ years of experience ?
No
Well the officer who is holding our case is processing very slow …
lets wait and pray
How do you know ?
There is a common opinion that for highly experienced people it is taking a long time to get approval . I am keeping my finger crossed.
That would explain a lot. I’ve got 22 years of experience and my case hasn’t moved at all so far. Still on received with EAC151445****.
Any luck Guys?
Is there anyone who is in 10+ years Range and got approval?
H1B
My case is approved . No i have a doubt. After status is changing to approved,in how many days, all the documents will be received and by when we can book the slot.
Mine was approved on July 7th
Hi, I am also having the same question.. After checking USCIS portal, my employer saying that my case is approved. when we will get the hard copy for approval notice? can some one reply us…
You should get the documents in 1-2 weeks now the attorney can then mail you the original approval notice with that you can schedule your interview after completing you DS-160
Hello Friends,
My petition got approved on July 19th (Even Though it was Sunday).
case no: EAC1514253XXX
Thanks
Ganesh
I did masters in structures having experience of 2 years from india and 1 year in kuwait still continuing in kuwait . I want to work in usa with H1b. I don’t know the correct process for filing h1b. How can I grab sponsorship from employers. So please help me to get H1b and can I apply h1b from us consulate kuwait. . If ok, tell me the process. Thank u
You can connect with me..
Hi,
Any updates on IBM RFE, more than 1 month, No mails on required documents/ what is RFE about no news
Thanks
Same here…Status updated to RFE on July 1st…Still nothing from immigration team….
Ya here also same situation. Send to case manger he says still now not received any RFE mails from USCIS.
Today my case was approved.
EAC15148*****
Hi Guys.,
I got RFE today.. Could anyone explain what does it mean .. and did any one get this kind of RFE before ? Is there a chance that I am going to get Second RFE after embassy has been submitted. ?
The petitioner
U.S USCIS has reviewed your petition/application and supporting evidence, documentation submitted with your petition indicates that your company provided software development.
Consulate
You requested that USCIS notify the office or consulate in part 4 of the petition so the beneficiary can obtain a visa or be admitted, but you have left part 4 of the the petition blank.
Select a US embassy or consulate where the beneficiary will apply for a non immigrant visa.
Thanks
Chaitu
Chaitu did u get aproproved after RFE?
Hi,
I am currently on L1B visa through ABC company. XYZ company filled my H1B (COS) application , and fortunately I got selected in lottery. And still waiting for approval.
My question is if in case I get approval after 30th Sep 2015, then in that case how much time I would get to change the employer. Is it like that as soon as I get approval I have to change the employer.
As with in a day to change the employer is practically impossible.
My case was approved. Status now says “On July 15, 2015, we approved your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number EAC15148*****. We will mail your approval notice. “
I know officially on the 14th of July that I didn’t make it through lottery as well as another colleague in the company . Another one bites the dust. Now thinking of going through the same frustration again in another 9 months seems like a long road. Oh well, I guess the last option after next year is going back to school.
Hi –
I am based out of the UK. My H1B new was filed and was selected in the Lottery. My petition is still under processing. I have a valid B1/B2 and I have a conference that I need to attend. I will be traveling to the US for 1 week from July 27th to July 31st.
Am i allowed to travel for 1 week on B1/B2?
Thanks
B1/B2 visa can coexist with H1B visa as they are both mutually exclusive visa category and for your travel it is not a problem…go ahead book your tickets.
Thanks Sach. I even verified with the US Visa consular section and they said travel is fine as long as it is not for work under B1/B2. Since its 3 day meeting I am going ahead with the booking.
Is anyone from accenture have got approval after accepting in lottery??
My case was approved . But i have a question.
My name in the application has come wrongly.. Instead of First name and Last Name, city Name and Last name has come.
But case is approved !! Now will there be any problem when i go for stamping or what can i do now? Please tell me,any one.
Contact your attorney and get it corrected.
na
You can work with your employer and get it corrected before you go for visa stamping. It should not be an issue to get it fixed. Your employer will have to work with USCIS to get this fixed.
Thanks for the clarification. I shall check with my employer for the same.
Kumar,we are waiting for your next write up on, how to prepare for the Interview. Hope it is on its way!!! And thanks a lot for a such informative writings and these are real boon for many of us!!!
No worries. Sure, will write up on next steps… 🙂
Hi Kumar,
Can we go ahead with the Visa interview without correction and get it corrected after the interview?
Regards,
Prabal
My Case Number is WAC151435****
Mine is still “Case has been received”.
Is anyone in this series got approval?
Hi,
Anyone that has received a status (approval/denial) after receiving an RFE ??
Please do post. Its been a month since I submitted my RFE Docs
Yes I received my approval 5 days after submitting the RFE Docs. Are you premium processing or Regular?
Best of Luck.
5 days? That was fast, you must be in premium processing. Mine is regular processing, and its been a month since they got my RFE response — no updates yet.
Hi,
Am regular processing, yea exactly more than a month, still no response.
@RFESucks : You are from which organization ?
@WiproRFE
Hi am also from wipro and submited RFE docs 2 wks back.
Got to know that wipro submits RFE docs in group and not at individual case level.
So the whole process takes at least 2 months after submiting RFE documents
Please do update here if you receive any response, or any case you know that has received a response after RFE.
Can a consultant provide a fake I797-C?Is that not a serious crime?playing wid homeland security?
I will describe this in 4 Words… “They Will Get Screwed”
Hi Everyone,
Can someone help me out when should we apply for H1b visa if we want to fly in 2016 year.What is this April 1st and October 1st dates mentioned particularly.
Thanks in advance.
April 1st is when they accept petitions
and
Oct 1st is the day after which you can go to USA (I think so)
You can apply in 2016 before April 1st, to travel after October 2016. You cannot go to USA before that under H1B visa.
HTH
Thank you Abi for clarification.
Hi Kumar,
Mine is RP/non-AD and EAC center. Now case status is moved to RFE. As part of RFE document collection, my employer ( consultant) is asking me to sign an agreement. The agreement says i have work for minimum 2000 hours with him. If i break the contract ( do not join or leave before completing 2000 hours) i have to pay him $10000. My question is;
1. Is these kind of agreement is legal?
1. what happens if i don’t join the employer after approval
2. what if i join and leave in couple of months/week without paying liquidated damage.
Thanks
Abhay
Dear Abhay,
All the Answers to your questions are purely based on your Employer and these are not Generic questions. So Answering your question is pretty tough.
This shows you are applying through a Third Party which is fine. However signing a contract with them and paying the penalty for not sustaining the contractual period is solely depends upon your Employer’s discretion whether to wave it or to adjust it.
Hey abhay,
Just accept all the conditions of your employee and wait for your approval, and get the visa go to usa and work for it for 6-7 months, if you have ability/talent to get a new job in your domain, get it and jump to new company. if your employee raise about any legal agreement or some thing else,dont worry.
NO employee has authority to stop you or make deal with any employer in USA and it comes in human trafficking . so the agreements are useless in USA and no need to consider those agreements.
There is no reason to refrain from signing the agreement. $10000 is just 1-1.5 month salary if you move to USA. If you are not keen to move to USA then you can avoid signing. Agreement signing is not legal, but it can damage the trust and employer can withdraw your petition.
Thanks all for the reply.
got some confidence, will go ahead 🙂
Abhay
Does anyone with series wac151475XXXX got approval?
I am still waiting and not sure how long I need to wait for the approval.
I am also waiting for the same.
I am also waiting for the same.
am also in the same series…..still case was received status.
I am also waiting …
raised query ticket about approval and will get answer by july/30
Employee or Employer raised query ticket?
Any update guys? By when can we hear some good news?
Same series. still waiting…
Hope i get approved soon….
Same boat , waiting for approval …
Hi, How long does it take to get the approval notice of I-129 from Uscis?
Hi,
I have a very important question and hope someone can answer.
My petition (Regular/ NON-AD) was approved and the below update was received.
=====================
Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity
On July 13, 2015, we approved your Form I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER, Receipt Number EACXXXXXX. We will mail your approval notice”
======================
Sorry I am too desperate and would like you to answer below 3 questions.
Q1) Can I can go for stamping in December 2015 or January 2016? (Basically a bit late)
(The clause in my offer letter clearly mentions that my employment start date would depend on the date I go to USA)
Q2) After stamping, Is there a limit for the number of days before which I need to enter USA?
Q3) When does the first day of visa validity start? Is it after stamping, or after entering USA? Or in other words, when will my H1B visa start expiring (first day towards expiry)?
Kind Regards,
Abi
A1) Yes, You can go
A2). No, once your visa stamped, you can go anytime, as long as you need a valid visa.
A3). You visa starts the day it is stamped. and you get I-94 when you enter visa, you can stay in US until your I-94 is valid.
Thank you very much for your kind response KKV. Highly appreciate it 🙂
Sorry, i got one more doubt.
For example I get 1 year validity H1B visa, will 1 year start from the day of stamping? Or from the day I enter USA and get I-94?
Also, for how many days is I-94 usually valid? Is it based on any factor? Does my stay in USA even depend on H1B visa expiration or is it all about I-94?
Regards,
Abi
Technically speaking, You can work in US until your visa is valid. I-94 date will be given when you enter into US ,the date that you get for i-94 again depends on the immigration officer, sometimes it may be visa expiry date and at times you get 1 year from the day you entered in US.
EAC151465*** series is still in received state . When can we expect the update, did any of u with this series got approved please share the info
Waiting in same boat
Don’t worry folks. It will be approved soon. The processing is getting faster now.
Even me .. Same boat ?
Guys my case have been approved today. EAC15146***** series
I’ve got EAC151445****. Still on case was received too. Hope, you are right, that it’s getting a bit faster from now on, Nick.
I am in the series EAC151405******** and still waiting. My status shows Received and has been that way for so so long!
Got RFE today. Worried. EAC1514282***. Going to be long wait than expected.
What is the RFE about? I’ve got an RFE as well. Way too many RFEs near my case number.
yet to receive RFE details from my employer, they told it takes about 10 days to receive for them. correction in my case number: EAC1514252***. Its RP/NON-AD.
I am yet to receive the mail myself. I applied through consultancy in US, I am thinking this might be something related to docs missing. How about your employer?
Kumar,
please clarify. I have applied for h1b through a consultancy and was told the case report was showing like “pending”. what does this mean??? and can i be still hopeful on the report being positive.
Ram : Did you see the Case as Pending ? There is nothing called as “Case Pending”
Did you get Selected in the Lottery Pick up ? If so did your Employer give you a Copy of your Receipt Notice in other words I797-C. With that you will be able to see the status by just logging into this site
egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
Ram, I dont know what they mean by pending. You can ask them to send the application receipt number, if selected in lottery so that you can check the status online. If you can ask them for the scan copy of your application receipt and they give it, it would be great for you to validate too.
EAC-15-146**** series and still in received state.
Any idea,till when this wait will be there? Please help as i am getting tensed 🙁
Same Here for that series..!! now getting little tensed… 🙁
Dont be tensed guys, we will be getting in less than one month.
mine also same receiving state ..when we can expect from this series
Same here.. In same state since May 1st (receipt received date) . April 13 is the date mentioned in receipt .. Eac151465 xxxx series. Reg non adv!
+1. Same series and still waiting. But if there are couple of us, then I would suggest, relax, probably good news is on it’s way.
+1, same series…Good Luck!!!
Hi Kumar,
My peririon for H1B was approved. My company is now asking me to travel to Malaysia for 6 months. How can I give VISA interview from Malaysia? Please help this confused soul.
I applied H1B from India through company A. it is still in processing ( case Received). Now i got offer from company B. I prefer company B than Company A. what should i do now? please help me.
Hi,
I have applied H1b from a hyderabad consultant and after chasing them for weeks, they informed that it has been approved. They are not sharing any information about receipt number or any USCIS communication. They have been in H1B business for long hence I went with them. All I hear is that ‘you dont worry, we will come to you if there is a query’. I have traveled many countries and US is not new to me. Is this a normal behavior of consulting company or am I getting special treatment? Please also let me know if 1 Oct is the D-day, how soon I should know about my lottery?
Its fishy.does ur company name starts wid O?
I applied through a consultant as well. They shared the receipt number as soon as they got it, different matter that I got RFE 🙂 Something is wrong at your end.
In my case they shared the receipt no, the soft copy of the receipt and the case got approved also .but now they are not giving the approval notice.not sure what to do.very depressed.I think they have given wrong receipt and i have been tracking the wrong case since 2-3 months.
I didn’t get selected in the lottery this time and have got only one chance left. I wish to go for an extra application from a consultancy. Does anyone knows of such trust worthy people?
Thank you in advance.
I know one but not reliable as my case is pending wid them.In case it proceeds will let u know
Thank you in advance for your help.
Hey ne updates on ur case?did u receive ne doc from ur employer
My petiotion was approved
On July 10, 2015 WAC1514250***
Non AD/RP
Congrats… Did you Apply from US ? Was it AD or Non AD ?
yes from US…Non AD, PP
Can some one explain what is AD, non-AD, PP and RP. Confused seeing these terms.
AD- Advance Degree
Non-AD : Bachelor degree
PP- Premium Processing
RP- Regular Processing
Mine is also approved online . Waiting for approval copy by mail. Can you please tell me how long it will take o get hard copy by mail..?
Hi, My case got approved and got the I129 as well by Vermont. Can you please tell me next step by step process.
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Congrats, Did you apply from US ? AD or Non AD ?
hi
congrates, we had received the receipt number is there any way that we can track our application status with the receipt number
Yes.Go to USCIS official website and under “tools” menu you will find “Check Case Status”.
Hi Kumar,
Couple of Question for you.
What is Public Access File related to H1B ? WHo needs it ? Does it also required for candidates who has not been picked up for H1b lottery?
I am not sure what it means for H1B. I have not come across such thing.
It is a record maintained of names by USCIS.
My case got approved on 7/9/2015. Mine is Regular & Non-AD. Receipt# EAC15147*****. Good luck to everyone.
Hi,
So my case moved to RFE too. Out of 10 cases before and after me, there are 4 RFEs. That’s 40 %!!
I applied through a US consultancy and most likely they would have missed out on client letter.
Does anyone know if RFE without client letter normally go to approval or denial? Anyone whose RFE resulted in approval this year yet?
Details:
Case:EAC15146XXXXX
Receipt date: 13th April.
Notice date: 30th April
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers,
Rocky.
May we know which consultancy you applied through?
Hey Ak,
I will update this information once I have the decision on RFE. This might help next years candidate. At this point, I think it will be unfair on the consultancy and other candidates.
Cheers,
Yogesh
True, thanks for your reply and wish you all the best.
Thanks AK.
Talked to my employer about this and he suggested to wait for the hard copy in about 10 days. Strangely I have about 1 month to reply to the request whereas another candidate got 3 months!!
Hi Friends,
my case came into RFE on 19th june.today i got mail from my employer about RFE. USCIS is asking about details of the project, project duration, some of the company projects & education evaluation. also they given dedline to submit on 20th september 2015. my employer told my company is going to submit all required documents. my case regular/california, WAC1514151xxx series.
here i got one doubt USCIS is expecting my previous projects or my employer project which is iam going to work.
Ideally, it should be both, your past projects and present projects. This should make your case strong and genuine.
Hello friends,
I am new in this field, I want to know How and where can I apply for H1-B visa ? My knowledge is zero in this field. Please guide me.
Best regards,
Anand,
My Case was Approved
Date of Approval: 05/26/2015
So when can go for visa stamping?
You can appear for the interview 90 days prior to Oct 1st starting date of WP 2015/16… So you can appear from July 1st..
Got my petition approved today. Vermont centre (EAC15144XXXX /NONAD/Regular).Thank you Redbus and Kumar for your regular updates.
I’m worried. The number before and after mine are in RFE status. Mine is still in case received status.
Hi,
I am also in the same situation, before my number got approved and after my number got RFE. my position is still case was received.
any idea how they will pick and process the applications.
Finally, got approved today EAC15143*
Same here..before case number RFE and after my case approved.But mine still case received.any on epls comment
In my case two nos after me and before me are approved and mine s still case received . God alone knows in which order they r processing 🙁 🙁 I wish they follow some sequence .
Hi Team,
Currently I am working with some company, I am having valied H1B visa now.
Is there any chance to transfer this visa to some other company from India and will go to us?
Thanks,
Sriram
Yes,
If your h1 is stamped your new employer can do amendment and you can travel.
Best of luck !
Anybody with WAC15146** series got approval status..
I’m with WAC1514250**** still in status Case Was Received
i opine Vermont center processing is faster than California center..any thoughts of you?
Petition approved on July 1st..EAC15147……NONAD/Regular
Congrats .. 🙂
Congrats, On which date was the petition picked in lottery? And what is the starting series after ‘147’?
Hi. Do we receive a receipt number/tracking number if the case has been filed for regular processing? My case has been filed in april and no news yet. I am wondering if I should have number to track the status of my application.
Yes, we receive receipt number in case the application get selected in the lottery. Please consult your Attorney or Employer regarding the same.
Hi Raghu,
My case is still in status :” My case was Received ” . time anyy idea, how muchtime frame is needed to work on it .
Hi,
Current Petition status is “Request for Additional Evidence Notice Was Mailed”. My employer did not receive any Mail (till 07 Jul). How many days it will take? Is there any way to get the query mailed by USCIS before receiving the mail?
You could try e-receipt of the notice. This option should only be tried if you have not received an update by the time they mentioned in the update.
OK. Thanks for the info. The same is mentioned in case status 🙂
Kumar,
What’s the latest timeline to get a approval/denial for regular applicants without RFE. Is September 30 a deadline. If in case one does not receive the decision by then, is the applicant allowed to work until the final verdict comes.
Up to now there is not any update about my Lottery result. Can u suggest me what to do for know the result fast.
Sushil, Unfortunately, there is no way to get result fast. You will have to wait for USCIS to send you the rejection package.
Kumar
There is no possibility of a rejection package as lottery result is out for sushil i believe.
Hi.
Does the recent technical snag in the visa computer system affect the approval process of H1B??
One of my friends H1B got approved in 2 months timeline. His approval came before the technical issues at USCIS.
Anybody else whose application has passed 2 months timeline??
The recent technical issue is related to Visa Stamping system. It is not related to the visa approval system of USCIS. It should not impact.
Thanks.
I know there is no SLA for petition approval. Still what is the average time for the approval based on your previous experience?
Rahul, it is very relative, there is no blanket answer. Ideally you should have the decision in about 2 to 3 months or less. I have seen cases, where it goes much longer up to 8 months or more with RFEs…One of the things we all need to be aware is that, you cannot start working until October 1st, so technically, there is no rush from USCIS perspective to adjudicate the petition before that date, unless you filed under premium processing.
Hi.
My Petition got approved today.
Thanks for all the advice Kumar 🙂
@rahul: did you got the approval petition?? or checked in USCIS website??
Thanks Admin. We are awaiting for your next post that will cover from Post approval to stamping, interview questions, documents to be submitted and how to apply for dependent visa before stamping/after stamping etc.
We have few articles on the blog around that topics. Having said that, will write an article consolidating all these…
Thank you Kumar for your great work. I am also having same concerns and waiting for your article on this.
Any trustworthy consultancies to go to for additional h1b application?
Thanks.