As you know, yesterday USCIS released an official press note indicating that they received about 233,000 petitions and H1B lottery was completed. As of yesterday, USCIS indicated that the premium processing will begin no later than May 11th, 2015.
Today, USCIS released a news alert indicating that the premium processing for H1B Visa 2016 petitions will start from April 27th, 2015.
What does this change in premium processing date mean to everyone in H1B 2016 quota ?
It simply means that, if someone filed their H1B petition in FY 2016 quota under either in masters quota or regular quota and filed it under premium processing their 15 days clock for adjudicating the petition starts from April 27th. Technically, if everything was right and there is no RFE they should have a decision within 15 calendar days starting from April 27th, which would be May 11th.
So, technically, premium processing candidates for FY 2016 should receive their H1B case petition numbers/ receipt notices starting anytime from today via email. They should ideally have H1B case number by April 28th or 29th. USCIS might take some more time to release the case number or receipt notices for the regular processing petitions, as there is no SLA or time commitment.
This clearly tells us that the number of premium processing petitions filed this year were more or less same as last year and not too many filed under premium processing as USCIS anticipated. They adjusted the dates based on the work load they have. Also, with the push in the premium processing dates, hopefully, regular processing candidates petitions are processed slightly faster as well…lets hope so !
Also, they indicated in the press note that no changes to the premium processing petitions filed that are cap-exempt. Their processing continues to stick to the 15 calendar days starting from the day USCIS received the petition with the fee. Also, you may read the below to clarify on the processing times.
H1B 2016 Premium, Regular Processing time, Receipts Info
What are your thoughts on the H1B processing timelines by USCIS ?
Reference : USCIS Alert on Premium processing
So reading all comments for Vermont centre, it feels only receipts for AD have been released.
Can somebody pls confirm if the non-AD/PP/vermont receipts have been started coming out yet or we need to wait few days more….
Thanks!
Yes they have started to come out. Check out immigrationgirl website. People are reporting it there
I want to thank everyone here, including those guys filed multiple applications. Because of people do wrong things, we know how important and valuable it is to do right things.
I just got notice from USCIS email forwarded by my attorney. EAC151355XXXX.
AD/PP/Vermont.
Everyone should be patient, my status is still ACTIVE and nothing like PENDING or CHANGE. It looks exactly like a not picked case. However, I just got email. I don’t have fake resume and I went to ivy school in NY, now I am working for a fancy tech firm, I believe the next steps will be easy and smooth. Good luck to everyone here, truly.
Thank you, Lord.
In the strong and loving name of Jesus. Amen.
Congrats! I’m also AD/PP/Vermont. I also went to Ivy and work in NYC but I still haven’t heard a thing from Fragomen, the law firm.
Thank you for your update. Hope your future will shine like a star.
I’m AD/PP/VT, status is active. Chance is getting smaller now…
Guys,
I just wanna tell that even if you see your SEVIS active..that does not mean you are not selected. I called my school and SEVIS center both said my SEVIS is active but did not give any further information. And few hours later I got email from lawyer abt my case getting picked up in lottery(AD/PP/Vermont). I checked online and it says my petition was received on 20th April, which means USCIS just entered online and sent email to my lawyer.
Thank you for your info. When will your EAD expire? After OCT 01, or before?
Anyone from deloitte nyc ???
My nerves are already broken due to this painful endless waiting time. I don’t know if i am only one from my firm who didn’t received the news from seyfarth shaw
DTT from BOS here and no news from seyfarth lawyers either….
Hoping to get a response by the end of the day today!!
I am from deloitte texas, third and final attempt, sey farth gave me no updates 🙁
Attorney got e-mail notification that its accepted!
I am relieved!
Got email from Fragoman. I got selected in H1B lottery. AD/PP/Vermont
AD/PP/VT
My Employer received Receipt Number Email and Mail today, Checks were also en cashed today.. DSO also confirmed “Change of Status-Pending”.. So Happy… 🙂
Don’t loose hope guys.. Good luck to everyone..
So many receipts all of a sudden?!!
Hoping for some good news…!
for RG or PP only?
AD/PP/VT
So you need to provide your SEVIS ID when you call them for status check?
whom should i call?
Please call (703) 603-3400.
Go with the options 1,2 and 1.
All the people who dont get selected and have to leave US. Make sure u guys screw some white chics before u leave :p
It’s people like you who give Indians a bad name for sexism and misogyny
Lmao – nice suggestion. Have been doing for a while now, will probably continue doing.
Hi Guys,
Just for email from Lawyer my application got selected. Application is picked up on 14th. Got confirmation email today. All the best guys 🙂
Any idea when can we get the update for NON-AD/RP?
Many thanks!!!!
Hello,
Rp will start from 27th April.
All the best guys
Just got an email from my lawyer who finally gave me my receipt number. I had filed under AD/PP/VSC (first attempt) and my check was cashed on thursday. couldn’t be more happy. Good luck to everyone else who are waiting. Dont loose hope.
Mine is AD/PP/Vermont. i haven’t received any messages from attorney, no changes of Sevis, no checks were deposited.
If I haven’t received any message by 04/27, does that mean I was not picked by lottery?
Yes bro. Good luck!
From other comments in this blog, Yes, if we haven’t received any receipt by 27th then we are not picked in the lottery… Mine is AD/PP/Vermont too.. Still Waiting..
Seems massive notice been send out by VT this afternoon. Friends are sharing their good news one after one, so just hang in there for 1 more week if you are PP/VT.
Hi Guys,
Non AD/PP/VT just got the receipt notice.
Best luck for the guys waiting for result.
I got my receipt today. Second attempt.
AD/PP/VSC.
Has anyone non-AD/PP been able to check if SEVIS record has been updated? It seems like a lot of you who checked SEVIS are AD.
I’m non-AD and my SEVIS record is the same… Is there any hope?
Calm. Your. Horses. Guys!!
If you’re going to get picked, you will be picked among 1 crore applicants… if not, then not even in 10 applicants!
This is my 2nd successive attempt and the number of fks I give equals the number of football world cups MSdhoni has.
Just heard 3 of my friends were selected in the lottery, all were AD/PP/VT
AD/CA/PP – Just called up SEVIS centre. They told me that my:
1) Status is active
2) Cap Gap extended till September 30 (My OPT expires on July 07)
What does it mean?
Congrats! You got selected for the lottery. Mine was the same status this morning and I got email in the afternoon. Just hang in there, your confirmation email must be on its ways.. 🙂
Thanks SG & Rubyracer. I still haven’t heard from my employer/lawyer coz it’s almost end of business hours here. SG, did you hear from the California center?
congrats bro..you got selected
Hey everybody,
I have applied for AD/RP/ VT . Has the Vermont office they started sending out receipts for AD/RP yet?
AD/CA/PP – Just called up SEVIS centre. They told me that my:
1) Status is active
2) Cap Gap extended till September 30 (My OPT expires on July 07)
What does it mean?
AD/PP/Vermont
Got a call from Fragomen today about my receipt notice.. The last few weeks been have been the most harrowing.. so much so that I had already started planning the move back to India. Keep faith!
Just got email reciept notice from my attorney. AD/PP/VSC.
Good luck and keep faith!
Contacted SEVIS .. replied that my status is Active and for any pending change in status, I am to contact USCIS..
Does this ring a bell anyone.
(OPT expires on March 20th 2016)
So happy!!! Just got the email from my attorney with the official receipt notice forwarded. I have been following this forum since lottery was complete and received a lot of help in here.
Good luck, everyone and wish you guys all the best!
Congos!!!!!
And at last we don’t have a choice other than to pray for ourselves and wish good luck for others as well-Everyone here is for a purpose for a need-Be it career,money,quality living.Lets keep honesty at our end and God will be with us.
When do you think Non AD, Regular process, VSC can expect the receipt?
I am in same situation.
So far all receipt are for only AD/PP, my layer said that they will post receipt from may 11th so I guess I just have to wait for couple of more week.
Still waiting as well
-Consultancy assisting candidates with Fake Degrees and Employment documents is a serious issue and needs to be handled but than again its the authority who needs to check these documents thoroughly.
-There are sponsors who 1st do detailed Educational and Professional background checks prior to sponsoring and filling H1B for the aspirant-Like the one I am dealing with.
-Otherwise I wont blame these consultancies since they are no different than TCS,Infosys and Wipro.They also hire candidates and make them to work for their client,same way these consultancies do business.
-To summarize,major issues/threats to genuine candidates are those consultancies which process fake/non-skilled candidates and File multiple petitions to get those candidates selected.Kindly do not categorize all consultancies and firms as cheats.
Exactly my thoughts. Unless people are using fake experience and certificates, what consultancies do is not any different from Infosys, TCS, CTS and Wipro. If people want to go after consultancies, lets first go after the big indian companies who take up most of the visas. The smaller desi consultancies petition numbers are insignificant compared to the giants.
Here the most suffered applicants are Students who study in USA and apply H1B with Genuine experience. I know most of the applicants have fake experience (at-least 75%). So, it’s a known fact kindly acknowledge. First correct this Fake S***hit and then talk about big Consultancies like Infi/TCS etc.
I applied as AD/RP/Calif. Seems like most of the comments are from AD/PP. On looking at the thread, I feel like the CAP of AD- 20000 has been reached by AD/PP people only 🙁 . If I am wrong, Mark me wrong and tell me the reasoning behind that.
No need to panic just yet! By looking at this thread, how on earth did u come to the conclusion that the Master’s cap would be reached by PP candidates alone? There are only a 1000 or so comments! 20000>>>1000!!
It looks as if only AD/PP candidates have got through because they are the only ones being sent the receipts. Patience, my friend…
Still waiting AD/RP. Any guesses.
i think it would be after 2 3 weeks, Im with u, so all we can do is enjoy life 🙂 best wishes for us
Hi Guys,
Did any Non -AD Premium petition, Vermont centre recieved approval till now?
I am waiting this is my 3rd year 🙁
No. looks like most of the approvals so far have been for AD/PP/VSC. Keep calm and pray on! It’ll be our turn soon! 🙂
My check got cashed that what told to me by my employer . not got the receipt.
AD/PP/VT my employer received the email from Vermont around 1:30 PM Central time. Good luck to everybody!
SEVIS HOTLINE REFUSED TO TELL ME IF MY STATUS IS PENDING A CHANGE.
DSO RESUFED TO GIVE ME ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL
WHAT THE HECK.
I GO TO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY BROOKLYN. DONT EVER GO THERE.
Same here. I went to Cornell, so much for the $40k tuition each year…
try to ask another advisor of your school, just tell them you want to make sure if there is any pending change of statues of your SEVIS, don’t mention anything regarding H1B
Hello,
Anybody heard from Fragomen for NAD/PP? Can anybody help with the e-mail. How does it look like and who is the sender of the e-mail?
My wife’s application got picked up from Lottery, at least thats what the employer said to us, one concern though, the cheques for PP didnt get cased in yet. So, not completely sure yet.
Can you please elobarate AD or Non- AD, EAC or WAC??
Sorry!, Its Non-AD,PP,VT according to the employer.
I just got the receipt number; AD/PP/Vermont
Just don’t lose hope everyone who’s waiting! Good luck everyone
Even my receipt was generated today. So it seems Vermont has just begun sending out receipts…Don’t lose hope
Congrats guys!! happy for you all! Looks like AD receipts are being sent out one by one. I’m waiting for mine, non-ad. Fingers crossed. 😀
Thanks! Fingers crossed for all you guys
So you got picked in non-adv?
no, not sure if i got picked or not. I’m just happy that vermont petitions are finally moving. So happy for everyone. Waiting for my share of good news.
Update for everyone:
AD/PP/VSC. First and only H1 B application
Called SEVIS this morning…was told status is Active. Followed up with DSO, she gave me EAC umber and confirmed that Cap Gap has been applied. Just now received email from Lawyer.
Do NOT lose hope! VST is now sending emails 🙂 I hope all genuine cases are picked!!
Can you tell us the date it says that your application was received.
Just got email from the lawyer confirming AD PP VT
All the best guys n gals. Hope most genuine applications get through!!
Just got an email from my lawyer…..AD/PP/Vermont……The receipt was generated today….so don’t loose hope guys….there is time till end of the week for PP applicants…….this is my second year trying….was unlucky last year………Good Luck to all………This forum is very helpful……Thanks to everyone……Stay positive!!!
Received the receipt number from University. Thank you so much Guys for helping in providing valuable information. Much appreciated.
Emails started being received from Vermont Service Centre. Just now Fragomen confirmed. AD/PP.
Hey guys,
Im Happy. My H1-b got picked. AD/PP California center..
when did u receive the news?
What is the date on receipt ?
When it’s generated?
Ok guys! I’ve an update.
I just got an email with the Receipt number. (PP/AD/Vermont.)
Here is my analysis (which I was not sure about until now):
I called the SEVIS response centre today and they told me that my SEVIS status is:
1. Active
2. EAD extended until Sept 30th, 2015
3. Change of Status pending
So, if you have this in your SEVIS that means that your case has been picked in the lottery.
Now, if #3 ‘Change of Status’ is Approved then that means that H1-B has been granted.
Hope this helps as I’ve seen a lot of questions around this since the morning (including the one’s from me).
Lastly, please don’t make assumptions that your case is not selected until you get to know about it. Just believe in yourself and in God (if you wish to).
I wish all the people Good Luck!
Dude. I just called them. When I asked for CAP GAP status , they said they don’t verify anything except SEVIS status. They asked me to call USCIS. Did you get to know about your CAP GAP by calling (703) 603-3400 ?
I spoke to my DSO to check the SEVIS status and he said it says “PENDING”. I am graduating this June and have applied for OPT as well.
Does the SEVIS status says PENDING because of the OPT that I have applied or should I assume my case was picked in the lottery. I am Non-AD/PP/CA.
I have also seen people saying that there is a reciept number on SEVIS in case your case is picked up in the lottery. Is that ture for every case?
Please if someone could guide me on this it would be great! Thanks!
Yes
Hello All,
I applied for AD/PP/CA. I haven’t heard from my attorney nor from my school until today. It’s very disappointing.
And I see this forum is not talking much about CA service center. So, can I assume CA SC has finished sending all PP receipts to the people who got picked in the lottery?
Thanks and your reply would be much appreciated!
Me too in the same boat , not sure if I still have any chance….
Don’t lose hope till April 27th…
Mac Dre & Waiting
Not until 27th if premium processes , I guess last working of this week i.e; 24th
Because on 27th, USCIS will start processing the petitions which got selected in the lottery.
so, technically one should receive the receipt # by this Friday.
Hello Snigdha,
Hold on to it for few more days and you might have some news , don’t just quit .
Just heard from my employer that my checks were cashed on 04/17/2015. PP/AD/Vermont. Was not selected last year. Second time lucky! Be positive, think positive! It works!
Does DSO sevis status check work for F1 guys who are not on OPT?
Yes it works.
I heard some people are getting mail(not email) from Vermont center. Are these mail being sent to employer or lawyer or applicant?
Anyone got receipts for AD/PP/Vermont today? Is it end for PP applicants?
Got receipt today.. AD/PP/VT
Good luck .. 🙂
Nope. More than half the selected ad.pp have still to get receipts.
Anyone heard from fragomen today BTW?
I looked at several records entered in Vermont for today and all the cases are for regular processing. Very few like less than 20 are for premium processing, but they say that the application was received on April 18th. So I guess they are not cap-subjected H1 applications. My say would be to wait till Wednesday. Also 90% of PP should have got receipt numbers.
Yes. Receipt creation process is complete as confirmed by USCIS. But emailing or snail mailing them will continue for a few days
Does anyone received email or other way confirmation on AD/PP Calif today?
Some one received receipt from CA, when I checked the other blog. Please see below:
Hi Laura,
This is Vikas Vasam, Student of VIU. Currently I’m in OPT STEM extension working in Birmingham, Alabama.
“I have applied for H1-B for FY 2015. Could you please tell me about my SEVIS update.”
Good Luck Bro!
Sorry Wrong message in my previous comment.
“Got AD/PP/CA receipt today. So looks like its not over yet.”