As many of you know, USCIS has changed their H1B submission process for the fiscal year 2021 with New H1B Registration Process. As part of that they had the H1B registration open for 20 days from March 1st to March 20th, 2020. Employers used Online H1B Registration Tool to submit H1B registrations for their employees that they plan to sponsor H1B Visa to work from October 1st, 2020. Since, the H1B registration period closed, many are waiting for the update from USCIS. Today as part of the H1B 2021 process next steps, USCIS today announced that they have completed selection process, also called as H1B Visa Lottery , we will cover the details of the news release from USCIS in this article.
If you are new to H1B Visa process, read H1 Visa 2021 – Registration, Fee, Lottery, FAQs
Update : on April 1st, USCIS announced that Total 275,000 H1B Applications(registrations) were received by USCIS.
News Summary – H1B initial Electronic Registration Process Completed
- Enough Electronic H1B Registrations : USCIS confirmed that they have received enough H1B registrations in their online registration system during the initial registration period that was open between March 1st and March 20th.
- H1B Lottery Selection Completed: They indicated that the initial random selection process, called as H1B Visa lottery, process is completed for all the properly submitted registrations.
- H1B Selected Notifications Status Change, Date : USCIS will inform/ notify the petitioners or employers with selected registrations no later than March 31st. It can be even earlier. Some reported they already got results. Check below statuses info. There are three statuses that you can see as listed below and the meaning of the same.
- Submitted : If your status continues to say Submitted, it means that your registration, after the initial selection process or lottery, it is still under consideration for selection or lottery until the end of the fiscal year 2021. There may be another run for lottery in future, depending on how many petitions USICIS receives. Once the fiscal year closes, then the status will be “Selected”, “Not Selected” or “Denied”
- Selected : If your status shows, “Selected”, it means that you are selected in H1B Lottery for the initial run and you can file H1B 2021 Cap subject full petition starting from April 1st, 2021. This is your ticket to file H1B for FY 2021 season. Below is the sample H1B Registration status shared by one of our users ( anonymous), thanks a lot to the user for sharing ! If user clicks on the View notice, they will see the notice of selection. You can check Sample H1B Registration Notice for FY 2021 on how it looks.
- Denied : You would see the status as “Denied”, if there was duplicate registration submitted for the same beneficiary or payment method was declined or not reconciled. If this status shows up, it means that your registration is not valid for the fiscal year 2021 and you can say that the applicant cannot file for FY 2021 season. This is a clear NOT selected equivalent status.
- Can only file, if status “Selected” : USCIS clearly tells that you can only file, if your status shows as selected. You need to attach the receipt notice and send it along with the H1B package that you send.
You can watch the below video that covers the details on the USCIS news release.
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What was not covered in the press alert by USCIS ?
- No indication of Total H1B Registrations : In the past, USCIS would indicate how many petitions were filed, like received 201,011 H1B Petitions for FY 2020 Season. In the current press release, they do not indicate any of that. We do not know the numbers.
- Masters vs Regular Cap: They do not talk about any of the Masters vs Regular cap reached with registration. It is a blanket statement saying that registration is completed.
- End date for Not Selected: They have not given any indication of the date on when the statuses for all the registration would be changing to “Not Selected”. This was one of the pain points for people to keep waiting until late July or August. Now, this year also, it seems that they are not going to tell that until some date, which we do not know…
Overall, there are some outstanding questions that we are not clear on. But, one thing is clear, Lottery process is done, some users should see their status change to Selected.
What is your take on the H1B Registration process Results ?
reference : USCIS Press release
So I have a status as Submitted for my H1B Application for FY 21. So what is going to happen now that H1b is not granted?
Arun,
It means you need to apply again in H1B registration Lottery next year.
Hi Kumar
After filing the petition (after getting selected in lottery), in general, how many weeks it will take to get acknowledgement from USCIS for filing the petition.
Anonymous,
Usually it should take anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks. But, there are delays with issuance of receipt notices now. Some users said they got response after 30 days, some said even longer.
Did USCIS notified all of the selected applicants? Mine application still says submitted
Dula,
Yes, for the first round, it was done by April 1st.
Does that mean there is second and third round etc..? can i know the dates for second and third rounds if they exist..
In previous years, is it happened that any one got positive response after declaring first round lottery results.
Rao,
no one knows. No, there was no second round in the past. The registration process is first time this year.
Trump just tweeted that he will suspend immigration to the US. Would this affect H1Bs?
yes , it would be
QQ,
Too early to say, we need to wait for official announcement…
Hi Kumar,
Here is the scenario,I applied h1b and h1b got selected in lottery.today i got to know my project is ending on April 30. do they mention client name in H1b registration process? if no, should I go ahead in submitting the documents with different client but same employer?
firstTime_H1b,
No, the client or job info is not mentioned in registration. They can submit, if they have not submitted yet.
Hi,
Same happens with me I got selected for H1 lottery. Just need to ask If I selected for employer A can I change now to employer B and still process for H1
Anonymous, You cannot change now.
no you cant
Hi, Did anyone from TCS received h1b 2021 lottery status?
Thanks
not me…i m from.tcs only
one person said..he recieved..
you are working where ? india ?
are you also checking on ulitmatix
I am yet to get any update. I am in TCS Kolkata.
Where in Ultimatix can you check this ?
Yes..Mine is selected
Hi sagar
in which tcs location u r in india ?
I’m from Hyderabad
great….
your application was in premium category or regular
i have not yet recieved any update ..
Premium or regular category— I don’t have these details
Hi Deepak,
I got a weird email from Infosys glomo team. It says that my application is still waiting an update from USCIS. Registration will remain in consideration for selection by USCIS until the end of the fiscal year (i.e. 30th September 2020).
I am not sure what does that mean. Is it a selection, waitlist or denial?
Thanks,
Kumar
Hi Kumar,
Even I got the same Email.
It is wait list. If any of the selected people in lottery, not willing to file petition or not submitted the petition then there will be a chance for the people in wait list
Hi
anybody else from tcs
recieved an update on there H1B application ??
did you recieve any email from tcs or you are just seeing an update on ultimatix
Hi Kumar
i just got an update ,that my application is not selected in lottery
so does that mean that..i now need to apply next year
and chances for this year is over
ashu,
There may be a chance of second run, we do not know..so, fingers crossed. Yes, if nothing happens and your status shows as not selected, then yes, your option is for next year.
anyone here working in TCS from USA
Hi brother
congrats on your selection
just wanted to know
are you working in india ?? and the portal you are reffering is ultimatix ??
please suggest
Yes..I’m working in India and I’m referring to ultimatix
Sagar, where in Ultimatix did you got to know that you have been selected ?
Anyone from Capgemini got updates? They neither respond nor reply to the mails. How to find application ID, so that I can track online
Hello has anyone heard from Apple?
Hurrayyy!!
I got selected in first attempt. Thank you Trump ji Thank you Modi ji. I will get my green card soon and make America Great Again!!
Thank you Redbus2us.
what is the date of the notice?
APRIL 1, 2020 – Around 11 AM CDT
the date of notice in the email? or the date you were informed?
I haven’t heard back from Fragomen or my employer yet. What does that mean? does that mean I have been rejected?
Given the economic condition client company in the US can easily retract the offer so don’t be too happy about it. Also since you sound like a new bee, if you lose your job on H1b you have a limited window to find a new job or you need to go back to US. Also green card thought employment for Indians can take anywhere between 7 to 8 decades depending upon the category you applied for.
Also since 3.3 million Americans are unemployed and American is heading towards a recession, Non profit organizations like US tech workers have filed petition to fire all h1-b at any company before firing any Americans. Trump cab practice Buy American Hire American at any given point now.
Also people already in US on H1-b visas are getting laid off and they have been given 60 days to find a new job and after that they will have to leave the country.
Also nobody knows if Corona virus situation will allow to lift the international travel or not, you can’t come to US on October 1st if travel ban is not lifted.
Also there is a good chance your Indian sponsoring company may never file your petition which happens a lot and specially in times like this which is very similar to great recession of 2008.
I hope you get it but since i felt like you are rubbing it up on people’s faces who are unfortunate this time, i felt the need to show you the transparent picture of how things work here in US.
Now thank Modi JI and Trump JI 🙂 Cheers
Thank you.. You made me feel much better after being rejected…
Can we still have hope or its over??
SPS,
If you have not heard, you are not picked in initial round. You just need to wait to see, if there is a second round.
What are the chances for those not selected yet (still on “Submit”) to get drawn again? Do you think more selected applicants will drop out this year because of the current rocky economy post-coronavirus? Thank you.
All we know is that USCIS said that they will notify petitioners with selected registrations no later than March 31, 2020.
Those not selected will remain submitted until the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30, 2021. If for some reason the cap is not filled (which seems unlikely but who knows with all the uncertainty right now), then they would conduct a second lottery to reach the cap.
Question,
Yes, it is very likely…. we may expect many drop outs, as the unemployment situation is becoming bad with economy taking a big hit…
Not just economy.
1. I have friends who’s lottery got picked and they don’t have enough salaries to file LCA. Companies won’t be filing their petitions.
2. There are people who’s multiple registrations got picked. They will file one petition max.
Feel free to add more such categories. Stay positive! 🙂
Oh. I think this time online lottery system will only allow one and no duplicates.
Is there any way to check your status ?
Don’t you have a communication with your employer or what?
Ajay,
No other way, other than employer. Read H1B registration results – How do I know ?
Is the status changing to “Not Selected” also or only remaining “Submitted” ?
Mine is still “Submitted”, when will it change?
where did you check? could you please share URL?
Sunny,
It will stay as Submitted until end of fiscal year.
Anybody had an update on the sevp portal?
curious,
SEVP portal will not be updated now, as there is no cap gap extension granted yet. You need to file petition to get it until June 30th. This will only change, if your OPT is expiring before Jun 30th. You need to update your DSO on this as well.
Anyone with Fragomen, as law firm, heard anything on lottery results?
Fragomen is my attorney, Havent heard anything from them
I haven’t
I’m wondering if anyone from Fragomen heard anything. They aren’t responding to my email.
Same here. haven’t. heard anything from Fragomen
Same here
Barath,
few users posted the updates in WhatsApp groups that they were selected.
still haven’t heard back from fragomen– anyone?
Haven’t heard from Fragomen. Waiting.
Some were selected yesterday on Fragomen website. I had not had mine updated on the same website. I just took it easy though.
So on the Fragomen portal does it say selected instead of awaiting decision then.
Yes. Shown as “Selected by USCIS in the H1B CAP registration lottery”
Same here. Not heard anything. Did anyone of you get any email from them? I really don’t know whether my petition was picked or not.
Thank you guys for you response. 5 people who I know who are through Fragomen didn’t have their portal updated and didn’t hear anything back from them. Thought that was weird. But through our mutual friends we came to know they had their portal updated as early as the 28th. It’s hard luck for the rest and let’s hope for the best next time.
Are you saying those who didn’t have their portal updated didn’t get their application picked in lottery? And which portal are you referring to here?
Fragomen’s internal connect portal.
And yes from what I understand any updates in the USCIS portal which only your employer has access to will reflect on Fragomen portal as well. If there isn’t an update that means USCIS portal doesn’t show an update of status from submitted to selected.
I haven’t seen any update on Portal even my colleagues have not noticed. It just says LCA submitted application in progress was updated in Feb still the same
does fragomen also fills application on behalf of tcs ?
Yeah true that their status doesn’t indicate if the application was not selected; it just wouldn’t update. But they are quick to update the portal for the ones they have the receipt for. Your employer will have access to the USCIS portal as well, so they could give you an update. If the status for them still remains submitted then it means it wasn’t picked. If the status is denied then it wasn’t a part of lottery, I have heard such cases where duplicate registrations were made by employer and the attorney.
Guys, My Fragomen portal didn’t update but I received an update from my employer that my application was selected. My frogmen portal still says awaiting decision.
I haven’t heard from them either…
any body from tcs ? who is working in india got any update on the H1B results ??
i am reffering to Tata consultancy employees
Hi did anyone from fragomen or Charles schwab , hear back ?
Not yet selected:(. Does anyone status changed today(from Submitted to selected)?
I Got a selection today. Picked on 27th march and got to know on 30th march.
All the results have declared on 27th march. It’s just the communication between the attorney and the individual which is remaining.
Where can i Check??
Anyone from Wipro India got notification ? if selected ?
Not yet.
I got the confirmation that i got selected and received the notice from my company’s lawyer.
Which law firm, by chance anyone heard back from/through Fragomen H1b filing ? Please reply
I am in US and don’t work for any consulting or big 4 . I am a full time employee at a architecture firm.
Not yet heard from Fragomen. I even mailed them but with no reply. Did you hear anything?
Neither fragomen nor our employer updated results yet, tried to reach out our employer they said will update as soon as I can, probably by this weekend. Fragomen handles so many applications from different companies takes time to update always late, so hold on until this weekend or max next Monday before you lose hope
My employer updated my result. I was selected but wasn’t informed I don’t have receipt details yet.
I got confirmation and received Form I797C from my employer..
1.In this notice at the bottom right corner of the page 04/01/2019 is mentioned . Is this what mentioned in every notice.
2.also please let me know if there is anyway where we can track online with the details available in the I797C notice.
It is probably the start of filing date. Your employer can file starting from that date.
Anyone with an update today? Can we still expect an update or is it all done?
User35,
You still have time till March 31st.
I was told
Uscis is still issuing Lottery decisions and will contact you if chosen.
Does that mean rejection
is any body here from tata consultancy services .employee..
who got confirmation or update from the company regarding the H1B status ?
So, I got selected in the initial lottery. Does this mean I will definitely get H1 if I submit my application correctly, or will there be another lottery and there is chance of not getting H1?
Which law firm, by chance anyone heard back from/through Fragomen H1b filing ? Please reply
Amar,
It means you have got option to file H1B, still the process is long…
Hey, Got informed by my company’s immigration team today that my application has been picked up in the lottery. Best of luck to others waiting.
Which company
All the best to the people who got selected and may the force be with you. This is my 6th year of trying and as usual i did not get a positive news so far and i dont have any hopes further maybe i am not destined for H1.
Are you working in the US? or are you trying from outside?
if your status remained “submitted” is there other notification that says you were not selected in the initial selection?
VBC,
Sorry to hear… maybe better things await you in life ! Still there is time, hope fortune favors you…
Not clear.Masters degree quota is also completed alongwith regular cap?
I have the same question
Is anyone with MS capping got section result?
Is anyone with MS capping got selction result?
Suresh,
They have not given any split this year yet. We assume both are complete. Let’s see, if USCIS gives more info.
hi anybdy from tcs here
any employee who hv got the update regarding h1b results from them
Hello,
Yes, I heard back from my employer today of the status of my application.
Hi
is your employer tata consultancy services ?
actually i m waiting for there update
No ashwini , no update from TCS
hi..
do let me know if u get any update from tcs
you are in india or us ,,?
any update for TCS
did nybdy frm tcs got any update
which organization?
Any update from tcs yet?.Please update
no update from tcs till now
I’m from TCS..I got update on last Friday in our portal that My status is selected
What % applications got selected for your employers? How does it compare to previous years?
Trying to get a sense since USCIS did not publish number of applicants
guru,
So far, they haver not shared any data with us. Let’s see, if they release any such data.
guru,
You can check the H1B Tracker to get an idea
Anyone from CTS India here who got any mail from GM team regarding registration selection?
Still waiting. Fingers crossed
My application has been selected. Got mail from GM today ?
Got mail from GM TEAM my application not selected ???
how did u knw u werent selected?
Got mail from GM team
but the notification for selection is until tomorrow. Your status should have remained submitted, unless it’s denied. Keep praying hard bro.
Bro how to you know ? I am very depressed
check your status end of today. if the status is submitted still, then most probably you are not selected.
Do you think it’s possible that Trump would stop issuing the H1B visas to help with unemployment rate in the US?
PP,
Very unlikely, they would not do that….The norms will get stiffer and there could be more scrutiny.
Sir i got mail from my GM TEAM it’s seems i am not selected ..
It means this time also unlucky
Did anyone get the update today ?
SS,
Yes, lottery results are out.
is the lottery result announcement completed? no updates from lawyer yet.
Vidhan,
Still going on, until March 31st.
My application has been selected. Got mail from GM today 🙂
I am too selected, Got news on 30th.
Anyone got update from infosys?
No. Usually they will take some time to update
Yes, received notification yesterday as selected.