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USCIS received 124,000 H1B Visa 2014 Petitions – Official Lottery Update Results

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As predicted by us earlier on USCIS official news update date, USCIS did an official press release today disclosing the details of overall petitions received and lottery process followed, including results. Below is a brief summary of the H1B Visa 2014 news release.

USCIS Official News : Summary of H1B Visa 2014 Lottery Results press release

  • Big News: For the first time in USCIS history since 2008, H1B Visas 2014 cap reached within the first week of filings, i.e, first week of April.  You can check out US Economy and H1B Visa Lottery
  • Total H1B Petitions received :  USCIS received a total of 124,000 H1B Visa petitions for fiscal year 2014.
  • Lottery Information : USCIS conducted a random computer generated random selection process, also called as lottery, on April 7th to select the petitions needed to meet the regular cap of 65,000 and masters cap of 20,000
  • Lottery Process followed: As described in our detail H1B Visa Lottery process, USCIS followed the same thing.  First USCIS conducted lottery process for Masters quota petitions and then the petitions not selected in masters lottery were merged with regular quota pool and random selection process was conducted for remaining pool to select 65,000 petitions.
  • Petitions Not Selected in Lottery  : If your petition was not selected in lottery, USCIS will reject and return the petition along with the filing fee, except for duplicate petitions.
  • Premium Processing for H1B Visa 2014 : To facilitate the data entry process and meet the timelines, USCIS will begin premium processing for H1B Visa 2014 from April 15th.
  • Non-Cap Subject Petitions Accepted :  USCIS will continue to accept non-cap subject petitions i.e, that have already been counted towards to the cap, including petitions filed under below category
    • H1B Visa stay extensions
    • Employee terms changes for H1B visa worker
    • H1B petitions filed for Change of employers
    • H1B petitions filed for concurrent working for more than one employer

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  2. GUYS….It looks like Vermont is DONE with PP for Advanced Degree.
    Is it too early to conclude that some of us were not chosen if we were PP AD Vermont(EAC)?
    thanx

    • Hi guys,

      I just checked on uscis they have started processing the regular quota.

      All the best for the people from regular quota.

      Bad news for the people who are under premium processing , i could not find any application which is for PP , keep your fingers crossed.

      This is from vermont center.

      Can anyone confirn on the regular quota that they recieved the recipts, becoz all of the applications say they mailed on. 8th of this month

      Please confirm

  4. Hi guys
    http://www.kateraynor.com/articles/h1b-visa-cap-2008.html as per this
    The cervice centers r changed in 2008. Will it be same
    This year also ?

  6. EAC WAC
    1-Apr 1312552045 1312550001 2044 1312350324 1312350001 323
    2-Apr 1312651896 1312650001 1895 1312450719 1312450001 718
    3-Apr 1312751756 1312750001 1755 1312550522 1312550001 521
    4-Apr 1312851248 1312850001 1247 1312651590 1312650001 1589
    5-Apr 1312950564 1312950001 563 1312750418 1312750001 417
    8-Apr 1313052558 1313050001 2557 1312852853 1312850001 2852
    9-Apr 1313154250 1313150001 4249 1312953525 1312950001 3524
    10-Apr 1313254556 1313250001 4555 1313053861 1313050001 3860
    11-Apr 1313354627 1313350001 4626 1313152499 1313150001 2498

    Total since april 1 23491 16302 39793
    Total since april 8 15987 12734 28721

    • Until 8th April, it seems there are nearly 11000 receipts. However, there are 6800 visas which are set aside from the cap of 65,000 (for Chili and Singapore). The receipts belonging to the applications selected through lottery were started to send out on 8th April. So how can more than 6800 receipts can be sent before 8th April, any ideas?

  7. EAC WAC
    1-Apr 1312552045 1312550001 2044 1312350324 1312350001 323
    2-Apr 1312651896 1312650001 1895 1312450719 1312450001 718
    3-Apr 1312751756 1312750001 1755 1312550522 1312550001 521
    4-Apr 1312851248 1312850001 1247 1312651590 1312650001 1589
    5-Apr 1312950564 1312950001 563 1312750418 1312750001 417
    8-Apr 1313052558 1313050001 2557 1312852853 1312850001 2852
    9-Apr 1313154250 1313150001 4249 1312953525 1312950001 3524
    10-Apr 1313254556 1313250001 4555 1313053861 1313050001 3860
    11-Apr 1313354627 1313350001 4626 1313152499 1313150001 2498

    Total since april 1 23491 16302 39793
    Total since april 8 15987 12734 28721

  9. Got my WAC from Fragomen today 1600 hrs PDT. Regular quota, premium processing, California center. All the best folks. Heard that many others from my company didn’t get through yet. So there’s still hope.

    • AK,
      hang in there i know couple of friend are still waiting and in same boat with you…
      one of my friend did not got receipt but his check got cleared so make sure with ur emloyer. also check your attorney as well because sometime they do not sen email right a way…. it happens that they send email after 2 days and you are sometime waiting here and much panic….. i understand ur feelings because i was also like you earlier this afternoon.
      i wish all the best to all peopl pray hard and all masters people will get it ….

    • Same here. Contacted my employer and attorney. But nothing happened. No sweet email from uscis. Check is not cleared.

  11. Hang in there CSC-PP folkes…CSC sends out emails in the night as well.One of my friend got the email at 9:30pm

    Hang in there…….

  12. To :: Site owner not sure if it is SAURABH or someone else. whoever it is…..
    Hey i would like to thanks behalf of every individual passing from this site ….. whoever made this site it has been really helpful for people who share their news i think the hope, help and relief that people get from others in the blogs and comments are commadable.

    Thanks again without people like you this would have not been possible….

    Thanks
    Nick

  13. Anybody received receipt number from CSC + general quota + premium processing , filed trough BAL global ? More than two weeks without sleep..since i received the offer from the famous search engine company :-)……… please pls let me know..!!!

  14. Anybody received receipt number from CSC + general quota + premium processing , filed trough BAL global ? More than two weeks without sleep..since i received the offer from the famous search engine company :-)….cant resist anymore.. please pls let me know..!!!

  15. Anybody received receipt number from CSC + general quota + premium processing , filed trough BAL global ? More than two weeks without sleep..since i received the offer from the famous search engine company :-)….cant resist anymore..just trying final attempt please pls let me know..!!!

    • Me too man! It’s killing now.. Advanced degree,pp and submitted on day 1.. Not heard yet..opt expiring end of May,have no option of OPT extension either-unfortunately dentist dont come in stem extension.huge dental school loans to pay back!! God help me!

  22. Hi Friends, I got my WAC from my attorney(at Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:23 PM CST), PP/CSC/AD.
    I pray and wish all of you get through. I know everyone will go through.
    I had sleepless nights and no proper food past week.
    I stared this blog refreshing every 100 times per hour.
    God Bless you All the best!!!

  23. Hi Friends, I got my WAC from my attorney(at Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:23 PM CST), PP/CSC/AD.
    I pray and wish all of you get through. I know everyone will go thru.
    I had sleepless nights and no proper food past week.
    I stared this blog refreshing every 100 times per hour.
    God Bless you All the best!!!

  24. Hi Friends, I got my WAC from my attorney(at Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:23 PM CST), PP/CSC/AD.
    I pray and wish all of you get through. I know everyone will go thru.
    I had sleepless nights and no proper food past week.
    I stared this blog refreshing every 100times per hour.
    GodBless you All the best!!!

  25. My Lawyer just emailed me , got confirmation.. All the best for all who are waiting..

    PP / Regular Cap / VSC

    • Congrats!! I am so stressed now and cant focus on anything else except for praying and reading this forum. God, If you hear our pray, please bring some good news. Fingers crossed.

  28. Hey guys! Any news from Texas processing center?? Did anyone hear at all so far? Masters premium category or masters general?? I see lot of Vermont and California centers processing but what’s happening with Texas center?? I applied for Masters Premium processing.. No update yet!! Worried now a little.good luck all!!

    • Ravi texas does not process h1b. its only Vermont and california thats it…. u will get from one of them not texas….

      • Thanks a ton Nick. I had no idea about that,was waiting patiently untill now thinking that there’s no updates from Texas center.. Sarted to panic now.. masters pp and not heard yet..is there any hope yet? to hear something good soon. Good luck all of you’ll. God bless all.

  29. Hey guys! Any news from Texas processing center?? Did anyone hear at all so far? Masters premium category or masters general?? I see lot of Vermont and California centers processing but what’s happening with Texas center?? I applied for Masters Premium processing.. No update yet!! Worried now a little.

  33. Surely I will see many posts tomorrow from guys applied in Non-Premium either in AD/General quota. And I am also waiting for it 🙂

  38. Mine is regular cap(65k) /Premium/Vermont .
    I’m waiting still. My employer told me it will take arleast till end of next week for uscis to process, don’t panic.they won’t send notice for 1000 ppl per day.
    I’m following this forum for the past 10 days. I believe this is the only forum where we are sharing our status.i assume uscis might processed less than 10k so far..
    My employeer should be correct..it might take one more week to complete initial process. I’m hoping for the best for all of us who are waiting still!!!

    • If PP receipt update spills over to the next week then USCIS would make an official statement by EOW. Their estimate as of last week was to start PP from 15th to keep up the SLA, so if we receive no official statement from USCIS, they should have sent receipts for all PP by EOW.

  39. fragoman says they haven’t received any update yet and will let me know as soon as they hear anything on my case .

  41. Has anyone filed via BAL, csc/regular cap/pp still waiting? Getting desperate now after days of tortuous waiting

    • I applied thru BAL. Masters/PP/CSC. Still waiting…. Two of colleagues from the same company recd their receipts number

  44. Has anyone filed via BAL, csc/regular cap/pp still waiting? Getting desperate now after days of tortuous waiting…

  45. From the postings, seems like Fragomen has not forwarded any receipts yet. Has anyone who filed it through Fragomen got an update ?

    • Yeah Sid,
      Seems they are waiting for all the cased to be updated …and once they will have receipts they will update it.I am tracking it on their internal website dedicated to my employer and there’s no activity so let’s see what’s hidden there 🙂
      Good Luck ….!!!!

      • Did fragomen update their site first or send you an email ? My previous notifications reached my inbox first.

        • @Sid :
          They are not sending any notifications if they are updating any details for our profile…
          I mean whenever they updated my details ,never got notification related to it.that was the reason I am checking my Fragomen profile every 15 mins.

          And what kind of notification you are talking about ?

          • I got the internal notifications for other processes like questionnaire acceptance, employer signature and USCIS filing updates in my email before they updated their site’s case-update section. This is what they mentioned in the last email – “Over the next several days we’ll be updating your Case Status page but given the volume of cases filed we are notifying you first via email”

          • oh ok…yeah even i can see those updates under Case Status ->Milestones but not in emails. Seems I have to wait for next week till CSC processes all the PP applications .The paralegal associate @Fragomen with whom I was coordinating is on PTOs. That was bummer 😮
            So “Wait For It” is the mantra 🙂

          • KJP/Sid-wat is the last update in the milestone section of your respective cases ? mine says “H-1B … filed with USCIS” on 04/05…..did u get any update post that saying “Petition recvd by USCIS” or so on…I just realized that my app was filed at the 11th hour..and i never got a confirmation from the firm that it was recvd by USCIS.

          • My last milestone is the same as yours. Look for a new milestone OR for a NIV Receipt# in the Case Overview tab.

          • k..thanks a ton. The NIV Receipt# is blank as of now..guess will be updated if and when i am picked in the lottery.

          • @Rishika/Sid :
            Under Milestones, the most recent status:
            -> 03-29-2013 H-1B Change of Status filed with USCIS
            This was confirmed with an email from Fragomen Representative informing me that my Case petition was filled and application was delivered by FedEx on April 1 at California Service Center.
            Also Under Case Overview ,NIV Receipt #: is blank….
            So guys we are in same boat …Hope for the best 🙂
            Also let’s keep each other posted on any updates with our case.
            Good Luck 🙂

  46. Two of my colleagues received theirs today for Masters/Premium/CSC. I have not received mine. Is it over for me?

  47. looks like today no one has received any case number /approval from CSC,strange!!!

    • Привет.

      Обычная квота, не премиум. Оффер от небольшого стартапа. Жду результата…

  49. is there any hopes for CSC PP General Quota for receiving H1B approval?
    Did anyone get approval today?

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