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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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    • got the receipt for RP/Masters quota/vermont. My employer got the notice, we are based out of new york. Good luck to everyone, fingers crossed

        • Your :- You are right people who got their Receipt are from NY I dont know what about other state I am really worried I am on the same boat AD/RP/VSC …

  4. I was mailed “I-797C, Notice of Action”this morning.
    FYI,
    – ADC/RP/VSC
    – Receipt Date: Apr. 8
    – Notice Date: Apr. 12
    – My company is in NJ.

  6. Already its so difficult to find sponsrers for H4 visa holder…by Gods grace I found one …and sponsered for H1B …now waiting for lottery selection…very much tensed …any updates for regular quota non premium?

  7. Mine is AD/RP/VSC.. My lawyer has received 2 receipts for AD/RP/VSC out of 4 petitions she had filed.. Is USCIS sending receipt notifications in the order of selection in the lottery? Do I have any chances even though my lawyer has received receipts for all the AD/PP cases and 2 receipts out of 4 AD/RP/VSC petitions? Thanks Guys!!

    • I just got an answer to my own question!! While I was writing my question here.. My lawyer e-mailed me my receipt and I checked on USCIS where my petition has moved from acceptance to initial review.. Guys.. Be optimistic.. I am very optimistic that all AD candidates will get their receipts very soon..

        • seems like there are very less people. all the luckiest ones got selected and we are the unlucky people.

          what can be done now?

          • Same here guys. AD/PP?CSC. I have been consistently checking receipts and I saw over 300-400 PP reciepts outta Cali yesterday and around the same number for Vermont. Looks like they are still doing PP petitions, so dont lose hope just yet

          • I don’t think so. I didn’t see any one AD/PP. Did you find anyone received it today?

            I am completely lost. again go back to school and rip off yourselves.
            Feels like, entire life what we have established here have been collapsed by these consulting companies. Lottery decided the fate. how stupid it is…
            Why give H1 to H4s and L1s. They already have jobs. They don’t even know how to speak and basic etiquettes to follow in U.S based work environments. We wrote freaking GRE, TOEFL and did everything wnd finally got nothing. We are loosing everything now. Job, status etc etc… didn’t even cleared a bank loan for studies. what the hell we’re gonna do to clear that now?

          • I know one guy who came here last year on H1. He was working for some stupid consulting firm in India. He went to get married in Jan and he got her H4 stamping in Feb and came here in March and applied H1 in april.

            She already got approved for 3yrs. Where we are and what went wrong from our side? Is she going to boom the U.S economy and help americans find job?
            create some jobs inU.S? Is she gonna invent some new product which helps U.S economy to boost up and get profits? What kind of lottery system is this?

            Is it just a luck? what luck is it? What the hell went wrong? Its unacceptable.

          • US govt is not understanding the fact these consulting firms are making money in USD and paying no taxes for what they are making and the same thing with their employees. I saw lot of people who shows lot of deductibles when filing the taxes and lot of stuff just to save the tax amount not paying the exact tax for what they are making.
            Apart from this, there is no use of all these people here. even a bachelor guy can do what they are doing here for less money. They are not doing rocket science. why you need these people here? Coz, they are paying more taxes? No they are not. Everyone is here for freaking money. No one wants to boom your economy or no one is more zealous about their career.

            Its all stupid crappy work what they are doing here. We don’t really need their work to run the companies.

            The guys who are working in IT are already fed up with outsourcing to India. It has become more difficult to the graduate to find a job with outsourcing. Now H4 & L1. Who will be benefited by this?

            None other than consulting firms in India and their employees.

  10. Any body from regular quota/non pp that have received notification from USCIS? Any realistic timeline as to when to expect?

      • It looks like Advanced Degree holders have started to get receipts. I guess we can expect to receive notifications at least by the end of April… Thoughts?

        • I am thinking receipts will start coming in from today for people like us waiting in regular cap. I also confirmed with my employer.

      • Got info from ma attorney that it might take some time between mid of May to end to issue all the regular processing receipts.

    • Me too waiting… Dono wen I ll get… Some ppl hav started receiving their receipts I guess…

  11. Hey Guys,

    I just got my receipt AD/RP/VSC. The application is in initial review. I am based in Florida and my lawyer was Fragomen. Please feel free to ask any other questions as you may have.

    I was in your boat till this morning so I understand the tension.

    Thanks

    • I am AD/RP/VSC.

      Did you checks get en-cashed?
      Who received the receipt? Is it your employer or attorney?
      I live in central Oklahoma. Not sure when we will start receiving the receipts.

      • My attorney received the receipt and e-mailed me. They got the receipt through regular mail. Fragomen informs you first and then updates on their website(mine is still not updated on their website).

        Not sure about checks getting encashed although the receipt says that they have received the amount(i am assuming its encashed). I am not sure about Oklahoma though.

    • Does receiving the receipt equals being selected in the lottery?
      I am not sure I understand this receipt thing!
      I wanna email my lawyer now but I want to understand what is the question to ask.. should I ask her “have you received any receipts? or have you received my receipt? or have you heard back from USCIS?” Suggestions?

    • Congrats, buddy! I’m in Florida, too.. Not Fragomen though. Now I’m really anxious if the first AP/PP people from FL have received their notices… Not worried at all yet, just hoping that the wait will be over soon. What city are you in?

  12. Any one from Infosys got any update from the GI team? I asked them if they had any receipts at all…no answers for that question but just one sentence that wait for some more time..

    I know my company issues visas in and out and it has in a way affected all of us…hate it..

      • Take it easy bro.. I am not here to make things difficult for myself or anyone else…
        If you dont have the answer, pls refrain from commenting.

        • See “Another One”! You might be awesome at the job you do. You might actually be very bright and intelligent but just because you work for In****s ( I am learning to asterisk bad words :p) people have started to look down upon you. 🙁

  13. I got EAC # from Fragomen of my case on 4/16. My case is AD/non-PP/VSC.. Good luck to you all who are still waiting.

  15. The check in the amount of $290 (filing fee for I-539 for my wife’s H4) I mailed to the USCIS (along with my I-129) was encashed this morning. This probably means that my I-129 was selected. Is it correct? I am AD/RP/VSC.

  18. I got a email from my friend that he has got receipt number for regular/ non PP/ ver
    Has anyone got it here. I am eagerly waiting for same

  20. any body under RQ/RP applied from attorney sikal associates from atlanta ?
    any updates from the attorney ?

  21. Is it over for premium processing?
    I can’t wait anymore, want to know “yes” or “no” and let my fears stop.

    • I have read somewhere that USCIS is targeting 2nd June as their deadline to give selected receipts.

      Can’t they just declare at once…. 🙂

      • Seriously? Very nice of them, since my OPT expires one day after that. So I’m supposed to buy a plane ticket and settle everything in one day if I fail…So thrilled!

    • Yes, it is over. Only few mismatched file, but overall gone so you have probability of 0.001 for gettting selected out of 1000 applications.

    • Lets c , I am in same boat PP, my lawyers told me that they are still getting receipts for PP but not by email only by snail mail.

    • Hi Tina,

      I received mine yesterday. My employer received the receipt yesterday and my lawyer this morning. So check with both.

      good luck and I am sure you will get yours.

      • Jeremy :- I remember you we have talk yesterday . I have called my employer they told me that they havent receive anything till now … I am waiting for the best and hope god listen my prayer… Thanks Jeremy for replying …You receive your receipt from lawyer or from employer …

        • Tina: Yes and that’s the reason I wanted to reply to you. I am sure that they’re processing AD/RP to a minimal now and will be on a full force by Friday. They’re more focus on PP. It’s via USPS snail mail. I was informed by my employer first yesterday and today an email from my lawyer about the receipt. I will pray for you too.

          Akanksha: It’s a receipt not an acceptance but I am happy! Thanks. I will worry about 1.5 months down the line 🙂

    • The check in amount of $290 (filing fee for I-539 for my wife’s H4) I mailed to the USCIS was encashed this morning. This probably means that my I-129 was selected. Is it correct? I am AD/RP/VCS. It seems that VSC has already started to work for people applied in regular processing.

      • Only $290 check is encashed or the checks for your H1B are also encashed ?
        I’m in a situation where my wife received I-797 for H4 but i did not receive H1b receipt.

        • Only $290 has been cleared. According to 2 experienced immigration attorneys, this shows that my employer’s h1b petition on behalf of me has been selected. Since my employer mailed I-539 for my wife along with the I-129 for me, the USCIS is not supposed to cash the $290 if my employer’s H1B petition on behalf of me has not been selected.

    • I have received mine yesterday.
      AD/RP/VSC

      Good luck to all the ppl who are waiting. I think all masters people will get through. I see that USCIS is not sending out any rejections so far as they might be waiting for a final announcement of the very famous immigration bill which is under last leg of discussions.

  26. Is anybody tracking daily how many receipts were issued in USCIS as of now to see how many left out of 85K . I tracked for past few days. The last 2 digits may not be exact. But approximate count we can come to know.
    EAC1313851049 1049
    EAC1313754845 4845
    EAC1313654300 4300
    EAC1313551250 1250
    EAC1313454100 4100
    EAC1313354600 4600
    EAC1313254550 4550

    • Hi rmv,
      I’ve been counting – I get similar numbers to yours for the Vermont Center. I got these 2 days before the ones you list as well:
      EAC1313154250 4250
      EAC1313052558 2558

      Here are the ones for California:

      WAC1312852853 2853
      WAC1312953525 3525
      WAC1313053860 3860
      WAC1313153131 3131
      WAC1313254121 4121
      WAC1313351558 1558
      WAC1313454480 4480
      WAC1313553412 3412

      All in all, seems like they’ve issued around 57.5K numbers until yesterday, going at a rate of about 8K a day between both centers.

      I’m still waiting for AD/RP/CSC, good luck to all!

      • I dont know either, but my lawyer told me that they are still receiving PP receipts via snail mail (no emails) that’s what making me keep my hopes alive.. I am same case as yours AD/PP/CSC

        • Same here guys. AD/PP/CSC. I have been consistently checking receipts and I saw over 300-400 PP reciepts outta Cali yesterday and around the same number for Vermont. Looks like they are still doing PP petitions, so dont lose hope just yet. Cali were updating receipts up until 11 PM last night and it seems like they are going really slow in their processing. We have to wait it out.

          • Mine ia AD/regular ?CSC …so I think we still have hope…may be Cali center is real slow in processing !!! lets hope fro the best

    • Yes,
      My h1 application was submitted by BizLegal services.
      Mine is Regular / Non PP / Vermont.
      Anyone from biz legal services got a +ve reply ?
      Thanks

    • AD/PP/VSC still waiting. no hopes. seems like, they are generating for RP.

      Better to look for an alternates.

    • Me too. let us know if you get it. But I don’t think there are still chances.

      share your email if possible.

    • Ad/PP/CSC .. still waiting to hear an update !!!!
      I heard that employer can call USCIS and find out the status by providing some details
      employer id
      attorney name
      our SSN
      and last name!!
      did anybody find out this thru their employer???

          • Me too. Please share the updates.
            When i called today they said, they are also waiting for the gud news.

          • Nop planning to call them tmrw. I am assuming they would have filed under the regular processing and of course I fall in the regular quota.

          • No updates so far, except for the fact that our application has been filed. Now I am planning to call them tmrw. I am assuming they would have filed under the regular processing and of course I fall in the regular quota.

          • Guys,
            As I mentioned in my previous comment, i have called them today and they said our attorney is expecting the updates by end of next week.

            BTW, is there any way that we can exchange our mail ids…

          • I don’t want to bear this stress alone.. Lets share our mail Ids so that we can be in regular touch.. I have called my consultancy so many times to get at least one contact with whom i can be in touch for updates..

          • Last week update out of 40 only 2 are selected. I don’t have any information on which category those 2 will comes under.

          • Even I got the same information.
            When i asked for the processing type, they said all 40 are in regular processing only..

            That made me feel panic again..

          • I created a dummy email account testh1binte at outlook dot com . you can share the email addresses here and i will send a email to everyone cc’ing.

          • Kapil, gvk, Sid & Harry,

            You guys are saying you applied through ‘Integral’.
            But there are quite a few companies starting with ‘Integral’. What’s the company’s full name?
            This will really help whether all are talking about the same company.

          • All, i have created a google group integral_h1b_fy14
            If any of us get any updates from Integral, then maybe we can share it there

  32. it sounds like all are TCS , INFY, WIPR, CTS etc here no one is responding for this news !!!

    you all gotta pay the money to get in US . LIMIT THE H1 B VISA FOR EACH COMPANIES THEY FILING HEADS LIKE HELL !!!!!!!!!!!

    • I think $10,000 is not big enough to stop the outsourcing companies. It may slow them down at the most. Simply put they should not allow H1Bs for outsourcing. H1B is for people who want to live and work in US and who are very good at what they do.

      Maybe they should have an exam like GRE/SAT only those who pass that should be given H1Bs.

  34. Does anyone have an idea if they stopped sending receipts for PP candidates? I filed under ADC PP still no response. I’m losing hope!

    • Avi..i think u should talk to ur attorney or employer, they might hv received it already and not forwarded it to u yet..the same thing happened with me.

  35. Hi,
    Please let me know if anybody have idea on when can we start to expect to hear the news on RegCap/RegProc/California petition selected in lottery or not

  36. THIS SHOULD HAPPEN FROM NOW !!!!!

    THIS SHOULD HAPPEN FROM NOW !!!!!

    THIS SHOULD HAPPEN FROM NOW !!!!!

    The changes under the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) put a curb on use of H-1B visa for those companies which have a higher ratio of work force under this category.

    Most of the Indian companies will fall under this classification.

    The companies will also have to shell out more fee to get a H-1B visa, if the draft legislation is cleared by the Congress and is signed into law by the US President.

    The US, according to the 17-page outline of the ‘Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernisation Act of 2013’, will crack down on abusers of the H-1B system by requiring the dependent employers to pay significantly higher wages and fees than normal users of the programme.

    If the employer has 50 or more employees, and more than 30% but less than 50% are H-1B or L-1 employees (who do not have a green card petition pending), the employer will need to pay a $5,000 fee per additional worker in either of these two statuses, the outline of the bill said.

    In case the employer has 50 or more employees and more than 50% of these workers are H-1B or L-1 employees who do not have a green card petition pending, then the companies will have to pay a USD 10,000 fee per additional worker in either of these two statuses.

    As such, large Indian IT companies like TCS, Wipro and Infosys will have to pay $10,000 for each additional H-1B employee they would be hiring.

    Such a thing will not be for companies like IBM, Intel or Microsoft who are based in the US and majority of their employee are American nationals.

    In case of companies like TCS, Wipro and Infosys, which are headquartered in India having large off-site offices back home and depend on a small strength in the US, will be affected by such a provision.

    The bill proposes that in the fiscal year 2014, companies will be banned from bringing in any additional workers if more than 75% of their workers are H-1B or L-1 employees.

    This provision is in accordance with the US plan to crack down on use of H-1B and L visas to outsource American jobs by prohibiting companies, whose US workforce largely consists of foreign guest workers, from obtaining additional H-1B and L visas.

    Under the bill, the Secretary of Labour must establish a searchable website for posting H1B positions. The site must be operational and online within 90 days of the passage of the new law.

    It requires employers to post a detailed job opening on the Department of Labour’s website for at least 30 calendar days before hiring an H1B applicant to fill that position.

    The bill also restrains employers from recruiting or giving preference to H-1B or OPT workers over American workers.

    It also proposes to establish significant new authorities and penalties to prevent, detect, and deter fraud and abuse of the H-1B and L-1 visa systems by fraudulent employers.

    • Changes in H1B visas to affect Indian IT firms

      Large IT cos like TCS, Wipro, Infy will have to pay $10,000 for each additional H-1B employee they hire

  37. Hmm……. PP cases are very few in VSC on Day 138(Today)
    Still, found one that looks PP

    EAC1313850480

  38. I haven’t received any mail from HR about application status.
    Please help me what questions I have to put for.my employer.

  39. I’m RC/PP/CSC and still waiting…

    Don’t you think that the situation is ironic ? Because this visa is used mainly by IT people and in 2013 we cannot know directly the result of an electronic lottery. I really think it wasn’t difficult to give a number foreach application received by the USCIS and publish directly the result of the lottery.
    It’s just that I have the impression that USCIS is hidding something. Even if I’m selected, I will have the feeling that I’m not wanted by US government. I’m just a number selected by a lottery…

    May the odds be with me.

  40. It hard to belive but USCIS Vermont center began to work at 5 am. EAC1313850319 is the lust number.

  41. Hello friends,

    my case which is in regular quota, normal processing (not premium) .got any update.

    good luck to all ,those who got in lottery.

  42. Hello Friends,

    Did any one here about there status on H1B applied through HP India?

    Hope all the applications will fall under regular non PP. Let me know if any one got some good news..

    Good Luck and wish every one all the best….Congrats to one who got selected….

    Waiting Waiting Waiting……

  43. Dear God! Thank you! I just received email from my employer stating that “I’m sending this email to happily announce that we have received notifications for each of you stating that you have indeed been granted your H1B valid as of October 1, 2013! ”

    Does “granted” mean selected in the lottery or approved? Because I didnt get any receipt number from them, just this emai….

    Moreover, I want to thank everyone on this forum! Without you guys’ support and pray, I could not have made it thus far. Good luck everyone! I pray for everyone on this forum will get the receipt!

      • @Nina421, big congratulations!! glad you made it.

        I’m also PP/general cap/CSC, but I’m really losing hope.

        • Hi Jeff,

          Thank you for the congrats! Dont lose hope! I just received an email from attorney this morning with my receipt number. And the status is still acceptance, so it hasnt been approved yet. I guess yesterday, my employer said that we are granted the H-1B visa means we are selected.
          They are still sending out emails and mails. They are just a little behind due to the high volumn of workload. Keep my fingers crossed for you. Good luck Jeff!

          • Hi Nina421,

            Thank you so much for your comforting reply; really appreciate it!

            I wish I could post some good news soon!

            Good luck to your petition as well; I believe it is very close to approval!

    • Congrats, it looks like your H1B is not just selected in lottery, but also in approved state! I guess yours was Premium processing??

      Do you know which service centre?

    • Hi Nina,
      Great news!! even i am waiting for my H1 updates…!! till now no infomation on lottery!
      i guess urs is Premium?, am i correct?..do u have any info on non Premium visass for this year?

      i am working for HP global soft.

      • It’s completely out of topic, but I am curious, I’ve seen so many posts where you guys write “EVEN I haven’t received..”, is this “even” direct translation from indian?I am not indian, so every time it bothers my eye. Even I – sounds like you are the king of Persia, but EVEN you haven’t got that yet.. Just interessted, no offense! cheers

        • @d: great observation and you have put it in a very funny way. Being an Indian, I have used “even” all the time without thinking that this might be also one of the interpretations. Coming back to your question, I think the use of word “even” in such situations is intended towards moral support meaning that “you are not alone in this, we are also there with you”. At least this was my intention whenever I might have used it. 🙂

        • Its an Indian way of addressing the OP more personally. The person doesn’t assign himself any self importance. Just as Kapil commented its a way of saying also.

          Matt: Hey Man, I heard the Season 3 for GoT has started. I have not yet watched any episodes. How are they?
          Rob: Even I have not watched it yet.

          I guess it clears your doubt and doesn’t bother your eye next time. And I think the English usage is also not wrong to use even instead of also.

      • Hi Suri,

        Thank you! Yes, I am on premium processing. Just received another email from attorney with my receipt number. And i checked the status which is acceptance. So i guess its not approved yet.
        For non-PP, they just started sending out mail this week, so it should take at least one or 2 weeks before you receive the receipt in mail. Dont lose hope! It just started! I will pray for everyone on this forum. Good luck!

    • Nina421,

      Are you in AD category and PP??
      I wonder how could it be approved without interview if it is Regular (Not Masters)… Please clarify…

  48. Friends ,

    Does anybody knows which mail service does USCIS use to send notices .
    They use FEDEX or USPS ..please let me know.

    I received RFE yesterday mine is PP case …need to know when i will get my notice mail

  49. Has anybody applied here through Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (attorney)? I am also waiting to see any update on my case which is in regular quota, normal processing (not premium). Mail or Email, whatever, I wish that come soon to end the wait for all people. Good luck all. This forum is supporting all the people who are waiting for the result in a big way.

  50. Guys,
    Do you think US of A, the largest and most dominant economy of this world relies on a lottery system for the prosperity and growth of their industry?
    May be they are well aware of the deficiency in their immigration policies and are working hard to pick up genuine H-1B petitions from the received lot and using the word lottery selection to avoid any question that come their way.
    Else why wouldn’t they publish the entire list of selected petitions and return all the unselected petitions (except waitlisted) right away?
    Why would they hold on to all the unselected petitions till the last day of this selection procedure?
    Please note, these are just my thoughts and I don’t really claim that USCIS works this way.
    I would like to invite all readers and active bloggers on this forum to share your thoughts…
    Lastly, I don’t want to deprive anyone of hope and wish luck to all those who are still waiting for their results…

    • No. USCIS does have a real lottery. The delay is due to it being short staffed. There are only two centers (EAC & WAC) of USCIS processing all 124,000 applications. The delay is natural.

      Please realize that if USCIS pretended to conduct a lottery and instead used some sort of merit based filtering then any of the ~40K rejected applicants and their attorneys can sue it for malpractice. It would be a pretty expensive class action for USCIS! Further the officials who authorized this filtering would also be criminally prosecuted.

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