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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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    • Lawyer received EAC number today, Thursday 11th at 9:27 A.M. Regular quota but premium processing. Anyone who has’nt received their numbers, there is still hope. Looks like this will go on until tomorrow atleast. Cheers

  2. Just received receipt from my lawyer – AD, PP – Vermont.

    Another thing – my lawyer told me they receive emails very slowly (at least yesterday they did) like one i more than an hour so don’t worry too much – it is not like they are firing emails and you didn’t get it – it is obviously a slow process.

    • I am waiting on AD PP at VSC. Not heard from my HR. I cannot contact lawyer directly. Lawyer communicates with HR. Lawyer is in Atlanta and HR at Long Beach so there’s that 3 hours gap as well. Praying to hear a good news. It really would have helped if USCIS disclosed number of AD petitions.

  5. Does anyone heard about this news

    http://news.oneindia.in/2013/04/09/serious-talks-in-us-to-raise-h1b-visa-cap-1189723.html

  6. Has anyone in PP, Masters or Regular gotten a rejection notice so far? If you were selected in PP, you are notified by email, WHAT if you were NOT selected? Are you notified first then sent your package, OR you just receive your package first with NO word from USCIS. Someone please answer..especialy if you were part of 2008 lottery.

    • They do not turn your application around if you are not selected in lottery. As far as I remember, they usually send a notice of action for rejected applications (even the lottery rejected ones). Now I am not sure if this notice comes before or with your application package return.

    • Guys,
      any speculation on total number of application for non master + premium category?
      have they finished generating receipt for this category?
      I am in this category and a bit worried now.

  7. Seems like the receipt/results output for today has subsided. Anyone get any updates since the beginning of the day in US (i.e. after 9 AM EST on 04/10/2013) ?

  8. All regular processing Cap Guys, we are yet to hear from USCIS on the receipts.
    I believe they had still not started sending receipts for regular guys…Please don’t panic…
    Wish we all get through the lottery!!! Just fingers crossed
    All the best!!!

    Congrats to all who so far has received the receipts!!

    • Heena,

      Would USCIS be sending the receipt numbers to our employers by post?
      By wen its expected too reach our employers??

      • Yes as far i know employer will be notified by post not via email ( email is for pp cases only).
        As far there is no change or any update from USCIS this holds true that Regular cases will be notified via post.

      • Not sure for the tentative time…we all can predict just .
        Actually Depends on USCIS …well my employer told me in a max. 2 weeks time!!!

        • Since the regular processing applicants will get it by post. The other factor to consider is location. It takes different time to reach the post at different locations. Also, i dont know if USCIS post them using overnight or regular mail. good luck all

    • Heena,
      I am also in Master’s regular processing. My employer informed me that for regular processing it should take at least a week to know the results. Tension is growing day by day but unfortunately we cannot do anything…it depends on our luck…pray hard we should be through….

  9. So, to ask the question around: when can I be sure I’m not selected? I mean, the USCIS states: “For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, […].” but they don’t include any time frame on this action. Is this rejecting and returning done first, or only after the processing of accepted petitions?

  10. Did everyone who applied in advanced degree PP at Vermont Center hear from USCIS ?

    Do you think they already sent all e-mails for people who selected in this category ?

        • Not sure…I say wait till Friday…but check with your employer whether they have submitted the G1145 form along with other forms.

          You will get an e-mail only if this particular form has been submitted.

  11. I hold a masters from an american university and I have been working here for a year.
    My attorney didn’t submit my petition by the deadline. Is there a way the cap might be increased so that I can submit my petition again? Any hope?

    • Afraid not… If OPT extension is an option for you, you should do that and make sure to get it in on time next year.

  12. Any one in Advance Degree, Premium Process and California Service Center….who did not receive the WAC number???? I haven’t heard anything from the employer

    • I know friends who didn’t receive any e-mail applied in the same category as you said.

  13. Guys,
    just neeed to know as USCIS had mentioned we can only apply for h1b cap premium processing from april 15 , so how did people still apply premium processing and they are taking that into account.

    • @ Sai

      Where did you get this information from ? If your info is right then all the regular processing applicants will get the receipts by friday.. 🙂 .. Good News!!

      • Maverick:- Is true that Regular processing will recieve result by this friday … What is the source of that ….

        • Tina,

          Sai was mentioning that the regular processing applicants can upgrade to Premium Processing from April 15th. If what Sai was telling it true, then everyone should get the receipts by Friday.

          Reason: You need a receipt number to upgrade to premium processing. If hes saying you get to upgrade from 15th then I hope everyone hears from USCIS by Friday.

          I have a lots of friends who are anxiously waiting like you.I hope this wait ends soon.

          • Maverick:- What sai was mentioning I too read that USCIS had mentioned that PP will start from April 15 so from my understanding is that they should reveal all the result by april 15 so that one can upgrade the service. Hope USCIS understand people anxiety and worriness….

          • @Maverick
            Hi,

            First of all congrats.
            And dont confuse i am not that sai whom you are talking about.
            USCIS mentioned that they will start the processing for premium applicants from april 15 which means you will still get the reciept numbers or any kind of acknowledgements which says that you are success full in lottery process but the processing for your application will not start before april 15.

            Correct me if you find any thing wrong.
            Cheers.

        • I will try to keep you all posted if i know any other information from our lawyer. Hope that helps.

          • Hi ,
            Having a provision to upgrade from Regular to Premium should not mean that the Regular guys should get receipt by 15th . Or , I am wrong ?

            I thought , one can upgrade it anytime and it would take 2 weeks from the date of upgradation .

          • Sorry guys if i caused any confusion.

            It is possible that your employer would file for premium processing separately after receiving the first receipt notice. You would have to ask your employer about that. The petition can be upgraded to premium processing at any time after filing by sending in the additional $1,225 and the I-907 form.

            If there is information that regular processing applications can upgrade to Premium processing after 15th April , then everyone should get their receipts by 15th April. I don’t have any information that USCIS said we can upgrade to PP after April 15th. If anyone has info Regd. the upgrade, please post here.

          • USCIS says:

            “USCIS will continue to accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, with fee, concurrently with the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, during the time period that premium processing is unavailable – from April 1 to April 14, 2013. Petitioners may also upgrade a pending H-1B cap petition to premium processing once a receipt notice is issued. All requests for premium processing received between April 1, 2013, and April 14, 2013, will be adjudicated when premium processing begins on April 15, 2013.”

            Do I understand it correctly that one can upgrade even after April 15?

    • whats the difference between premium processing and regular??

      I just knew 2 thgs masters quota which is for ppl who hav done masters from US and regular is ppl whoz employers apply H1 for the candidate from outside US.

  14. Hello Guys,

    Just wanted to let u know,

    My application for h1b was filed in Vermont center under ADE cap for Premium processing.

    My lawyer received email yesterday afternoon along with EAC #

    Good luck to everybody with their applications.

  16. Is there anyone among you who got the receipt/eac..

    *Regular CAP (65K), Premium Processing,Calif service center?

    dak dakk dak dakkkk….fingers crossed

  17. Has anybody received receipt for ADE / Regular processing from Vermont service center .Please Update Thanks

    • Regular processing applications are notified by Mail if selected in lottery. It might take 2 to 4 weeks.

  18. My petition was filed in PP category.
    Still haven’t received any receipt..
    Can I assume my career has been raped by USCIS and that lottery got rejected?

    • Nope.. Wait until the end of the week. Hope for the best ! If you are a PP applicant then the notifications can be sent before Friday.

      • Maverick:-They will notify us by email or receipt number through mail . Any Idea . As per your understanding, We should hear something by Friday

        • Premium processing applicants are notified by Email where as the regular processing applicants will receive a Mail with the notification. As the premium processing clock will start 15th april , I guess USCIS will prioritize those applications. But Mean while they will start sending out mails to applicants selected in the lottery for regular applications as they can. I hope you can expect your receipt withing 2 weeks.

          • Tina: Yes, I am also an ADE PP applicant. I received my Receipt yesterday from Vermont.

            The info i gave you was from my lawyer. But if you ask me personally , I hope and believe all of the ADE candidates made it through the H1B Lottery. You will get it ..Keep your fingers crossed..

          • Maverick : Firt of all Congrats to you ….Thanks for wish .Now just I have to wait for Attroney call or email ….

          • Alright Maverick. So if I understand correctly I can still receive my receipt number by the end of this week (April 12) since I am a PP applicant. Good news! At least I still have some hope!

          • Alright Maverick. So if I understand correctly I can still receive my receipt number by the end of this week (April 12) since I am a PP applicant. Good news! At least I still have some hope!

  19. Can any one tell when the Employer will get the update if the petition got selected or not in lottery?
    Either USCIS already informed the selected status to Employers or will they send later by this week.
    Any hint on this….

  20. Guys,

    By this we will know our fate / Luck.

    do not waste time we will see alternative options to another countries like Canada and Australia

    Regards – MK

  22. Guys on masters cap, why do you have so much worry? All of you will get your receipt number. The rush is for local train only; so those who are there keep worrying like me.

    • There is no guarantee that all AD people will get a receipt number. We have just as much reason to worry as you.

      • Assuming 24K masters application, there is 92% chance that masters application will get through.

        Assuming 22K masters app, there is 96% chance

        what do you worry about ?

        • Because you can’t assume the number. It could be 35,000 or 40,000. We just don’t know.. Plus, these numbers don’t add up. Maybe my math is wrong.

    • U guys on regular quota can catch another local train if u miss this.
      But we have lesser options, some of them doesnot even have any options.
      The difference is you dont buy the ticket for your train…
      We paid thousands of dollars for our education and we cant get it go jus like that…
      i knw guys who missed 2008 lottery…joined ph.d and now stuck with lottery again

      Do you have any such comments on such a situation?
      Do you know how it would be wen u r on the verge of OPT?

      • Race,

        Everyone has their own probs. U cant juz like that say the others dont pay for their tkt etc. U guys have spent a gud amt of time over there and had lots of exposure. Moreover, when there were umpty number of options with high quality schools in ur own motherland why did u prefer to do ur masters ter??

      • Race,

        You paid thousands of dollars for your own good. Why do anybody else care about it.

        In case you dont get the visa, go back to your home country and try again next year.

      • Race,

        Another question for you, why are you at the end of your OPT ?

        You could have tried for H1b last year, but I guess, you didnt want to pay FICA tax

        or you didnt have a job last year.

        In either case, greed or incompetence should not be rewarded. People on verge of their OPT term should not be allowed to apply in ADE category.

          • OMG, check your facts people! Not everybody here is in IT and can have STEM extension. My OPT is one year max. I graduated last August and my OPT started in August. It ends in August of this year. That’s it. H1b last year wasn’t an option, I was still going to school.

          • OPT extension also increasees your total stay in america as you can only get H1 for max 6 years at a time. Also your comments don’t even make sense. If people at the verge of their OPT can’t apply for H1B then no one would apply for OPT.
            Anyways who are you to target anyone? What’s make you the competent authority to judge anyone else’s decisions? You probably did your undergrad from some average indian engg college, work for a mediocre IT company, and suddenly you are the expert on immigration. Judge people all you want but keep the verdict to yourself.

          • Roy,

            In your rant, you do not provide a shred of logical reasoning.

            All I said was 17th month OPT is more than enough to find a job and file H1b. If you are competent, you will time your OPT such that you will get 2 to 3 chances to file H1b. Some people in this category are way to greedy to ask more than 20K visas allocated to them.

            Having said that, I understand why US govt has ADE category. To protect their investment on Masters and Phd with RA/TAs.

            OPT extenstion or not, you will get H1b for 3+3 years and extendable again for 3 years with approved I-140

            As of about me, you are again wrong, I went to one of the worst Engineering college in India, one of the worst IT company and now I’m paying a consultant to file a H1b for me.

            I still stand by my argument that people(not all ofcourse) on verge of their 17th month extention are either greedy or incompetent and should not be allowed to file in the precioius ADE category. This category should be reserved for people from top 50 universities with RA/TA positions.

          • ADE is for people with masters degree from usa. So you mean to say that if they exercise the option of 17 month OPT (which is a legal option endorsed by USCIS) then their masters degree becomes null or void? If an employer is filing for their H1B near the end of their 17 month OPT then how are they incompetent?
            Anyways buddy I wish you best of luck.

          • Dude, you have no idea what I mean.

            If you excersize your legal option of extending OPT for 17 month, why do you make noise of not getting H1b visa. You made a conscious decision.

            I’m not aware of employers, besides, consultancies who will wait till the endof OPT before they file H1b.

            Fact that you were not able to find a job with a good employer, makes you worthless.

          • Pankaj,

            You have no idea of how hard we work when we study and we go onto work. Dont give lectures as if you are a saint. First of all, the reason why we worry about h1 is because of the money we have spent here in USA.

            If you have attended a worst university and a worst IT company in INDIA that is your personal. That proves you are not competent enough. So without knowing the circumstances here, do not give any lectures. We know what we are doing here. Most of the students who come to US are from a middle class family if I am not wrong. We apply for loans and come here and work really hard for our degree and supporting our family back home. Later on we use the OPT period to clear off the debts and lay a bright future. Now it sounds very ridiculous to decide our fate via lottery. Our commitment goes in vain after all the effort and money we have spent in USA.

          • Abi

            You got my point

            If, engineering from worst college and working for the worst company is my personal decision, then why your Masters from US a personal decision ?

            My only issue with you people is you are not okay eben with 20K reservation.

            People in non ADE have the same rights as you have for H1b.

            Still nobody has provided one good reason that why people at the end of 17th month OPT have any reasons to apply for H1b now,besides greed or incompetence.

  23. Pls suggest.
    Anyone from normal processing got selection?
    I know of some premium reciepts but no update if someone with normal process recd.

  24. Anyone from normal processing got selection?
    I know of some premium reciepts but no update if someone with normal process recd.

  26. Someone please answer this:

    My company filed about 30 H1B petitions under Regular Premium Processing Category. I know some of my friends who have received the receipt. I have not.

    Does it mean that I have been rejected?

  27. I am worried , i am yet to get my receipt. I am under regular processing. Please advise ..sleepless nights

    • I can not sleep.

      Just want to take sleeping pills and when i wake up want to see receipt no.

  28. My Understanding is…

    Whatever the Quota is Masters/Regular/PP, the results of lottery must be known before April 15th.. Am I Right?
    The notification is thru email for PP and Post for Regular.. Is it?

  29. Hi
    My H1b petition has been filed for regular premium processing by my attorney.
    It has been mentioned in my attorney’s portal the following status:
    “Received USCIS Receipt Notice(s). Awaiting adjudication.” on 4/9/2013.

    Does that mean my petition got selected in lottery?
    Anyway I sent a mail to attorney asking the same, but curios to get reply fast from any of you guys.

  30. Hi,
    My Case :
    CAP : Masters
    Processing : Regular
    Center : California Service Center
    Status : Waiting …..(?)

    Is there anyone with similar case and has got receipt ??????
    This waiting time is killing me ….Saala kidhar focus karu Job pe ki H1B status pe 😮

  31. My company had applied an H1B petition on my behalf with premium processing option in the regular cap.

    Now they are telling me that it may take several weeks before they know whether my petition was selected in lottery or not. How true is this??

    Also, shouldn’t they get an email notification since they filed my petition in PP category? Please help.

    Very nervous. I work for a management consultancy in India and was hoping to go to New York on a company transfer

    • Guns,

      Be cool. They are still receiving receipts by e-mail. I couldn’t sleep well last night knowing that so many people have received receipt numbers and I haven’t but today I found receipt notice in my inbox sent late yesterday by my attorney.

      I hope you receive news soon so you can get some piece of mind.

  33. I am a software engineer. Any one got receipt for Cap type: GENERAL Processing type: REGULAR Service center: California (WAC) ?

    • Mine is the same case…

      I too haven’t heard back from my employer. I think by Fri we will get the result

      Hitesh

    • Hi
      I am on the same boat as well..
      Cap type: General
      Processing type: Regular.
      Even i am not in the position to type the message, so tensed..

  34. My petition is filled in Vermont center under Premium Processing, not an Advanced Degree Windows. Is the PP cases are getting their receipts from Vermont center?

  35. Hello admin, could you please set up the message board such that people post the receipt update here in this section? Now they tend to post in different places and its confusing and cumbersome. It would be nice to have a link to such a dedicated board on the front page.

    Also, good job on keeping the site live and streaming. Nice content. Keep up the good work!
    Thanks

  36. EAC received by e-mail from my attorney on 4/9 at 7.10pm
    Advanced Degree
    Remium Processing
    Vermont Service Center

    I would like to wish the best to all of you!

  37. Using EAC1313050943, return “initial review” status, On April 8, 2013, we received this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

    I think it means that non pp petition receipt was also sending out? opinions?

      • That is not my number. I am trying using the number below to prove the regular processing receipt has also been sent out today using mail which means that Vermont is processing regular and pp at the same time.

    • PP person needs to submit both I129 and I907 forms. PP (I907) is the fastest way of getting H1B within short period of time by given their justification. Receipt number format should be same for everybody. Time duration is differentiate the both case.

      I would like to know for Regular Cap persons started to receive the Receipt Number ???

        • You rock man! Where did you get those numbers? It says it is approved? And the previous one says USCIS even accepted petition on March 2013 also?
          Rocking information, but useless for me!!!

        • No, I am fooled!!
          Case numbers are all mixed, not just H1B. In Many cases they do not say which form it was. So no one can make a guess on ‘howmany’.

          • USCIS does not process only H1b application. there r hundreds of other applications which they process and H1b is one of them. assuming they inward 1000 applications per day, the H1b may not b more than 200. so instead of beliving what others say keep ur fingers crossed. the number of people who have said they have received is more than what california center has indicated. so keep ur fingers crossed

  38. Received the receipt today. Mine was premium processing, hence got the confirmation through email to my lawyer. Regular cases will be notified by post to lawyer office. Good luck to all the waiting guys, hope you hear the good news soon!

  39. I am waiting to hear for case (Non-Masters Regular processing) from cali center….Any idea when can one expect the receipt response…

    • My attorney said that the uscis is giving priority to the premium processing petitions now. After that or in the mean while they start sending out responses for the regular quota by post. I was also told that it could commence around mid April. G-1145 is not for Vermont or Cali. So electronic notification is unlikely.

  40. Can someone post the last 5 digits of their receipt number(along with center eac/wac). this will help us in knowing approximately how many receipts have been issued that day. rest can relax as i am sure 85k cannot be done in 1 day. good luck all

    • SS here is one of receipt number from vermont service center EAC1313050902 and anyway its not mine i am still waiting from vermont PP master quota i tracked forward and backward and i found looks like approximately 1500-2000 receipt generated today from vermont service center….. from range EAC1313050902 to EAC1313052558 ……

  41. Will petition under normal processing receive an email notification of receipt as well? Has any normal processing applicants received a receipt?

  43. Guys,

    I’ve scanned through all comments in here. Looks like the CSC only sent out Regular PP today, not Master PP. Am I correct or did I miss anything?

    Waiting in panic Master PP CSC. Will update right away if I hear anything.

    • I was waiting to see your comment.
      Good point, I was on the forum all day today and haven’t seen anything about Masters, PP, California… Just regular PP.
      I’m in the same boat as you, Masters, PP, Cal…
      Good luck, please let me know when you find out…
      Thanks

  47. Can someone please explain to me, how you/others are saying they are under Premium processing. AS USCIS stopped premium processing till 15th I thought everyone got filed under normal processing only. Please clear my doubt.

    • They will start making a decision on these selected premium cases by April 15th until 30th. This means that all premium candidates that got through the lottery will be notified by April 30th if they got their H1-B. This means that they will let premium processors know first whether they made it through the lottery since these guys paid for the services. IF you’re a normal processer, just wait. I don’t think anyone here with normal processing got any approval receipt yet…

    • If an application is under PP, the applicant will receive response of H-1B approval/denial within 15 days (April 15th till April 30th since USCIS won’t start the review process for PP till the 15th). It’s kinda like you pay more to know the decision faster. Therefore, USCIS sends out receipts # for PP applications first.

  48. My Lawyers didnt even respond. I havnt received any mail.. Still any Master PP CSC people out there who hasnt heard back.

      • I know.. i am just hoping dat i am not the last one out.. i have no idea what i am gng to do if i dont get a h1.

          • I know extension but think about it if its a mess this yr not gng to be any different next… Anyways all i can do is just wait..

          • Then you can see whether I-Squared act passed or not. If it does, the cap limit will increase next year.

          • Yup. Lets see.. I suppose i am more worried with what happens this year.. And i thought looking for a job was the hardest part.. I am more frustrated because i knw ppl who are outside the country who got der receipt no… Dey work for consultants and have H1b receipt and i do my master and all and still have to deal with all that. I am happy for them but this is not atall cool..

  49. Has anyone got a receipt with regular and non-premium. I saw in couple of places that non-premium receipts will receive their receipt in 7-10 business days.

    I hope the I-Squared act will have some impact on our H1Bs, but personally I don’t feel like the act won’t get passed in time to increase 2014 cap. Just wish USCIS prioritize the applicant more logically.

  50. Master quota for regular processing when One should have their receipt any idea , what is the tentative date when receipt will be dispatched ….

    • I am also in AD Regular Processing and the normal time for the receipt is at least a week. PP guys are getting the receipts but the regular processing guys have to wait until next week. Do not worry guys we all will make it….Best luck…

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