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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. I am on an F1 status but no OPT yet. I applied for the H1, RP/RQ/Vermont, but no news yet. I have asked my DSO if there were any chnages on my SEVIS, and there was none. does this mean I did not got chosen for the lottery?

  3. Thanks QWERTY for giving such a wonderful idea to contact DSO and check SEVIS.

    I contacted my DSO today and she replied that your SEVIS record you have a pending change of status and the receipt number EAC131365****.

    My Case : AD/RP/VSC
    Receipt # EAC131365****

    I am still waiting for confirmation from my employer/attorney.

    From my observation most of the AD guys should cross lottery hurdle. Guys don’t give up just stay cool.

  5. All the AD applicants whose DSO (international office advisers ) are not helping and asking for receipts numbers..just tell them that you need to CHECK YOUR SEVIS STATUS… don’t tell them all story…if you think they are jerk . Your SEVIS status should be updated…recently..

    • I told them and they said we dont do that. Go ahead & email us but remember it may take 3-5 business days to reply- seriously??? I paid 1000s of dollars for my MBA ( your admin fee included obviously) and you cant tell me one status.

      • Just escalate the damn thing. Tell themr that your immigration attorney needs that information for your current legal status urgently. Schools do not generally impede on students’ status. So story them with jeopardizing your career.

    • Do I have to check for SEVIS status or recent SEVIS update? When I talked to my DSO about SEVIS update, she said there is none.

  6. I am masters student. My HR told my petition was AD/PP/VSC. but till today i didnt have receipt # from my HR/attorney.
    So today i called DSO and got receipt # from SEVIS. When i tracked it on USCIS website, i see following msg:
    “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.”

    What does that mean? either my SEVIS record shows wrong number or my attorney never applied for PP? Pls help

    • YOu got selected in the lottery and they are processing your case. You should hear a result soon, thats what I think is happening!

      • but USCIS should mention something about 15 day premium process…coz my HR told me that they applied for PP….something fishy…..
        I was assuming my application was PP but on the other hand my attorney is still telling me he did not receive any communication from USCIS….is he lying…

        • You attorney may not be lying. I also got a receipt number from my school. I still haven’t received any letter. I contacted my lawyer today and not answer still. I’m thinking USCIS didn’t send letters until late last week, so you may have to wait couple of days for your letter.

  8. Reg/Reg/VSC
    I just called my school’s International Student Service Office and asked about whether there are any updates to my SEVIS status…with all the courage in the world. I was asked when does my OPT expire, which is Jan 2014, and then they told me that the SEVIS status would only contain info regarding my F-1 status and not H-1. :'(

    • you don’t have to tell them any thing…just tell them you need to CHECK YOUR SEVIS STATUS…and you will get your answer…they are ignorant …

    • SAME!!!

      Reg/ non-premiem/ VSC Called the school, and they said nothing updated yet!
      Does this method work both for AD and REG people ??? Losing hope ……

    • I checked the status with my International officer and he said that nothing is updated. I am RC/RP/VSC. So far looks like for people whose OPT was to expire before October 1, 2013 ( Official start of the H1 period), SEVIS records (if updated) has increased their OP T period to September 30, 2013, meaning that their petition was accepted.

      I have heard that for people whose OPT wont expire until after October 1, 2013, it wont show on the SEVIS.

      There is way too many speculations!

      God Bless

  12. Hello friends,

    As many of you were discussing about fnding the sevis status from DSO.i thought of sharing this site with you

    https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/dhs/loadSearchPage.do

    This site provides the sevis status.

    Pls check and see if actually working for all AD students.

  13. MASTER S DEGREE HOLDER LISTEN!!!!
    If you all are still have about 7 months left. Go ahead and start thinking about GREEN CARD. Its the only option for me now. As long as your 140 and 485 pending, you can stay and work in US. The attorney is doing mine this week. She told me it doesn’t hurt if later on you find out you get selected. you cant buy time

    • @Jenny:
      I didn’t know about that… is that possible to apply for GC without applying for H1b? I will talk to my employers about this then.

      • yes, you dont need to have H1B or OPT. Talk to the attorney. They will tell you. I planed to go back home after graduated but then my friend (attorney) told me I can get green card in 7 months. So I decided to stay and take the job, the employer’s attorney told me the same thing. they are doing mine now. Search for EB2 green card eployemt base

        • I didn’t know about this either. I was reading on USCIS that you would need at least 10 years of experience in your field. . .

  14. Just got email from my employer that my H1B approved and can start work from 1st Oct
    Mine is PP/RP/WAC.
    Notification came to my employer just 30 mins back
    Dont loose hopes..every one will get the good news soon!!!

  15. Got my EAC131345**** today .

    Received date : April 8 2013 ,
    Notice Date : April 12 2013.

    My attorney received it.
    I wish you all good luck.

    • I received mine today.

      AD/RP/VSC
      EAC131345****
      Received date : April 8 2013 ,
      Notice Date : April 12 2013.

      It might take some time to get the receipt in mail.
      Check with your attorney , employer and also with your HR to see if the checks got en-cashed. Don’t lose hope . I was in the same boat until 30 mins ago.

      You will all make it. All the best.

  16. Does the Regular Cap/Regular processing really started.I just can’t believe it & my heart started beating very fastly..Please guys try to share some genuine info please..

    • Condition is same here…

      I don’t know whether it is started or not. I am not seeing any update from regular processing guys.. If every thing is fine at least from next week the update should be from RP guys..

    • AD/RP is definitely started and I know a friend who got receipt in this category.

      Not sure about RQ/RP.

    • I just got mine in Regular… I applied under Graduate PP, but by mistake my employer filed it in regular. Today I got the receipt..

    • April2013 April 18, 2013 at 1:50 pm
      I received mine today.

      AD/RP/VSC
      EAC131345****
      Received date : April 8 2013 ,
      Notice Date : April 12 2013.

      It might take some time to get the receipt in mail.
      Check with your attorney , employer and also with your HR to see if the checks got en-cashed. Don’t lose hope . I was in the same boat until 30 mins ago.

      You will all make it. All the best

  18. My Wife got her EAC # last week only and I yet not got.
    I called my DSO and ask about my and mine wife SEVIS status.
    She said nothing changed in our both status. But as my wife already have EAC#.
    our OPT is expiring on the 07/16/2013.

    is der any other way we can SEVIS information.

    How is that possible?

  20. Acceptance

    On April 13, 2013, we determined that this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was not properly filed because you submitted an incorrect fee. Therefore, we have rejected your case and returned it to you, including all supporting materials and the incorrect fee. Please review the instructions on the rejection notice you received prior to re-submitting your case.

    What does this mean? I got a WAC receipt number. i am a AD/RP/VSC. Do I still have a chance?

    • Unfortunate dude, I think you got in with the lottery but your case got rejected. Now… next year for you I guess. Mistake by your attorney I think, wrong fee..

    • I’m afraid not, Chantelle. Your petition was rejected because your employer/lawyer didn’t submit the correct filing fees. They reject such cases and the quota is full 🙁

      You’ll have to try again next year.

    • “”””Please review the instructions on the rejection notice you received prior to re-submitting your case. “””””

      I might be interpreting wrongly, but doesn’t it mean he can submit again with the correct fee ?

    • It meant that although u got lucky in lottery yet you got denied of H1 as your employer didn’t file correct fees. Check with your employer.
      Bad luck dude! Sue your employer…

      • Why there are such F* attorneys like that!!! Mine last yr use wrong signiture by a stupid attorney… and this yr I need wait for this rediculous lottory… So irresponsible… God… Forgive me… But, it’s really unfair for all those shit…

  25. It seems like the New Immigration reform let the H4 spouses to work, if their home country allow spouses of US spouses work in that country. Does anybody have more information. What is the present status of that for India?

    • I think it’s just your school’s international student service office, where you renew & get signatures on your I-20, but I’m not 100% sure.

    • DSO is Designated School Official. Look at your I-20’s. It will have your DSO’s name from your university international student services.

      btw, whoever found this way to find out to know the lottery result, GOOD JOB. this must be helping a lot of people.

  27. It seems there is no update for RQ/RP/VSC, only AD are getting updates, this is so frustrating..!!!

  28. This site is really very useful and i was thinking if this forum is not there how do we get to know the updates!!
    I filed under RQ/RP …not sure when we will get to know….waiting!!!! 🙁

  29. Just got to know from my Employer that my application’s cheque got deducted today. Mine is General/Regular proc/Vermont.

  30. Hi Everyone ,

    Thanks for posting every bit of info here was of great help, i got my receipt on 11th AD/PP/VSC and status of my application changed last night to Decision(Approved).
    Good Luck !!!

    • Congratulations,

      @ Wait is over, Approved in the sense you will get your visa in one or two week and you can start working from first or second week of october? Just curious if the entire process for you is done completely

      • Thanks Salem, i come under cap- gap i still haven’t received any documents from my lawyer so i guess process is not done yet.

  31. My Wife got her EAC # last week only and I yet not got.
    I called my DSO and ask about my and mine wife SEVIS status.
    She said nothing changed in our both status. But as my wife already have EAC#.
    How is that possible?

  33. Guys,
    I just received my notice. AD/RP. My employer is from Houston as well as my Attorney. All I can say is that with the amount of pressure/stress I went through for the last two weeks, this forum and people in this forum are off great support. I wish we had such understanding in making our Country better place than US. Anyways hope you guys have also see the expected results. Please dont stress out. It’s hard but try to be involved in some other activities.

  34. Hi Guys,

    I thought my employer Filed my application in PP but by mistake he submitted in Regular itseems.. Just now he called and told that I Got the Receipt number an hour ago…

    Dont loose hope guys…

    Good Luck…

    • Neil,

      Thanks alot for the update yaa, could you please tell me one thing, is your check encashed or not……..or still you have the rec # if so my case is the same , my checks are not encashed yet, but still seeing all u guys response i send a note to my DSO…….waiting for a positive update…..

        • Rec# is receipt number……….I just called my DSO and she says my sevis has been updated and she can see my h1B receipt number…….Thank you JESUS, thank you all of u fr support……m praying tht u all receive it too…..amen.

          • HOPE,
            You said that your cheque hasn’t been encashed..But u got ur receipt number. R u sure that ur cheque hasn’t been encashed and got receipt number. Please update….

      • Designated School Official (DSO). Yes, you need to call the international office in your university where you usually get I20s signed.

  36. My H1B is approved today.

    VSC/AD/PP

    Thank you everyone for posting/sharing the updates and I wish good luck to everyone in this forum who is still waiting.

    • Hey when did you get it?

      I am waiting for the receipt#. this wait is like, really killing me.

      Ad/PP/VSc

      Thanks

      • Today my employer called me and told that my H1B is approved. On 10th April, he said that my application is picked in the lottery.

        Most probably yours might be in mail instead of an e-mail which was the same case for my friend who received two days back. Ask your employer to check for mail(post).

    • Congratulations,

      Approved in the sense you will get your visa in one or two week and you can start working from first or second week of october? Just curious if the entire process for you is done completely?

      • Yes, as far as I know the process is complete and my Visa starts from Oct1.

        I’m working currently now on OPT and from Oct 1 I’ll be working on H1B.

        • Thank you for your promt response,

          I am sure you must have applied through PP, and I am thinking I will wait until I hear something from my consultant or lawyer. Once I hear something from them I am planning to go for PP. In general if you go through PP, it could take one week to a month do you think for the decision. Also in this forum some people are mentioning about DSO, are they talking about our international office, do you think I can also ask them about my receipt or status. Thanks. Mine is AD/RP/CSC

          • Yes, I think they are talking about the international office in your university. You can contact then as others are suggesting.

            As yours is RP, you don’t have to worry much. I know many friends who haven’t received in the same category. Keep hope and wait.

    • Congratulations,

      Approved in the sense you will get your visa in one or two week and you can start working from first or second week of october? Just curious if the entire process for you is done completely

  37. According to the DSO,my SEVIS record says “pending” and listed the date of notice as April 16 but she doesn’t see a receipt number.I am currently on 17-month OPT extension. Does anyone know what this means?Does it mean I was selected in the lottery? I am AD/RP/CSC.

    An answer would be highly appreciated

    Thanks.

    • Same boat, I am on OPT and dont have 17-month extension. I was aslo told that OPT extend to 09/30/2013. But no receipt number! And they said they wouldnt have receipt number because the school is not the one who file my petition and the receipt number will go to my attorny or employer!

    • I would assume it is.. I mean as there is a notice. If my school responded that way,.. I would be positive!

    • my DSO also said ‘pending’ and then I asked her for WAC number and then she gave me.. So I think in this case pending means receipt number is generated for you ..

      • Thanks for the info mate.. I am trying to stay positive by assuming that the receipt number will be updated later because the DSO can see a date of notice of April 16.

      • Dear Neil,

        Just curious, you are referering DSO to our schools international advisor who keeps track of our opt and sevis update? If a consultant applies for H1b on your behalf and lets say your application is in, do they inform our school or sevis gets updated too. I am just trying to understand if I can ask my international advisor to check if my status is changed and to make sure i made it through the lottery. I have not heard anythinng so far from my consultant or lawyer. Mine is AD/RP/CSC.

        Thanks

        • i called my DSO and I asked about my SEVIS status.. She said you are on OPT extension right now which is valid till ….. and then you have applied for H1b petition and your WAC number is ….
          ME too AD/RP/CSC

          • Neil,

            Do you think all School’s DSO will be informed by uscis or few universities so far and still getting updated? Thanks

  39. Waiting making me nervous day by day. I applied in RQ/RP and I am on H4 Visa. Refreshing this site every once in a while has became my routine task. Why can’t USCIS send an email to the selected ones.

    • Yup!! Y cant they just send the list of people selected in lottery.Its killing us daily 🙁
      It is so much painful to stay in H4 over here 🙁

      • same here. its like jail for me, if you have been working before, you feel bad at home. and when you apply for h1b after long time waiting, and u come to know that its lottery and still waiting for result i dont know why god cant see our problems. i m crying from 9th april 2013. i really want to get it.

        • 🙁 It is like hell…and don’t have any options also,only one option we had that also went to lottery…feel so much lost….

        • I can understand your pain. Even I did the same in initial days.But crying doesn’t help us in getting H1. I used to work in India and H4 made me to sit at home. God will understand our pain and help us in getting out of it.

          • i missed last year , coz i was not knowing anything about consultancies n all, now i knew so , i applied this year, but my bad luck, its lottery. now i dont know, how i will wait till next year.

          • and i m not happy with uscis system, i can understand they are doing lottery but i cant understand why only pp guys they are selecting. if its because of money then stop normal process.

          • its not like that they r just process pp caes first it doesn’t mean they have morec chance just b positive

          • True. I have almost 2 year gap. It’s hard to find an employer to sponsor H1B in this situation. I’m so “lucky” that when I find a job I also have H1B lottery. 🙂

          • hi, I am also in H4 sitting at home . But my h1 got approved on moday because I applied in premium. Don’t loose hope . God is there watching.

          • mine was supposed to be premium but my employer has applied in regular, and dint bother to inform me also, when i asked then i coem to know.

          • Hi @anH4

            Did you get approval from VSC? I applied for PP/Regular Quota/H4. Waiting for Receipt number 🙁

          • It seems like the New Immigration reform let the H4 spouses to work, if their home country allow spouses of US spouses work in that country. Does anybody have more information. What is the present status of that for India?

          • @an H4, you’re so lucky ! Congrats ! I hope I have the same luck.
            I’m also a H4. No advanced US degree. No available back up plans. God bless me !

          • hi i consider my case as pure luck, even i missed last year so had a year of gap. but everything went fine, dint put anything fake in my resume. . and applied in premium.

          • Hi An H4 Congrats,

            I have also applied on REG/PP/VSC but no update yet still waiting for receipt number.

            I think i didn’t make it in lottery itself lose all hope 🙁

            Who is your employer/attorney?

          • @H4 Visa, I think you’re right. Never lose hope. Bless all.
            I’m also H4. I know how painful to be a H4.

      • Hi I am one more affected by H4 curse.

        can we all form a small group & share each others thoughts.

        I have created an email for this.

        Can you all mail at

        h1chillax (at) gmail (dot) com

        • hallo girls,

          I have got 3 emails as of now.
          I will wait till today evening to see how many we are…. and then accordingly will decide which type of group will be feasible. And reply u all with updates
          Cheers
          coming together is begining.. 🙂

    • one more h4 here….
      Can we unite and share our thoughts….?
      Can you all h4 girls send me a mail at
      h1chillax at gmail dot com

      We will form a small grp amd keep everyone updated

  40. Hello! Whoever had the brilliant idea of contacting your DSO –> THANK YOU SO MUCH! I just did and she told there is a receipt number for me. My OPT has been extended until September, 30 2013.

    I still have no later but at least I know my receipt number. Try it guys!!! Call your DSO

    I’m AD/RP/CSC

    Good luck everyone!!! and thank you for our support :))))

  42. i think from next year they should stop regular quota . if they want to earn money like this giving chances to only ad or pp guys.
    regular quota non premium , i m not seeing anything.
    what the hell.
    i m regular non premium, i m dead from so many days.

    • They give receipts to PP first and then RP..
      You have chance until mid may to get the receipt no..
      Though the odds are low don’t give up hope..
      Life is not gonna end here..

    • Just be patient, PP doesn’t improve your chances it just gets you information faster but it costs $$$! You have the same chance as PP without AD, it will just take longer to hear.

  43. VSC / Premium processing / Regular Quota

    Receipt number received on 04/11/2013
    H1B approved on 04/18/2013.

    Thanks everyone on this forum & Good Luck everyone.

  45. Hold on guys ! callind DSO and finding out wont work for everybody bcoz
    if your OPT doesnt expire until this OCT or after you wont be able to know the status change as the H1 starts from OCT 1st.
    In my case I called my DSO and asked him to check my status and he said I m still in F1..
    so this is what my thoughts are…

  46. I check with DSO and was told that my status is pending and OPT extended to 09/30/2013, but they didnt see any receipt number. Do you guys know what that mean? This is killing me!~~~ Thank you~~

    • I think that means you got selected in lottery. Can you please tell us, what kind of application you have?

        • congrats bro…I am AD/Rg/CSC too…I contacted DSO no answer/reply yet and employer got some receipts today but no luck fro me …I am slowly loosing hope 🙁 one Qs can we call sevis help desk directly to know the status…will they provide receipt no. if updated !!! whats ur opinion !!!

      • I think you H1b might have approved that the only reason why they extend it to sep 30th 2013 and your H1b will kick in after that

  48. Atleast OPT people have one way to figure out whether they got selected or not in lottery..what about people like us RQ/RP/VSC, we have no option except waiting waiting and endless waiting..!!!

  49. I asked my DSO and this is what she found for my case.

    F-1 status and employment authorization for this student have been automatically extended to September 30, 2013. The student is authorized to remain in the United States and continue employment with an expired employment authorization document. This is pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(f)(5)(iv) and 8 CFR 274a.12(b)(6)(iv), as updated April 8, 2008 in a rule published in the Federal Register (73 FR 18944). Additional information about the automatic extension can be found on the Student and Exchange Visitor Program Website at www.ice.gov/sevis.”

    I have no idea what this means.

  50. Hi,
    I got the receipt today for AD/RP/VSC. The USCIS status shows “Initial review”. Any guess on how much time it takes to process it fully/ Approval status? Thanks.

      • Congrats you got through the lottery. If you look at processing times on USCIS it says 2 months average, so just be patient. If you need it faster that’s what premium processing is for!

        • I saw some regular-processing posts that mentioned the approval decision that was made quickly. So, though it takes 2 months to process everything, do they make the approval decision earlier? Thanks.

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