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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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  1. Got my receipt number yesterday. Mine was RQ/RP/VSC
    Good luck to everyone who is waiting. Its all about luck this year.

    • I can see many smiley faces in this forum… I wish for complete this week all will get their receipts..

      DM

    • yes they are saying the same thing still since a week .no updates .while other mnc’s got their status ,why not TCS?
      this again provokes the employees to quit as they may think the process is not transparent…..TCS should disclose the status and prove they are transparent with the process…

    • If you meet ur RMG in person, they are verifying the status and telling u…

      we got the status..Go and meet RMG,,,They are telling…

      • Still no update from Chennai..they are saying to contact ISU RMG..not sure when they will communicate the status 🙁

        • RMG….? They never bother to respond us for our genuine concerns. They think they are the most busy people on earth.. Losers

          • 100% truth..

            they are here to support the employees but act as if they are great ppl.. bunch of idiots but still rude..

          • Hi,

            I did not get any updates, but in the VISA tracker has been updated yesterday saying ‘SSG has filed petition’. What does this mean ? Does it mean it filed only or selected in the lottery also ?

            AHK

          • @curious- This is just the readiness to file status. Moreover u should have got that status long ago and u noticed it just yesterday or they might have updated for u yesterday. It has nothing to do with selection in lottery

          • Hi VK,

            You may be right. I have been checking this regularly, it just got updated only yesterday. Apart from this, no news at all. Several follow ups with the ISU RMG was all in vain.

            AHK

          • SSG filed Petition means…TCS visa team have filed the petition within the 5th April…It doent mean you are selected in lottery. I am also waiting for the receipt..

          • Heard that TCS does not share the receipt numbers with us, Is that true ? What kind update should we expect ?

            AHK

          • Hi..you got the status? are you selected? please share any other update you got from them regarding visa

            thanks in adv.

        • I don’t have any updates on the H1B lottery results from TCS…The Chennai Visa Team is sending the same standard reply to everybody “Pls contact your ISU RMG for the same”…Still the wait is on…..

    • All TCSers please connect on Knome for internal updates. Though there seems to be no update with anyone yet.

    • No yaar i am waiting for the same . Sent a mail yesterday to chennai visa team .They are saying please connect to ISU RMG

      • I don’t have any updates on the H1B lottery result…TCS Chennai Visa Team is giving standard reply to everybody ‘Pls connect with your ISU RMG’ huh…….

  6. After a long wait, i finally got the golden mail from my employer that my petition has selected in the lottery. 🙂
    I am in india and mine is RQ/RP/California service center.
    All the best for those who are waiting and i wish bill should pass for this year to raise the CAP.

  8. I see most of your nicknames become happy/funny/positive one after getting their receipt #. Can only imagine… May be tomorrow 🙂

  9. Finally got the receipt from California service center(regular quota, regular processing). Good luck to the other guys as well who are waiting. It was a tough period though. Status says that – “On April 17, 2013, your address was changed relating to the I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER that you filed.” what does it mean specifically? Has anybody else also seen this same status?

  10. I am the silent viewer of this group and got the info my employer that got my receipt.

    RP/California Center.

    All the best to all of you who are waiting.

    • Hi ALL – RP and PP

      USCIS is still processing receipts for both RP and PP.. Just wait..

      Latest PP Number is EAC1314254613, EAC1314254606 … Rps are just look around this number

      NOTE : Order is based on Computer generated Number on receipt..
      —> Has no Relation with Alphabetical order..

    • Looks like a good sign. Ive read here that the OPT expiration date extends if USCIS has processed receipt. You can find more by googling cap-gap extension

  13. Hi All,

    AD/RP/CSC
    not recent graduate, applying from India.

    Finally, some good new!!!!
    Just got an email from my employer that they got the news that my petition has been selected and my checks have been encashed.

    I have one doubt, since my employer didnt mention that they got a snail mail. I am wondering if they have concluded this based on my checks being encashed.
    If so, is it possible for them to know for which candidate the check was encashed and do they leave a receipt no. there as well.

    Please let know. I think I have made it but just want to really confirm.

    And finally, good luck to all of you still waiting. Pray to god and hope for the best.
    I myself have been trying for H1B for past 4 years and missed the quota narrowly last year.
    I cried for 2 weeks!!! and would have been very dissapointed if I was not selected this time.
    so, finally I am happy and wish all still waiting best of luck and patience.

    -asterix

    • Doesn’t your employer which of their checks have been cashed? The checks have numbers, and maybe they put your name on “for______” section on the bottom left of the check? If you go online, you can see an image of the cashed check. So maybe that’s how they know it was a check for you?

    • Awesome that your company has such a good law team to take time to check the status regularly and inform you right away -knowing how anxious a one can be.

  14. AD/PP/CSC.
    Application Received – 04/08
    Receipt Notice Date- 04/13
    Today 04/22 – @ 5:30 PM EST – 15 days clock stopped
    @ 9 PM EST- Got the H-1B Approval

  15. AD/PP/CSC.
    Application Received date- 04/08
    Receipt Notice Date- 04/13
    Today 04/22 – @ 5:30 PM EST – 15 days clock stopped
    @ 9 PM EST- Got Approval

    • Its Good.. Congts Buddy
      Still PP and RP receipt generation going on

      PP Case No : EAC1314254613.. .Hold On Guys..

      DM

  16. Hi Guys,

    🙂

    Finally I got my receipt number WACXXXXXXXXX. My Employer applied RQ/RP/CSC for me.

    Today morning I got email from my employer that I got selected through the lottery.

    Its really relief from me.

    From today I need to wait for my approval. This is second stage of waiting.

    All the best to every one.

    • Please mention ur last name first letter and also the notice date of the receipt..

    • One of my friend got his application selected notice from my employer.
      RP/RQ/VSC. Mine was filed by the same employer , but i dint recieve any notice, does it means that its the end of my road ?

  18. Quick check:-
    1) how many waiting in RQ/RP

    2) somebody on this forum posted that receipts are sent in ascending order of name (last name). Is is true?

    • RQ/RP waiting… Don’t believe in the alphabeticla order hypothesis though. Mine starts with “I”, and there were people who received theirs with random letters.

  19. Friends,

    If you have got receipt number for RQ/RP, please mention the notice date and also your first letter of last name .. that will help us to decide whether uscis is really processing based on last name order..

    Good luck to all

    • I don’t think it is in any alphabetical order, my case is RQ/RP/VSC.
      My last name starts with ‘K’ and receipt is EAC131395xxxx.
      I received the notice on 22april.

    • Order is based on Computer generated Number on receipt.. Has no Relation with Alphabetical order..

      They are still processing application both for RP and PP..

      PP Number is EAC1314254613 … Rps are just look around this number

  23. I am also waiting RQ/RP. Till you don’t get your return package , don’t lose hope guys. USCIS is having f@#$$$ crap system so you never know !!! All the best everyone.

  24. I am RQ/RP/CSC. I am really nervous that I havent heard anything yet. My application reached USCIS on April 1st at 8am. I havent heard anything back from my lawyer, employer or my DSO. This is by far the worst feeling that I have ever dealt with. Heres hoping for the best.

    • Firstly Good luck.
      Why would you even hear from DSO. You are RQ/ as you mentioned. From
      Where did you get an idea of DSO informing you without enrolling for AD!?

      • imho BS (Bachelors) student on F1 apply in RQ as they are not in AD and are entitled to know from their DSO too.. not all F1 students on OPT are AD.

  25. Guys,
    When RQ/RP/CSC or VSC folks from IT companies like Infy, TCS, Cogni, IBM, Accenture, PWC etc are receiving letters about their lottery results how are they getting it.. I mean if USCIS sending emails/mails to employer or it’s been received by employers external agency (external agency thru which VISA has been filed e.g. fragoman) and then internal VISA teams are updating individuals…
    I just want to know because this process will have a delay..

    e.g. SUPPOSE PWC is filling VISA for their people thru fragomen and the documentation is handled by PWC internal VISA team in US then as per my understanding USCIS will send the result to fragoman and then fragoman in turn will update PWC internal VISA team which then will update individual…
    So how much delay people have experienced who have received lottery results from IT giants…

    There could be different processes followed in each company.
    NOTE: PWC is JUST EXAMPLE I have taken…

  26. My employer informed that they received my receipt number.

    Regular/Regular Quota/VSC – EACEAC131395####

    I wish you good luck to everyone who already not received receipts.

    Thanks for everyone updates/comments.

    • @God Gift mine is also RQ/RP/VSC but did not hear anything..working for US based IT giant… just want to understand when your employer received ur result and when did he updated you with those result…

      • My employer sent package on 1st April and received receipt letter in yesterday’s mail.

        I yet to receive scanned copy of it. Thank you !

  27. Hey please any one knows this

    wac csc California to Michigan or Chicago how much time takes to deliver the receipt ?

    Eac VSC Vermont Michigan or Chicago how much time takes to deliver the receipt ?

    • @GotIt… Congrats… 🙂 I am waiting in same category and if you don’t mind, please let me know the first letter of your last name ? Just want to check USCIS proceesing/sending receipt based on alphabetical order ?

  30. In 2008, USCIS started returning the unselected packages only in June…

    http://www.merchantcircle.com/blogs/Rami.Lee.US.Immigration.Attorney.800-993-9097/2008/6/FY2009-Cap-Subject-H-1B-Update-/88781

  32. Following is a 2008 blog which says the receipt issuance continued till end of may..
    and the package returns started only in june..

    http://www.merchantcircle.com/blogs/Rami.Lee.US.Immigration.Attorney.800-993-9097/2008/6/FY2009-Cap-Subject-H-1B-Update-/88781

  34. Did any one recieve receipt after this # WAC1314053176
    this was entered in the system on April 20th.
    Could not find any entries on USCIS site post that receipt #.
    Am afraid that USCIS is through with entering all the petitions that were selected in the lottery into their system.

    And those who have got their receipts were able to see an update to their SEVIS record?

    Kindly confirm.

    • poor hope fellow.. u dont know how to check reciept then why do u do that n get scared of urself.
      Everyday 5,6,7 position of the reciept number gets increased by one and indicates working day of of USCIS.

      Today its WAC 13 “140 ” 5 0001
      140th day is going on for WAC. tomorrow start checking with
      WAC 13 “141” 5 0001

    • Please dont spread rumors…I can see a lot of petitions generated after the number you have given!!!

  35. Hi PP guys,
    anyone got receipt today from the following waiting list..?

    Waiting4lottery – Regular/PP/VSC
    Paagal ho Jaunga!! – Regular/PP/CSC
    Hey Bhagawan – Regular/PP/VSC
    hopeful – Regular/PP/VSC
    still waiting for receipt num – Regular/PP/VSC
    Goodluck – Regular/PP/VSC
    xyz – Regular/PP/VSC
    Deb(me) – Regular/PP/VSC
    AVS – Masters/PP/CSC
    CVS – Masters/PP/VSC
    kimmel – Regular/PP/CSC
    H1b Singh – Regular/PP/CSC
    keepingithonest – Masters/PP/CSC
    RD – Masters/PP/VSC
    Neha – Regular/PP/?? center
    HOPE – Masters/PP/CSC
    Raj – Regular/PP/VSC
    Sam – Regular/PP/CSC
    Mat – Regular/PP/CSC
    T – Masters/PP/VSC
    Mr.Hope – Regular/PP/VSC
    Waiting – Masters/PP/CSC
    waiting4 – Masters/PP/VSC
    Apple Fan – Regular/PP/VSC
    GG – Regular/PP/VSC
    ATL_PP – Regular/PP/CSC
    frustrated – Masters/PP/VSC
    Sai – Masters/PP/VSC
    GOD – Regular/PP/CSC
    Lost hope – Regular/PP/VSC
    gbav – Regular/PP/CSC
    PP – Regular/PP/CSC
    Lili – Masters/PP/CSC
    AK – Masters/PP/VSC
    ssr – Regular/PP/CSC
    CAPGAP – Masters/PP/VSC
    ss – Regular/PP/CSC
    OMG – Regular/PP/VSC
    Lifesucks – Masters/PP/??center
    Diya – Regular/PP/??center
    srinivas – Regular/PP/CSC
    vs – Masters/PP/CSC
    Oh no! – Masters/PP/CSC
    QP – Regular/PP/CSC
    cK – Regular/PP/CSC
    ASH – Regular/PP/CSC
    mohammed salaoddin – Masters/PP/VSC
    P – Masters/PP/VSC
    Friend – Regular/PP/VSC
    Jeff – Regular/PP/CSC
    TheEternalOptimist – Regular/PP/VSC

  36. Guys,
    Got my receipt for RQ/RP/CSC.
    Few months back I was having 2 offers for H1B & almost everybody told me to go ahead with both of them to increase the chances in case of Lottery but I listened to my heart & went ahead with the first one & said no to the other.
    All the best to all of you who are waiting.

  37. RQ/RP/VSC

    NEED HELP!!!!
    From my lawyer’s email:
    “The check has not been cashed and the last activity on the checks for the applications we filed were on April 17th. Since there has not been any announcements on the rejections, there is still the possibility you are selected. ” Any one knows what does it mean??!! The check has not been cashed but there was ” an activity” on 17th????

    Any reply would help! THANKS!!!

      • He’s my personal lawyer, and i don’t think he helped other people to file h1b application this year….. just so curious about what the “activity” is……

  38. I just now got a call from my employer that finally I received my receipt today. I still haven’t got my receipt number yet.

    I’m RQ/RP/VSC.

    I am following this forum from day 1 and i know how killing this wait it! Please hang on guys good news is on its way!!!

    I hope everyone gets its receipts sooner or later.

    Let me know if you have any questions for me.

  39. Here i see again 132 136 !!!!

    wac csc California to Michigan or Chicago how much time takes to deliver the receipt ?

    Eac VSC Vermont Michigan or Chicago how much time takes to deliver the receipt ?

    RQ RP ;( don’t knw the exact center

    My employer is at Chicago and Minnesota !!

    F***g lottery ruined all of our dream

    Any one RQ RP got rejection receipts ?????

    Any hope still ? To get receipts ?

    VSC CSC sent all receipts ?

    • Why don’t you go check on the USCIS website, which center your petition has been sent to? This question has been answered many times on this thread. If you can’t read through the last few pages of comments then why haven’t you done a Google search before repeatedly posting the same question.

  40. Guys, I really need your advice on the following question:
    My husband is on the dependent’s Visa F2 with me, I am F1, and he has applied for H1B (RQ/RP/EAC). If he got selected in the lotery, will it be somehow reflected on my I-20, as he is only included in mine? Is it worth calling my school and checking the SEVIS status, ot it has nothing to do with me and my I-20 ? Suggestions?Anybody in the same situation?

  44. Hello All,

    I am a silent follower of this page discussion and I also had sleepless nights since 1st April. I just got email from my employer that my petition got picked . I have not received the receipt number yet.I will post it once I will get it. For the basic info, Mine was Regular/RP.

    Best of luck to all.

    Thanks

  45. Good News :My employer just informed that today they got receipts for 2 people with
    RQ/RP/VSC

    Bad News: I am not in above two.

  48. Here is the update from my Lawyer:
    I will let you know when we hear something. I am receiving notices
    slowly. Since all petitions were received within a five day period it
    takes time for USCIS to respond. No one is getting a preference in
    opening up packages.

    Regards,

  49. RQ/RP/VSC

    NEED HELP!!!!
    From my lawyer’s email:
    “The check has not been cashed and the last activity on the checks for the applications we filed were on April 17th. Since there has not been any announcements on the rejections, there is still the possibility you are selected. ” Any one knows what does it mean??!! The check has not been cashed but there was ” an activity” on 17th????

    Any reply would help! THANKS!!!

  50. We here in total forum 9211

    And some of the people’s are repeated !!

    Ok keep 8500 !

    All are waiting for receipts and most of them got it

    Say 8000

    Don’t know who ever not in the forum ! I mean remaining 77000 receipts delivered or not

    Don’t know all of them got it !??????

    Or people’s waiting like us !!!!

    It’s completely killing waiting pin and pain in the ass

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