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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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    • Hi Guy’s

      Bloody Game is over..I think so.
      yesterday we have seen couple of messages about receiving recepits..
      but today I haven’t seen many comments..

      That mean game is over?
      Thanks
      Nkumar

      • I feel its too early to declare game is over, my gut feeling says if by May first week end we do not hear any thing then we can start giving up. But not yet guys.
        Just keep hope alive.

    • Right there with you buddy! RQ/RP/VSC.

      Emailed employer – no response yet. I am hoping that between Tuesday afternoon and today morning my checks got cashed? Other than that just gotta wait for the snail mail again. 🙁 Long bloody wait. Tomorrow I stop waiting. Anything after that would be great. But otherwise I am done waiting tomorrow evening.

    • AD/PP/VSC
      I am with u bro, same here, have been waiting since forever but no remedy to my problems. I am getting out of mind. Have tried almost everything possible to get to know the results but all crap. Talked to the DSO, since I am on CPT but no status update, talked to the immigration lady as an employer but she don’t got no record of mine, talked to the lawyer but they don’t wanna to disclose anything to the candidate, talked to the employer but he got so pissed off since I am bugging him too much, talked to almost everyone that I know of who applied for the Visa but no relief,. I am getting mad…….
      What to do??????
      Any advice?????

      • @Waiting Games Part2

        Start looking for other options. You can call it plan B and It really worked for me. You need some other activity to take it out of your head.

  9. Hi All,

    I think I have been selected in the lottery. My employer informed me today that the cheques he had given has been encashed. My application is RQ/PP/VSC. It reached the USCIS on 05/04/13 morning. My employer is based in NJ and attorney is in NY. The attorney has not yet received any receipt no. Thanks to this forum for keeping my hopes alive and helping me go through the stressful days! Plz do not lose hope and keep praying. All the very best!

    • Hi “waiting with hope!”, congratulations! Your news gives still-waiting PP guys more hope! Can I ask the first alphabet of your last name? Thanks!

    • This is good news. This falls in line with a few claims in the last week for PP guys and gals

      1) Got rec. from DSO
      2) Got rec. from USCIS call center
      3) checks encashed
      4) dependent H4 rec. received

      none of these folks mentioned that they received rec. from USCIS

  12. Hi Guys,
    I think this is extreme … I believe we are the only one left whom employer’s haven’t shared any info with there employes.

  13. Getting Visa is one thing but why everyone is frusatated to go to US as if god exists in US.people from IT knws that they won’t go before april next year but look at the frustation.

  16. I got my h1b approved.
    When can i go for visa stamping? Heard that i cant go before july 1st is that right?????

      • @venu, @Sigh : Why don’t you people take a little bit of time to read and understand a question before lashing out at people? You just make a fool of yourselves. Test was asking how early can s/he go for H-1B visa stamping. Read it again, slowly this time and see if the meaning is apparent or not.

        @Test : You can go for visa stamping as early as 90 days in advance from your visa start date, which is October 1, 2013. You can enter US as early as 10 days in advance from your start date. You cannot start work earlier than October 1, 2013.

      • hello Sigh, many of us are in frustration due to this lottery system.
        but i think that does not give us the right to call someone in the public forum as ‘nut case’.
        What he is asking may be a silly question for you or may even be irrelevant to the whole topic itself.. but still comparing his eligibility with your MBA is not a fair thing.
        remember that every applicant has got the right to get this visa as long as he is eligible.
        surprised to see how an MBA grad can talk like this and still think he is far better than others..

        • @longwait

          thats an amicable and a mature interpretation.
          hope people maintain the decorum while posting here.

  17. Hi,

    I got Receipt from my employer on 23rd in which notice date is 18th April. My Receipt no. is EAC1313952XXX. But when I am checking my status on the USCIS website it is still in initial review. When will petition get approved. Any advice? Best of luck for all waiting.

    Thanks,

    • My receipt # is also EAC131395… and it’s in Initial Review too. When I checked the processing time estimate thing on the bottom of the page it says 2month, I wouldn’t expect anything too soon. I’m RP btw.

  18. I’m selected in this stupid lottery (regular/regular/California). My employer (a small company of around 50 employees in Portland, OR) filed 2 petitions, mine and an advanced/regular/California, and both were selected. The other petitioner got the response some days earlier than me. Now I’m back on plan A, and it will take me a while to mentally switch back because I’ve been getting pretty far with the backup plan B.

    I really hope this H1 visa system will get reformed soon, because now is a real mess and heavily abused by some companies.

    Best of luck,
    Axel, from Sweden

    • Nope.. i guess they will consolidate and update.. have asked global immig team but they just say, we will update as soon as we hear from uscis..

      u know how it works 🙁 🙁

    • They will consolidate and send only after they recieved all the rejection packets…
      How do I know?..you may ask..cause I was with them in 2007 and I got to know of my result in June second week only after they sent out rejection emails to non selected candidates

  21. Instead of April 15, Premium processing started on 24th? Does it mean that all receipts are sent that delayed the PP date? Or does it mean RP receipts will be further delayed for PP goals? Or upgraded case? 90K/13 days=6.9K/day (capacity?=?approx 8K receipts per day?). May be all the receipts are sent and odd ones are looking into the posts 🙁

    Receipt number: WAC1314253966
    Initial Review
    On April 24, 2013, the 15-day premium processing clock started on your I129,PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER. You will be contacted by the office that is processing your case when a decision is made or additional information or action is needed. Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Your premium processing receipt notice contains contact information for direct inquiries on your case.

  22. Hi Friends,

    By god’s grace . yesterday night my husband got his receipt details for Regular Process/CSC from his employer.

    WAC131385****

    Wishing everyone on this forum to get their receipts soon. All the best 🙂

    • You can check your result in the link below by providing the comanay name and see how many certified , debied and withdrawn

      http://www.myvisajobs.com/H1B-Visa/Search.aspx?E=tata%20consultancy%20services&O1=Employer&O2=Job_Title&Y=2013&PN=4

    • Hi H1boise

      can u tell me which employer has filed h1 for him… I am asking cos of the ur name contains “boise” 🙂 which is very familiar to me

    • No. PP was closed long time ago. we are in same boat.
      Selected petitions are being processed. No new PP receipts are being issued.

      • Yes, inaf and plzhelpgod, it is time to focus on something else. If there is any chance, leave it as an unexpected surprise.

        I’m RQ/PP/CSC, still waiting, neither I nor my employer has completely lost the hope, but I no longer care of it that much. Time to move on.

  25. Any one have their filing fee checks have not cashed.But receipt is received?
    I am still waiting Regular processing and lost my hope.

        • Chennai ppl are not sure about the date. Firstly they asked to wait till 15th Apr, then on 18th April they said they havent received anything yet

          • I do not think so that they do not have the information. Thousands people have received their receipts. I think they are hiding information from associates at this point of time. They are playing with out patience……

          • I called them again and they told they have shared the status reports with the RMG and FDFU . Please connect to FDFU to get the status.

          • Anybody know TCS US visa office address and EIN number, If yes then we can directly call to USCIS to know the status. I have read this in many comments yesterday.

          • yes .. they test our patience…could be decision from upper management.. same happens in many offshore companies

          • They won’t let it know tat easily since lot of ppl will resign from tcs if not selected.Good planning from management team to make it delay as long as possible by saying all reasons…..

          • RMG sucks…All the 3 teams – Chennai Visa , Local FDFU and ISU RMG are playing games…not telling anything…we dont even know at which US centre the petition was filed….All of dem Suck big time..Bloody Losers ..boohoooooo…booooooohoooooooo..

  28. Hi,

    I have been waiting for the receipt from the Employer “Dynasoft Synergy Inc”.
    I filed my petition in Regular Cap/Regular Processing/WAC ( California) . Anybody registered under this employer got the receipt….. Reply back.

  29. Hi,

    I have applied H1b w/COS for my wife who is currently in H4 visa. Regular processing and she got selected in the lottery.
    Now she is planning to travel to india and come back in Jul.

    I think h1b may get approved without COS. After H1b approval can we apply for COS in PP?

    How long does it take?

  30. Hi,

    Today I received a notice from USCIS CSC for my spouse’s H4 extension with a receipt number.
    It says:
    Case Type: I539 Application to extend/change nonimmigrant status

    Notice Type: Receipt Notice
    Amount received: $290.00US
    Class requested: H4

    But I have not heard anything from the Attorney or the employer.

    Does it mean my petition was selected????

    Thanks a lot.

      • It was regular processing/RQ/CSC.
        I am not sure whether my H1B petition was approved or not.
        (As the mail we received was for my spouse’s H4)

        • @Waiting,

          Yes you are selected in the Lottery!

          First I received my spouse’s L2 to H4 COS to my home address, later my lawyer received the receipt notice for my H1

          check with your lawyer in 2 days time.. for sure they will get your receipt notice.

  35. I had been informed by my HR last week that i was selected but as it turned out there was some confusion between the attorney and HR. I am still hoping i will get lucky soon. 🙂

    Based on the comments here, i advised my employer and attorney to call USCIS and ask the case update. As per my attorney “We cannot follow up with USCIS regarding a specific case especially if there is nothing wrong with the process.”.

    Can someone point me to some official link which mentions that the attorney/employer can call USCIS and enquire the status. I can share same with my attorney.

    I belong to the group who think that the attorney/employer should call the USCIS and not the employee impersonating as employer. Hopefully i keep my patience, especially because my HR would be on leave for 3 weeks starting next week and the attorney is not too accomodating when it comes to answering my concerns. Despite couple of reminders, my attorney never shared the tracking number for my petition but insists that it was delivered.

    Can someone share such official link?

    Also, to update this is what my attorney said:

    We have been informed that the data entry for regular processing cases will likely not be completed until sometime in May. Please note that when the cap was reached on the first day in 2008, USCIS did not complete data entry and issue receipt notices until late in May.

  36. Latest receipt number generated from califonia USCIS center WAC1314251998.
    People what is the latest receipt number received by candidate.

  37. I’ve been a silent reader all this while. Since I have something to share, I have decided to make myself known.

    I spoke with my prospective employer earlier today. They have received 5 receipts for the 10 petitions submitted. The selected petitions arrived on Tuesday, April 23 by snail mail.

    I am not sure how USCIS is sending out receipts but I strongly believe it is employer based. If the employer has submitted all petitions together, in all probability they have been assigned sequential identification numbers. If some of the employees have received receipts while others have not, there is a very good chance the others were not selected.

    I stand be my above observation unless someone here can prove otherwise.

    I come under the unlucky set that was not selected. RQ/RP/VSC.

    I also believe that those who do not get a positive outcome by the end of this month, should have a plan B. In case they already have a plan B, start working on it.

    • Per this link, you can expect data entry till some time in May
      h t t p : / / w w w . h 1 b v i s a l a w y e r b l o g dot c o m / 2 0 1 3 / 0 4 / u p d a t e _ o n _ f y 2 0 1 4 _ h 1 b _ c a p _ c a s e s . h t m l
      But it is true that in all likelihood checks have to be cashed by end of this week or early next week.. After that, it is not going to be very likely.

    • Your assumption is very wrong. We have got receipts for all AD holders around 12 and none of the RC. The checks came out on different days and weeks. Obviously, if they came out on different days, the receipts cant be in any given sequence.

        • I did mention that unless someone could prove my assumption wrong, I would stand by it.

          Benn, thanks for proving me wrong. It gives us hope.

      • Thanks Benn..that gives me a little hope…me and my friend filed our H1 on the same day and through the same employer…my friend got his receipt 4 days back, but i did not get my receipt till now..still waiting and following the blog to…

    • Any chance someone can check with HR / employer on the receipt #s received so far, if it’s in sequence or random numbers…. this shall give us some idea if all files from same employer are processed together or randomly even if they were submitted together

  38. People who should be Tensed Now are PP and AD(PP and Non-PP).
    For these two groups especially PP-Its GAME OVER!

    There is still slight chance for AD Non -PP, but very thin.

    All work going on now is for RQ-Non -PP

    BTW: I am AD/PP/VSC, and I have moved on.

    • It is true that it is highly probable that it is over for PP cases 🙁 although I hope it is not.. Good luck !! Hope things work out!!

  39. Is there anyone who had their check cashed today???? Since that is the first step in the process and it takes at least 2 weeks after that to receive the receipt by mail and tentatively it is till mid may that we can expect to receive receipts, I would think late this week or early next week is the last chance for the checks to be cashed…. Also, since a handful of regular processing candidates have already received results (not just receipts but an actual acceptance decision, it could not have been before all PP cases were completed. Otherwise they will not have done it for the regular?), it might already be too late and all the necessary checks were already cashed.. which means if the checks are not cashed yet, it is highly probable that some of us did not make it this year…. sigh…

      • Well,.. That is mis-information at best. It is not the check that certain people give to the consultants that matter. It is the check that the employer gives to USCIS that counts… These checks will be cashed first and only after that will the process continue. So if the checks are not cashed.. then receipt number is not yet generated for that case….

        • You are wrong buddy..for my wife they did not cash the check until a day after her attorney received the physical receipt.

    • I think there’s still hope for PP from CSC…. Last I heard, the approvals received from CSC were only for PP…no approvals for regular processing. But yes, several regular processing petitions have been approved at VSC.

    • Congrats! But I am trying to get smth: has your employer just e-mailed you at this time of the evening? Or you just got the chance to check your e-mail now whereas he e-mailed earlier during the day? Answer please:)

  44. Hi guys,

    My case is in RQ\RP\ and I’m still waiting. I called my student adviser today and she said that my status hasn’t changed 🙁 At this time, does that mean I should just start thinking about plan B knowing that I’m already on OPT Stem Extension.

    PS: This wait is killing me !

  46. How come people get their receipt #s at 9pm? Even in CA it’s 7pm already. Is it like your employer or lawyer stay in their offices till late to keep you updated, or you just don’t care abt your status so that you don’t check your e-mail til this time? I don’t get it…

    • Jewel people get time to visit this blog in night so they update now but usually they do get confirmation earlier …….

      • Yeah, of course I thought of it. But there are many who write smth like :” I have JUST received my #”, so I assume they receive it so late and was wondering how it happens.

  47. All who applied in RQ/RP/VSC, I got my receipt today from emplyer, my case is in initial review as on 4/17 but i got receipt today i.e. 4/24

    So do not lose hope as you will all get it. I want to convey this especially to all those people (see below for list) who replied to my post on page 52.

    hey
    Waiting h1
    RK
    Prash
    abc
    Light
    Cherry
    Savitha
    RQ/RP/VSC
    Regular
    clt
    IRIS
    Jazz
    MSM
    Jewel
    Aleksey
    Jewel
    C
    imsengr
    NotSoLucky

  49. @PP Friends:
    Anyone got receipt 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
    Hope H1B – Regular/PP/VSC
    Deemag ka dahi – Masters/PP/CSC
    FC – Masters/PP/VSC
    GA – Regular/PP/VSC

  50. latest EAC # 1314454115 – thankfully they are still processing.. But I think the number of other applications amongst these is increasing compared to before.. like greencard, etc

    I found atleast 5 PPs in last 100 recipts.. so dont lose hope..

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