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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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  3. Hi I just got a call from my lawyer, I’m in, ACCEPTED,
    Vermont
    Premium
    Regular Cap
    I wish you all the best!

          • I have been working here since June last year, after graduating with a US MBA in May. Fragomen, in their wonderful intelligence, decided to apply for my petition in the regular and not the AD category. Denial of visa will force me to shift to another country where my employer (Big 4) has offices. I’m on tenterhooks now.

            Not dissing others, but I feel that IT outsourcers blocking visas in bulk, many of which they don’t even use, is a major part of the problem. That, and the dodgy body-shoppers who bring in people, take 1/3 of their salaries before allowing them to work for third parties.

          • I could be completely wrong but doesn’t your company decide PP vs. Reg, since they’d have to foot the bill for the extra expense?

          • I have a feeling that NewBee is Big4 too? Maybe (s)he located in the US. recently finished school but won’t start FT until later this year.

            hopefully we hear back soon!

          • Well, if she just finished school she has the option of working under OPT as I did. She can reapply next year for the H1B.

          • No, I’m not from Big4:) And graduated my Masters in 2007, if it makes sense… Currently located in Europe.

          • Seanconneryfan don’t loose hope. If you really have to work in an oversea office, knock on wood that it won’t happen, it might be a good thing too.

            Shoot for a manager position. After 2-3 years, request L1-A visa to be transfered to US. Then you can apply Green card under EB1C category and get it in 6 months.

            You never know……Good luck!

          • I don’t want to go to India, exploring Australia, Canada and the UK as possible options. Also, I am in a managerial position – I do manage people on client engagements. As things stand today, I want to make my career in the US; so if I don’t get the H1B this year, as seems increasingly likely, I will reapply next year. Also, my employer had promised to apply for a Green Card in 2014. But this was before this H1B fracas.

            Can my employer apply for a GC even if I’m outside the US? I hope they would do so in the EB1 category.

          • @seanconneryfan

            You are right with big IT firms applying in bulk, but the problem is the small desi consultants applying fake people and 3 to 4 petitions for single applicant!!
            I have seen few of these on this forum itself. Out of everything this thing is most disgusting.
            In my case, I have applied through this big IT firms, mine is AD/ regular processing , hope all deserving applicants get H1 this year.

          • Dont throw all the junk in ur mind in form of comments…….you are no one to comment about other applicants application……….Others are as much deserving as u r no matter from which organization thy apply. and yes my employer is also an IT biggy.

            >’I have seen few of these on this forum itself’
            either u think of urself as a smart ass or u have sixth sense which allows u to see people via a blog….neither of this seems true for u

  5. LIN, ó SRC what does that mean when a case starts with these?
    I am tracking just WAC and EAC cases… the LIN and SRC are also included in the CAP?
    By know adding WAC and EAC they have assigned 8.111 cases but I don’t know if there are other series…

  8. My case status on uscis.gov says “Acceptance”. Does that mean it was selected in the lottery?
    CSC/AD/PP
    Good luck to all

    -Thanks

  9. Does anyone from VSC service center has different numbering pattern then this. EAC1313150001- EAC1313154250 if you have any other number just let me know so we can put out the precise number. Till yest. Numbers btwn those were selected.

  10. Hi,

    My petition was filed under H1b Regular Non PP..Can anyone please tell by when i can expect whether my case is picked up in lottery or not??

    Thanks,
    Chandra_

      • Even i am in Regular..!!

        It would take a time for us people.
        My lawyer says withing next 2-3 weeks Plus we dont receive the acceptance via emails.. so definitely it will take time.

        Have patience and keep supporting

    • Did you get any no to track with? i dont have anything with me that my employer has filed or not, he said he did in regular non pp. so need to wait.

    • Did you get any no to track with? i don’t have anything with me that my employer has filed or not, he said he did in regular non pp. so need to wait.

  11. I am waiting for an update still, mine is Regular Cap, Premium Processing, Vermont Center. I am loosing my hopes. Any one got update from the same center?

    • Yes I got an update from my lawyer around noon that it was picked. I guess they have started to sent out the reg pp notice. Dont worry you will get it soon.

    • I heard vermont has started sending regular pp from yesterday. My employer got few yesterday and today they got it for me.. I am regular pp. so hold on its still on …

    • I am also in the same boat regular quota + premium processing.. did nt get any update?? this wait is killing me

  13. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems to me that most of AD petitioners will eventually get the receipt, because if not randomly selected in AD, they’ll have a second chance in the general category, and anyway, the number of AD petitions is not greatly exceeding the cap (just my wild guess). Then, why to worry if you’re in AD category?

  14. Anyone hear anything from fragomen ?? My company is using them, btw im in the regular cap/PP/ dont know which service center -.-

    • My husband’s company using Fragomen as well… F. not answering our e-mails:( Reg/PP/don’t know which SC

      • I am in the same boat.
        AD/Regular Processing /CSC
        No updates from FRAGOMEN and in fact all there paralegal associates are diverting emails to auto reply. 😮

      • My Company uses them too.. I filed in CA Masters nt sure if PP. Yesterday they sent an email saying “We have not yet heard back from the CIS regarding the petition that was filed on your behalf. As soon as we receive further information from the CIS, we will update you. We understand that this matter is important to you. Please understand that due to the 124,000 petitions received by the CIS last week, it will take the CIS several weeks to complete the process of sending our Receipt Notices for the cap subject cases. I am attaching our recent client alert on this matter below for your convenience. Thank you for your patience. ”

        I am not sure if that means they heard back from others and i am one of the exceptions…

      • Me too regular/PP/CSC and fragomen. No updates from F. Their message to employer mentioned several weeks. I think they want to batch up all the results and not want to inform on a case by case basis ? Just thinking aloud

      • Me too regular/PP/CSC and fragomen. No updates.Their message to employer mentioned several weeks. I think they want to batch up all the results and not want to inform on a case by case basis ? Just thinking aloud

    • thanks! I’m so anxious/bored that I wrote a script to notify me when the fragomen website updates 😛 (couldnt be bothered to refresh every 10 min)… haha good luck to all!

    • Mine too nothing has come up they are saying that they cant say until April 15 th…………..I am also checking the Farfomen login ………….how about u?Mine in Master/PP/Vermont

    • Mine too nothing has come up they are saying that they cant say until April 15 th…………..I am also checking the Farfomen login ………….how about u?Mine in Master/PP/Vermont.

    • Hi, my company uses Fragomen as well. I emailed the lawyer and she said it might take couple weeks for regular cap, regular processing. my company is in New York, so it was sent to Vermont Service Center.

      Good luck.

    • Yeah,
      My petition was filled by FRAGOMEN.
      AD/Regular Processing/CSC
      Still Waiting to hear from them.

      Any updates for you guys ??

  15. Any body received the application packet that was not selected in the lottery? I wanted to if certain h1b application is not selected in the lottery then how long does it take to arrive back to the petitioner?

    • My company’s lawyers are fragomen too.. they dint receive receipt nor rejected items.. so not sure.. I don’t know whether its PP for me dint ask them.. But if it is PP and I don’t hear by tomm then I can start packng..

    • Premium Processing clock already started…..The post below is from the status tracker for a PP application – WAC1313052943 from USCIS website…https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

      On April 10, 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.

  17. Hi All

    My lawyer says it will take 2 weeks time more..
    Is it true…
    i am getting worried
    i have applied for pp regular quota

  18. Congrats to those received the receipt number. I am waiting to know the results yet, i am under general quota,CSC, not sure my employer filed under PP or regular processing. Past 10 days sleepless nights and tensed moments. Don’t know when this will come to an end! All the best guys.

      • Ahmed, Your Words. Thanks for that and i received the receipt number on 11/Apr 10:15 AM from CSC. I know the pain of those who are waiting to hear. All the best guys. Will pray to God.

  19. Hi,
    Has any one received approval (or returned petition) for regular quota and normal processing from California Center?

    Siva

  20. So i did some digging on USCIS a few minutes ago and found some interesting stuff which would interest you peeps.
    It looks like the California center processed I129 petitions from WAC1313050001 to WAC1313053743, lets say a ball park of 3700 I129’s processed today after after weeding out other immigration petitions. This number included both regular and premium processing apps when I was going through them and given the reporting I’ve seen here with more regular premium processing posts than Masters; My guess is that even if there were 40,000 PP petitions this year and if California roughly gets half the petitions it should still take them atleast until end of business friday to run through the lot if processing at a much faster rate than they already are. This accounts for the fact that Vermont has 2 centers processing at twice the speed of california and seems to be processing regular and premium at the same time. So I would think End of day friday is what we should be hoping to hear by. Just my 2 cents, hope it makes sense.

    • Could you please do the same analysis for Vermont on the total they have issued so far. We assume its all PP-reg and AD

      • I actually tried to but I couldnt find a matching receipt number for today. There was one posted yesterday and it looked like they processed about 2500-2800 ball park yesterday in Vermont. Which probably had more than half, say 60% PP which would have had both regular and masters PP cases. I suppose they would have accelerated it today which is indeed what we saw from the activity today; Vermont should have then processed about 7500-8000, both centers included. Although half those petitions should be Masters maybe more, I feel California should have more masters there than Vermont and thats why we are seeing slower Masters processing in California and more of an even split in Vermont between regular and masters. Lets see I could be very wrong too.

        • Vermont processed around 4000 applications and stopped processing around 1:00PM yest. So, looks like all selected PP are done. Its regulars time.

          Please do not put any nonsense under my post. It is just my thoughts. You can agree or disagree, but do not write any bad words.

          • Thanks… just curious about how you know which centre is processing our petitions?
            Is there something that i am missing out on?

    • Let me tell you what, two bay area top-notch companies were willing to sponsor my H1 – both the companies got the LCA done and were all set to send the pkg to CA service center . After a lot and lot of contemplation(trust me!) and discussion with my friends I finally decided to reject one of the offers on Mar 29th – I knew for sure its gonna be lottery this time around . I could have very well gone with both and made my choice after H1 approval, just that there are so many ppl like me waiting in the queue, i just thought … its unethical for me to apply through 2 different companies and screw up somebody else’s future just because of my selfishness. By God’s Grace I got my receipt ! … I strongly believe that Luck favors the brave. Honestly, looking back I’m proud of what I did.
      I don’t know.. how I would have felt if I were to get rejected in the lottery though, but one thing for sure .. knowing what I am, I would have held my head high and packed my bags!

        • good Dinz..appreciate you. my case same, i took the risk to reject other one and went with single thinking ethics. still waiting for response.let’s se if luck favors all the braves or not. my case is regular/pp/CSC…what about you?

        • I believe you have received the receipt number and your case is Regular/PP/CSC. DO you mind sharing atleast the starting series of your receipt number? Thanks

      • so both companies were willing to sponsor you and even went as far as submitting LCA before you accepted the offer to work for them? that’s amazing!!

      • Bravo Dinz…
        Me too(an IT Guy from IIT), had two offers(From CA and WA) and reject one at the last week of March’13 cause my ethics didn’t allowed me to eat away some1’s future by holding two H1s. m in regular(non PP) and waiting to here from attorney/Employee…
        Lets hope for the best and and a very good luck for everyone…

        Guys: Hope for the best and prepare for the worst…

        I’ve started my backup plan, instead of just waiting…

      • So you are saying these companies(I’m assuming you are talking about Google and apple types) are willing to wait for you till October ?
        In my experience, these silicon valley companies usualy dont wait that long.

        You must be a superstar.

      • Dinz,
        you are saying these companies(I’m assuming you are talking about Google and apple types) are willing to wait for you till October ?
        In my experience, these silicon valley companies usualy dont wait that long.

        You must be a superstar.

    • I carried on your diggings and I saw that USCIS stopped H1B process at the # WAC1313053821. After that USCIS process I539 applications.
      I discovered also that USCIS is processing Regular and Premium application at the same time. So, some results may arrive soon by mail.

        • I think from what I see that the first # that will be processed today will be WAC1314050001 and so on… We will see in few hours if I am correct.

          • Mat, what is the logic behind it?

            My receipt # starts with WAC13128 but it’s still in Acceptance. Also, some receipt numbers are for change of status or extension, which are not included in the 65K/20K quotas.

            So, could you please explain me what is the logic behind it?

            Thank you.

          • Thank for giving me the start of your number. I Have the impression that USCIS increment the 5 first numbers on each day. Next their is always 5. And Finally the number of applications processed on the current day.

            So I would say now that the next application number will be WAC1313150001. As, the last number of yesterday was WAC1313053861.

          • But what do you mean exactly by “processed”? That they accepted or that they initialized reviewing the application?

            If it’s they accepted, makes sense. But otherwise it doesn’t since mine is a number smaller that those and it’s not initialized yet.

          • @Rocir: I think that USCIS just initialized the application (i.e. the application has been selected by the lottery and USCIS add it for reviewing)

          • Yeah, so I don’t understand. lol. I’m sorry, because, as I said, if it’s ordered by receipt #, some of the applications that have a receipt number smaller than that one are still in “Acceptance” and didn’t initialized the review yet.

          • I just saying that these numbers are only applications selected by the lottery and entered by USCIS in their system. I am not talking about their status.

          • Ok, got it now. Then it makes sense.

            I was confused because I’ve seen that a lot of them have already started being reviewed. It’s not my case yet.

            Sorry for the confusion and good luck!

    • My guess is that all the above receipts are MS PP and receipts between WAC1312951900 and WAC1312952900 and those between WAC1312953200 and WAC1312953500 are all Regular cap PP – all of these ~5000 applications processed on 10th April at CSC.

  22. Looks like most of them reporting their success case here is Masters PP, I see very few regular PP here. Is it Masters have more PP or very few regular PP has been picked up in the lottery?

  23. Hi Friends,

    Just received confirmation from my employer , they received receipt for my application.
    Filed under regular premium processing vermont service center .

    really i am very happy a long tense days came to end . now finger crossed for further process.

    I wish all will get there receipt kindly wait as i heard both centers are generation around 2000 application per day

  24. Just got email from lawyer. AD PP CSC. Email from CSC tonight at 939 pm PST. Good luck all. Jesus Christ this was worse than waiting for 1L grades.

  25. Hi everyone ,

    Like others I am also waiting for Eac

    Can any one please let us know the receipt which got today … that way we will come to know how many reciwpt they have sent

  26. Guys….Has anyone received rejection NOTICE or PACKAGE RETURNED?
    From 2008, do they first send Rejection Notice then package?
    Since Friday is here, is it safe to say 95% those accepted in PP have received their receipts to enable them begin tracking processing on Monday?
    Also, does PP means PP even in rejection notice?

    • And also did anyone get email from uscis that they accepted the petition on today…April 10th Vermont center pp regular

      • @ SSS…yes few got emails from Vermont center today
        @ds…please refrain from these kinds of comments until end of Friday, dont create panic.
        I believe lot of applications yet to come from vermont and more from Cali in coming days.
        Good luck guys

  27. I received my package back today. I applied through 3 consultants, one I got back. Hope one of the other 2 will make it. Just praying god. Request you all to pray for me.

    Deepali.

  28. USCIS Service Centers Contact Telephone Numbers
    SRC Texas Service Center 214-381-1423
    EAC Vermont Service Center 802-527-4913
    LIN Nebraska Service Center 402-323-7830
    WAC California Service Center 949-831-8427

    • Well the immigration attorney will have money deducted from their end I suppose since my company has paid them. Just saying

  31. Hi

    Has anyone got receipt number for regular premium processing.
    My file is sen to to Vermont service center.
    Oh God please help us!!!!!!!!!!

  34. anyone get the returned package????????
    if yes, then for those who didn’t get the receipt like me would be expecting either returned package by mail (should be mailed within this week) or the receipt by mail(should be in the next week or so). meaning that if we didn’t get the returned package within this week (considering the we usually receive regular mail in 5 days), we should be FINE!

    if not, then USCIS didn’t process the return package yet meaning that all could be possible….

    Mine is AD/RP/VSC,,,,still waiting
    Any thoughts????

    • It depends if they sent out on Monday though. They processed premium petitions first and might not get to regular petitions later in the week. Just my thoughts, I might be wrong.

      • if some one received the retuned package, then USCIS is sending out the rejected ones at the beginning of this week…..

  36. my company applied under regular 65000 quota, when can I expect to get receipt no. if selected in lottery. please help.

  37. Is the PP Regular Cap notifications already sent for everyone ? Can we still expect to receive receipt tomorrow ?

    • AD/PP
      just got email from the lawyer that she got my receipt number,
      does that mean i was selected in the lottery?
      I could not find this info on USCIS website…

        • No idea, which center, but i live in Chicago, so whichever center serves Chicago area!
          OMG I feel so much better now! Lottery behind, APPROVAL NEXT!
          good luck to everyone!

      • Yes I confirmed with my lawyer and thats what he said. I am PP-regular processing and got my receipt this morning !

  42. I am MAsters CSC not sure if i am PP or not. My lawyers said dey havnt received any response for my case.. I havnt heard anything and i hope i get a response soon..

  44. Hi all,

    I got my reciept notice from my lawyer in morning around 9

    Masters, premium processing, californica center. now time to worry about approval…!!!

    All the best guys. Keep faith.

  45. AD/VSC/PP Anyone still waiting ? or i am the only unlucky guy ?
    I know lot of AD/VSC/PP already got and i am too worried but still hoping to get something tomorrow or friday…. please reply in this thread if u r one of them. thanks

  46. Congrats to all those who received the tracking #. Has anyone from the Masters cap but not premium processing received the result? Or does someone know when they will send out the results for regular processing (Masters quota) candidates?

    • We are in the same boat 🙂
      Masters/Regular Processing/California service Center
      Seems we have to wait till next week or should get something on or after Friday.
      Keep Calm and hope for the best 🙂

      • I got reciept number for AD/PP/CSC center today. Dont worry guys. you will get yours soon as it may take them a week to send reciepts for all petitions

  47. Got an update in the morning. Ad/PP/VT, got the email from my employer. huge relief. I heard CA is a bit slow, not all applicants from CA got an update, but VT is a bit. Don’t worry guys, all masters people will get through

  50. Regular quota, premium processing, still waiting …
    Got no luck?
    The employer is at Seattle, which center my application will send?

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