If you are new to the H1B visa application process, many of you might come across terms like “H1B Lottery” or “H1B Registration Lottery”, which may seem completely new to you. This article covers everything you need to know about H1B Registration Lottery like its background, how the H1B lottery works, how is it related to registration, and common FAQs.
If you are new to the H1B process and not sure about what is H1B cap is, then read What is H1B Visa Cap? Masters vs Regular Quota?
What is H1B Visa Lottery? Random Selection?
When you look at the term lottery, it is very misleading for new people. I have seen questions from users asking, “where should I buy H1B Visa 2025 lottery ticket? I want to get H1B…” Firstly, there is nothing like buying a lottery ticket for an H1B visa. You cannot buy any H1B lottery ticket. It is just the terminology that is used to indicate the “random selection” process used by USCIS.
The H1B lottery is nothing but a “random selection process” used to select the required number of H1B applicants from a larger pool of applicants. The lottery selection is done to select enough applicants to meet the H1B Cap of 65,000 for the Regular quota and 20,000 for the master’s quota.
Origin of term H1B Lottery: USCIS originally called the H1B lottery process officially “computer-generated random selection processes”, which was back in 2007…as time progressed and people have started to embrace the colloquial word called “Lottery” for the same…You can see that USCIS has embraced the same and say “computer-generated process, also known as the lottery“, in recent years, including this year’s, press release as it is easily understood and many can relate to it.
Why do we have H1B Visa Lottery? Is it mandatory to have a Lottery?
The H1B Lottery situation arises due to the availability of a fixed number of H1B visa slots (total of around 85K) per year for new applicants. If more than 85,000 applicants are applying for H1B in a year, then USCIS needs a way to select applications or registrations to fill those 85,000 slots.
In such scenarios, where there are more than 85,000 registrations/ applications filed with USCIS, USCIS conduts random selection, aka H1B Lottery, to meet the H1B cap quota of 85,000 slots.
If you look at history, we had the H1B visa lottery situation for Fiscal Year(FY) 2008 and FY 2009 as there were more petitions received by USCIS. After that, there was no lottery situation for the next 4 fiscal years. Again the demand for H1B Visas increased in FY 2014, leading to the lottery. Since then, we had the H1B lottery for the past consecutive 11 years, including the previous fiscal year 2024. Read History of H1B Cap Reach Dates from 2000 to 2024 for more info.
How many times does USCIS Conduct an H1B Lottery? First Round vs. Second Round?
USCIS runs the initial H1B lottery and selects a certain count of H1B registrations based on past history. As per the Congress-mandated H1B cap, they need to select enough registrations to meet the 85,000 annual cap.
USCIS always selects more H1B registrations than the H1B cap of 85,000. The reason for that is that they need to factor in the denials, non-filings, revoke, etc. So, based on past history, they select a percentage of H1B registrations that is more than the required H1B cap.
The table below summarizes how much of an additional percentage of H1B registrations are selected by USCIS and how many rounds of the H1B lottery were run to select the same.
| Cap Fiscal Year | Total Registrations | Selections | Percentage more than H1B Cap | How many Rounds of H1B Lottery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 274,237 | 124,415 | 46.37% | Two Rounds |
| 2022 | 308,613 | 131,924 | 55.20% | Three Rounds |
| 2023 | 483,927 | 127,600 | 50.12% | One Round Only |
| 2024 | 780,884 | 188,400 | 121.65% | Two Rounds |
For the most recent fiscal year, USCIS received about 781K H1B Registrations for FY 2024. There was no third round lottery for FY 2024, but before that for FY 2022, they had three rounds of the lottery.
H1B Lottery Process before Online Registration System
In the past, until FY 2020 season (that ended in April 2019), employers had to submit the entire H1B petition package within the first 5 days, starting from April 1st to be considered for the H1B Lottery. For the H1B petitions received, they would tag each petition with a number and use a computer-generated random selection to pick the required number of petitions to meet the cap.
The H1B applicant information from the physical H1B packages was fed into the USCIS online system and then a lottery or random selection was done. This changed in FY 2021 season with the introduction of the Online Registration System. Let’s look at that online registration process in detail next section.
News: H1B FY 2025 Season is from March 6th, 2024, and ends on March 22nd, 2024. Check article H1B Visa FY 2024 Dates and Results Timeline
H1B Lottery Process with Online Registration System
Starting from H1B Fiscal Year 2021 (March 2020), USCIS introduced the Online H1B Registration Process, where the complete paper-based submission process of H1B petitions for lottery selection was removed. Instead of that, they introduced a simple lightweight online process to register an applicant, whom they wish to sponsor H1B for the upcoming fiscal year. USCIS will use that details to run the computer-generated random selection or lottery to pick the candidates who can submit the actual H1B Petition with USCIS.
In the new H1B registration process, employers would submit basic details of the H1B Applicants in an Online H1B Registration Tool. When registrations are created, there is a long 19-digit number that is generated by the system called a “Beneficiary Confirmation Number“. That number is used for internal tracking and by USCIS to run the H1B Lottery. It cannot be used to check the status of the H1B registration online. The process of running a random selection or lottery is fully electronic.
You can see the below screenshot of the H1B Registration Selection notice that has the Beneficiary Confirmation Number.
H1B Lottery Process for FY 2025 Season
The H1B Lottery process for the H1B Visa 2025 Season has changed and different from previous FY 2024 season. USCIS Published a final rule indicating that the new H1B Lottery Selection will be based on a unique beneficiary identifier instead of the H1B registration.
As part of the new lottery process, applicants are required to submit their ‘Passport’ or ‘Travel Document‘ information. The unique number of the ‘Passport’ or the ‘Travel Document’ will be used to run the H1B Lottery.
Even if the H1B applicant has multiple offers and submits multiple registrations, they will be treated as one entry for the H1B lottery based on the unique passport or travel document number.
The below diagram explains how the H1B Lottery would work for an applicant with four job offers, submitting four H1B registrations, during the FY 2025 season. As per the new process, the applicant is counted only once for the lottery as the Passport number is used as the primary selection criteria. You can read full details of the new process in the article: Summary of New H1B Lottery Process from FY 2025.
H1B Lottery based on Wage Levels Not Applicable for FY 2025 Season: DHS published a final rule in January 2021 stating that they would conduct the H1B Lottery based on H1B Wage Levels. But, a court case was filed in October 2020 challenging this rule, and eventually, in September 2021, the court canceled the H1B Lottery based on the Wage Levels Rule. USCIS Officially withdrew the rule from Federal Register in December 2021.
H1B Lottery Order: Regular vs Masters Quota
USCIS will select enough registrations to fill the total annual H1B cap, which is about 65,000 for the Regular cap and 20,000 for the US Master’s cap. The order of the H1B Lottery is very critical as it will define the probability of getting selected.
Update: If you have applied for the H1B FY 2025 season and wondering about checking H1B 2025 Lottery Results, they are out. For more info, you can read the article H1B 2025 Lottery Results and Sample Notice.
H1B Lottery Order with H1B Registration Process for FY 2025
DHS went through the 9 Steps of the Federal rule-making process and published the H1B registration rule that included the change in the H1B lottery process a few years ago, where the order of the lottery changed.
Below is the current process for how the H1B lottery selection is run, including the order of selections starting from the FY 2020 season (March 2019):
- Step 1 – Lottery on Entire Pool: The first lottery selection is conducted on the entire pool of H1B registrations to select the required number of registrations to fill the regular quota cap of 65,000.
- Step 2 – Lottery for US Masters: The unselected US Masters’ quota registrations from that entire pool are taken out and then a lottery is run again on them to select the required number of registrations to fill the US masters’ quota cap of 20,000.
- Step 3 – Notifications to Selected: The selected H1B registrations from both the regular quota and master’s quota cap are notified so that they can file the H1B petitions with USCIS.
- Step 4 – Reserve Pool for Future: The unselected H1B applicants from both Step 1 and Step 2 are placed in a reserve pool to conduct the second-round or third-round lottery as needed if applicants selected in the first round do not file enough petitions to meet the annual cap of 85,000.
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Below is the full flow chart on how the lottery works with the order.
In the past, before FY 2020, the lottery order was different. You can read the below to get an understanding of the same for some perspective on why the order got changed.
Previous H1B Lottery Order before FY 2020:
- In the past, before FY 2020, the random selection aka H1B lottery was first conducted for the Master’s quota and then the unselected petitions from the master’s quota were put down in the general quota pool and a random selection algorithm was run for the general quota cap.
- Starting from H1B FY 2020 Season (March 2019), to give more priority to US Masters students, USCIS changed the order of the lottery, when they got the H1b Registration Process regulation implemented. Let’s look at the order of the lottery in detail.
US Masters Students Advantages with H1B Registration System
USCIS says that individuals with US master’ degrees earn 19.6 percent more than individuals with bachelor’s degrees. So, the reversal of lottery selection will ensure that higher-paid and most skilled ones are working in the US on H1Bs.
The change in lottery order will result in 16% ( about 5,340 more) more US Masters students being selected for H1B petition filings. DHS believes that the new rule is merit-based as the new lottery order will increase US masters students getting H1Bs.
Let’s summarize the current H1B Registration Process with Lottery for easy understanding.
If you are applying for H1B 2025, read the analysis: H1B Visa 2025 Lottery Predictions, Analysis – How Many?
Step by Step H1B Registration Process with Lottery Order
- Step 1 – Pool of Potential Hires for H1B Sponsoring: Employers interested in sponsoring H1B for individuals they intend to hire will need to first electronically register the individuals with USCIS during the specified registration period as given by USCIS.
- Step 2 – Registration of H1B Applicants: Employers will get at least 14 days ( 17 days for FY 2024 from March 1st, to March 17th ) to electronically register the individuals with their company information. They can edit, delete and modify the candidate details until the registration period closes.
- Step 3 – H1B Lottery Process: USCIS will conduct computer-generated random selection aka Lottery to select regular quota filing registrants, then the masters’ quota registrations are separated and the lottery is run to select the US masters quota filing registrants.
- Step 4 – Notify Selected Registrants: USCIS Notifies electronically the selected registrants’ employer/sponsors to file H1B petitions within 90 days. They will time it to fall on April 1st. The unselected registrations are kept on reserve to do another selection as needed.
- Step 5 – File H1B Petitions with USCIS: Employers need to file H1B petitions using the standard process like before using LCA, Fees, and all the information supporting the H1B job offer for the selected registrant.
- Step 6 – USCIS Processing: USCIS will adjudicate the petition as per their standard process and inform employers regarding their petition. The below diagram shows the same info.
Common FAQs
Yes. The H1B Registration process, including the H1B Lottery process, are applicable for FY 2025 season. However, the lottery selection process is changing from FY 2025 season. There H1B registration process is electronic, you can read H1B Registration Tool, Process with Screenshots.
In the past, if you did not get selected in H1B Lottery, you used to get a physical rejection letter and the filing fee was returned to the employer. Check out Sample H1B Rejection Letters – NOT Picked in Lottery. But now, with the Electronic H1B Registration System, you will not get a physical notice of rejection. There will be a status change in the registration system that says ‘Not Selected’. It would be shown as ‘Submitted’ status until USCIS confirms that they have enough registrations for the current fiscal year and eventually the status changes to ‘Not Selected’.
Yes, USCIS is mandated to conduct H1B Lottery or random selection. Before the electronic registration system, they were also mandated to have the filing window open to file for the first 5 days. You can check details at USCIS Regulations on H1B Lottery. With the new registration system in place, the concept of paper notices and general lottery is not there anymore and USCIS would conduct the H1B Lottery electronically using their online system if they receive more registrations within the registration period.
If you are keen on understanding, how the entire H1B Lottery process used to work in the past you can read below.
The below historical information of H1B Lottery is only for reference and is not applicable for the current H1B season.
History of H1B Visa Lottery Process until FY 2019
USCIS followed the below H1B lottery process until FY 2019 season. This concept of lottery or random selection would only be applied, when we had more petitions than the required for actual cap count as we had a lottery situation for the H1B visa 2019 quota. The process has been pretty much similar since its inception by USCIS in 2007.
- Step 1: The first step that USCIS would do as soon as it receives an H1B petition is to label and identify each of the petitions with a unique identifier. This is the number that would be used for the random selection algorithm. Once it is labeled, they will group the overall petitions into two sets, one as the master’s quota and one as the regular quota.
- Step 2: If there are more than 20,000 petitions received for the masters’ quota, they would run a computer-generated random selection process, which is called the H1B lottery, across all the masters’ petitions pool to pick the 20,000 petitions that would meet the cap for Masters quota for FY 2019.
- Step 3: All the H1B petitions filed under the master’s quota, that did NOT get selected in the lottery or random selection are placed or combined with all the pool of petitions that received regular quota H1B petitions.
- Step 4: If the total number of petitions in the combined pool is over 65,000 petitions, which is the cap limit, a computer-generated random selection process is run on the pool to identify the petitions that will qualify for the regular quota cap limit.
- Step 5: USCIS will send the list of all selected petition numbers to the service centers. The USCIS service centers will proceed with the next-level H1B Visa processing for adjudication of the selected petitions.
- Step 6: All the petitions that were not selected in the random selection process or lottery will be returned to their respective parties either attorneys or employers directly along with the Fee. If there were duplicate filings for the same employee by an employer, no fee will be returned. More info is below on this step.
- Step 7: USCIS will inform all the selected petition holders with their case numbers for tracking purposes during processing. It will be an EAC number. Read more on the H1B Visa Case Numbering Info.
Below is a high-level diagram that shows the process until FY 2019 season. You can watch the Video below the chart to understand the H1B Lottery Process Step by Step.
Does that give you a good understanding of the previous and current H1B lottery process? Did we miss anything? Add your thoughts in the comments section below.
Much to my surprise, we have received our first 40 email notifications from the Vermont Service Center for H-1B petitions filed in the lottery. These were filed in the Advanced Degree (masters cap). Received date on the email is April 11th. The first emails came in at 7:55 pm last night.
I cannot find any announcement form USCIS that the lottery was conducted or how many petitions were filed. This is out of the ordinary.
We have also received our first notification from California Service Center at 11:13 this morning!
can we track the petition status based on our name.
Hi ,
I am currently working on F1 CPT and my husband want to apply H4 premium as I am eligible to get H4 EAD. My CPT is valid until sep 30 , if my H4 is approved in between .Should I stop working or can I work until sep 30?
Saurabh or anyone , please let me know your comments.
Swetha,
You will have to apply for COS from F-1 to H-4 along w/ EAD. Once COS is approved, you will be considered on H-4 status from the effective date mentioned in received approval notice. You have to stop maintaining F-1 status from that date, and start maintaining H-4 status.
This date can very well be prior to Sep 30.
Thank you for your reply.
After I get the H4 EAD , after applying the COS,if COS is still in process and my CPT is not expired than can I work under CPT?
Swetha,
You need to apply for COS in order to get H-4. So you have to file I-539 for H-4 COS and I-765 for H-4 EAD. This will be processed in parallel and will be approved/denied together. Once they are approved, your status will become H-4 and you need to stop studying on F-1. You can continue to work using your H-4 EAD at this point.
Makes sense?
Yes. Thank you.
Quick Question:
When does USCIS will start lottery?
a. After getting maximum application with in first five days of April?
b. Or when it reach it’s maximum limit of 85k (20k + 65), irrespective of how many application they got in first 5 days?
Uday
Pity that people like you are aspiring for H1B.
What is the need for the lottery in the second scenario?
lol
Hi,
CAN ANYONE REPLY…..
If i get through lottery & gets rejected at Consulate . Can my H1b Lottery result still holds good for the next year with the same company or do i again need to go though the lottery again for the next year.
No- Accepet petition is not guarantee to enter in USA, you can enter USA until you have a valid working visa.
This will be not valid for next year, if they rejected you, it means you did some faulty thing and how faulty thing can allow for next year.
They will give chance to you before reject to submit any document on which they have doubt.
Thanks
Unless you clear the RFE you will not get proper visa from USCIS. If you clear the RFE immediately they will take your passort for Visa stamping. that’s final. rfe’s are different in nature. For ex. Proper PO required from client along with filing you h1. They may ask your emloyers proper details like their office pics 7 their size of emplyees & their annual turnover details.
Hi All,
USCIS conduct their verification on education and employment before lottery or after lottery? Can you please respond as soon as possible
Priyanka,
They would do that only after the lottery has been conducted. This way it needs to happen for only 85K petitions and not 200K petitions.
Think about it – When they return the entire fees for non-selected petitions, why would they spent time and effort in doing document verification for them.
I am on b1/b2 visa and my ist entry is till 15 May 2016 so can I apply for h1 visa.i got my m.phil in agriculture economics from Pakistan and mba from uk.anyone can help me regarding this?
Waqar,
An employer can file H-1B for you (you don’t apply for H-1, an employer does). Few things that may go wrong or delay your H-1 petition:
– USCIS will have to determine if you entered US on B-1/2 only so that you can apply for H-1 (which is a misuse). If they feel that you misused B-1 then it could hamper H-1 petition
– You are from Pakistan and that could cause the petition to get stuck in security check (unfortunately). This could delay the processing and may sound disadvantageous to potential employer
I have B1 visa and need to apply for H1B visa. Can anyone help me to get work authorization or H1B visa?
Thanks
Hi,
Being on B1/B2 Visa can you apply for H1B to USCIS, please let me know.
Hi Kumar,
I got my H1B picked in lottery but got an RFE. Can i change the employer now?
unless its approved you can’t file a new H1 under non cap ( in your term its changing employer)
I’m currently on L1B visa and working for Indian MNC in USA. My company told me that they have filed, H1B visa and it’s not got selected in lottery.
Now, how can I make sure whether they have really applier or not? Bcoz I heard some rumors about my company process.
When I ask for receipt number, they are telling.. they haven’t received any receipt number bcoz it’s not selected in lottery.
Can someone help me to understand the process?
Ask for lottery rejection notice. All petitions that were filed for H1B 2015 and that were subject to the cap, will receive a rejection letter that states that petition was unselected.
that’s what big guys will do.. to cheat people using h1 lottery process..
My Employer still says my H1 lottery result is pending with USCIS .
Can there be any more hopes ?? as this August Already !! any one still on the same boat ??
Boss i am also in the same Boat, lets hope for better
could any one suggest on this status, still my status shows as below:-
On April 13, 2015, we received your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number EAC1514251***, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by May 13, 2015, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
Hi Everyone,
I have applied for h1 and i have USCIS number ( when i am trying to search status the following message appears can you please help me to understand what is next?
On April 13, 2015, we received your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Receipt Number EAC1514354564, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by May 13, 2015, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
Looking forward for your response.
Regard
Imran
Read USCIS H1B Status After Lottery Flow
same here..mine is EAC15149….
so u got any update ?
Hi ,
Is the H1B lottery selection process completed ? Because still we did not receive the documents from USCIS. When do I come to know I am selected or not?
Thanks
Rupesh Dasari
Hi,
My attorney in the USA has applied for H1B and got the info 1mth ago that my fee cheque has been cleared, still i didnt receive the receipt number. Does this mean that ive got selected in the lottery and waiting for receipt# or have i not got selected? pls advice.
cheers
Hi., my husband applied for H1B he waited til last list which selected 7 numbers.. But he didnt..
Is there any opportunity further to select from the rejected numbers…
Thanks,
Moneesha gnanam
Hi,
My application has been selected in lottery and got the information a month back. But they have not shared any details of it apart from this information. So can you please tell me can I if my company doesn’t send me to US can I apply to US jobs on my own. They normally ask Visa ready person. But will they consider me?
And till when this lottery be valid?
This is what i heard from my consultant today 5/26.
How to check whether consultant filled my H1 or not ?
Hello,
Unfortunately, it does not appear that your H1 was selected in lottery. We determine that by the fact that checks issued for filing fees are not cleared in bank, and so that would indicate at this late date that it did not make the selection process.
Sorry to give a bad news.
Any updates from Tringapps
Hi
Does any one know that H1B lottery is completed and result has been shared to all those who got selected, or still there are some slots open
Thanks
Laksh
Good Morning sir
Hi All,
I have few queries,written below.
1.Does Random selection(lottery) happen in one slot?
2.My employer said me that they are getting result in partial and still some hope to get the lottery selction which actually make me confused.
Anyone pls help me out wheather should i keep still some hope or for this year nothing can happen.
Hi my sis got picked up in this lottery…but now she already have been selected in another job paying her double the package shes earning now. She is confused what to do? if she joins other company in 2-3 months from now will she loose her h1b ?
i got my WAC receipt no today…which means that i got selected from lottry? anybody please clear me in this.
Last week my employer told that my application got picked up in lottery(cheque got en-cashed) . But now they told that there was some mistake in filing the H1B petition that the cheques got exchanged with another person whom they filed and the cheque which is encashed is not against for my application and now i have to wait for some more time to know my application in lottery result.
Can some one let me know the process of lottery more in detail?
Hi All, I have received EAC# which says my case is received on 13 Apr, and at the same time I checked another EAC# next to mine, which has different status “case is approved”. So now I have doubt whether my case is declined as they case is approved for next EAC # . Any one knows how this selection happens is it serially etc..
Hi Guys. I have heard from my Employer that my H1 is picked. I got a receipt number but i have an issue. I need to apply for H1 in regular quota rather than Advanced Degree as my University is a profit organization. My employer does not know how the lawyer applied it. I am trying to contact the lawyer but could not come in contact now. Does my receipt tell me under which quota my H1B has been picked. Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Hi,
I have received WAC number last week, I am wondering what is the next step by USCIS and also in the above blog(How would the lottery work).-What step am I in (step 7??)? Thank you.
Can you please tell me if you have applied under premium processing?
Hi,
I read a news about lottery for 2016 cap happened on 13th Apr 2015. Could somebody help me knowing, when is the possible date to know the status whether my case is selected for lottery or not?
USCIS website it says that yesterday the 13th of April they’ve done the random selection. How soon will be able to find out if your application was selected or not?
I have a question! I’m out of States and I’ve applied for the H1b 2016 lottery visa. If you go on the USCIS website it says that yesterday the 13th of April they’ve done the random selection. How soon will be able to find out if your application was selected or not? If you’ve applied through an attorney, are they the first ones to find out if the applicant was selected or not? Thank you!
Guys, there is same chance of winning a lottery than getting selected on H1B selection. I recommend buy a lottery ticket every time you reply. YOU get SELECTED you might WIN lottery money sometime..LOL. So you have a job with money already!
How do we know in first place that my application has been sent to USCIS. I believe EAC/WAC comes only after it gets picked in the lottery. But is there any way that one can come to know that an employer has actually filed a petition?
Unfortunately, there is no way we can know that! Trust your employer with all your heart!!
He should be giving your WAC as soon as the lottery picks your application.
Ask them for the tracking number and a copy of LCA.
How long it takes to know if I’m selected in the lottery or not?
It should be no later than August.
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last year , most of people H1B picked who has L1B to H1B applied , is it any separate quote for L1B people
I am completing my masters in April, If i apply for H1 can i stay back till i get a decision?
P.S – I’m not eligible for OPT.
You cannot be here once your status expired. However, you can apply for H1B. You need to leave US while waiting. The best solution is to enroll new degree to keep your status.
I think that’s incorrect. He can be here until he gets a a decision.
Is there any process in which we lottery system decide that each of company should get some h1b visa?
Monu, it does not work on a company basis and there is no priority given for companies, it is just the regular vs masters quota for conducting lottery.
Means if big companies are filing thousands of H1 application and a small company is filing few then big company has more opportunity to get H1 because they has more probability to get select.
What is the last date to file the petition from the Company??? Is it should be filed between oct-dec???
Rimpi,
where do u stay???
Sir I want to go US and I want to know about visa How can I Apply H1B visa.
Send me an email regarding US visa. I am the visa expert and filing H1B visa as well.
Hi Raj,
I had a small query can an applicant file multiple H1 B applications from different companies .If so if the applications are getting picked up is there any risk during stamping? Please let me know
As long as multiple filing happen with different employers, there is no harm.
Hi Raj,
can you help me in filing for the H1B visa…?
regards
SM
Hi Raj,
I have B1 visa and need to apply for H1B visa. Can you help me to get work authorization?
Hi S Raj,
I have B1 visa and need to apply for H1B visa. Can you help me to get work authorization?
Is there still any chance to be selected ? My lawyer says there’s no chance but they haven’t heard anything from the USCIS yet ! Please help ! I lost my hope 2 months ago but sometimes I hear that people say there’s still a chance !
Hi,
Is there anything like “Waiting list” after the lottery process. i.e if an application is rejected after selected in the lottery, will they select any applications which will not select lottery for further processing. 65,000 is number of visas or number of applications?
Please clarify me.
Thanks & Regards
Vijay
sure.. your name is on that list.. come on dude ..its over for you
Hi friends.
Could any one explain me after getting selected in lottery, what will be tha next process.
Let me write an article on the next steps so that it helps everyone.
my employer told on may 9th that my application was selected in lottery but they have not received the receipt number yet.>Till now I didn’t get any update on receipt number or on rejection…is it really possible for employer to get notification on the lottery results alone without receipt number? Any information on similar case would really be helpful….
If they know you got selected then they must have the receipt.
Hi Friends,
Any updates?
Ab Ki baar .. Modi Sarkaar
What date did/will the lottery take place this year?
What is next procedure once you get petition through Lottery System?
if the lottery is randomly selected from the submitted forms then probability for first lottery selected is 65000 / (172500 – 20000) and for the last lottery selected is 1 / (172500 – 20000 – 64999)
I havent recieved amy notification yet..anyone know how many appliction are processing daily?
can’t they do cap-gap from B1 to H1. Iif you are in OPT you can do cap gap for such cases right?
Today April 16,2014. I have been chosen in the H1B visa lottery. USCIS will now be reviewing the merits of my application. In approximately two weeks, I will receive the final decision. I am a Canadian Citizen, My B2 expires in June 6th, 2014. I was told that I should leave before June 6th and remain in Canada until I receive my H-1B (October). My question is once I have received the final decision from USCIS in approx two weeks will I be able to start working right away? If not, when should I return to Canada and for how long should I stay there? When will I be able to work in USA?
Thanks,
Jenn
You can enter US from 22nd of September 2014.
Jenn,
Like Joon said, you can enter at most 10 days prior to H-1 start date (which is Oct 1). Also, you will have to return after getting your H-1 visa stamped and need to leave before your current I-94 expiration date. Do not stay too long on B-1 or you may be asked during interview about your US trip’s long stay.