USCIS announced on May 15th, 2018 that they have completed Data entry for all the petitions that were selected in H1B Visa 2019 Lottery. USCIS said that they will start returning the petitions that were not selected in H1B Visa lottery soon, but did not give any timeline for the sam as the volume of petitions is large. Based on … Read More
Will SEVIS, I20 be updated, if am selected in H1B Lottery as F1 student ?
As I wrote previously, if you are on Cap Gap and your OPT end date is extended to Sep 30th, then it means that you were selected in lottery. But, there are scenarios, where you as an F1 Student may not be in cap gap, but have full OPT period or you are on F1 status. Question is that does … Read More
H4 EAD USCIS Letter to Senate Committee, Other Letter Response April 2018
As you all know H4 Visa EAD removal regulation is on Fall 2017 Regulatory Agenda and it is also on the lawsuit with SaveJobs USA pushing to remove the H4 EAD. In middle of all there is a lot of news around H4 EAD removal and coverage by news media. Of these, two are the major ones. Senators Writing Letter … Read More
SEVP Portal OPT Date Extended to Sep 30 – H1B Lottery Result
As you know there are many ways to find out your if you were selected in H1B Visa Lottery , but one of the most recent way for OPT students in Cap Gap is to check the SEVP Portal. Earlier this year SEVP introduced SEVP Portal for F1 students on Post Completion OPT and M1 students in Practical training to make … Read More
USCIS Update – H1B Visa 2019 Season Lottery Done – 190K Petitions filed
As anticipated by many like us, we had lottery for FY 2019 season. USCIS updated everyone in a news alert saying that they reached H1B vis cap for this season. Below are some of the key takeaways H1B 2019 Cap Reached – Key Takeaways USCIS News Release says that they have conducted Lottery for H1B cap for FY 2019 season … Read More
H1B Petition Arrived on Day 5 Morning from April 1st , will I be considered ?
USCIS usually announces press releases early in the day on the 5th day of the H1B season after April. Many of the students and professionals are worried, if their petition is considered on Day 5, as they have seen the USCIS announcement at 10 AM EST and their petition only reached the USCIS office in the evening on Day 5. … Read More
USCIS reached cap for H1B 2019 Season
USCIS just updated today that they have reached the H1B cap for FY 2019 Season. Quick points from their press release is below. USCIS has got enough petitions for Masters quota of 20,000 and Regular quota of 65,000 USCIS will reject and return petitions along with the fee that are not selected in lottery. If they are duplicate petitions, then … Read More
When will I know H1B Visa 2019 Lottery results ?
Now that H1B 2019 season has begun and as we are expecting a lottery for the fiscal year 2019, it is kind of curious for many of us to know when everyone will know the lottery results. How does lottery results work in H1B visa scenarios ? In general, lottery result is something like either you are selected in the … Read More
H1B Duplicate Petitions Policy Memo by USCIS – 2018
It is not very uncommon for some to game the system of H1B lottery by applying multiple petitions. Some of the ways employers were doing this were by filing petitions by their parent company, subsidiary company, or other companies that are working for the same vendor or client project. USCIS has passed a rule to fix all of this gaming … Read More
USCIS Updates H1B Visa 2019 Petitions for Accepted from April 2nd, Premium Process Suspended
USCIS updated today that they will accept H1B Petitions for FY 2019 season starting from April 2, 2018. Some of the key messages from the press release are below. USCIS will accept petitions for FY 2019 season from April 2nd, 2018 Premium Processing suspended for FY 2019 cap subject petitions and resume from Sept 10, 2018. Premium Processing of H1Bs … Read More