H1B Visa 2014 – Lottery Done!

H1B VISA 2014 – LOTTERY DONE! 124K PETITIONS RECEIVED

H1B Visa 2014: Approximately around 124,000 petitions were received by the USCIS with in the first 5 days of April 2013, for the Fiscal Year 2014. The lottery process to select the 20,000 petitions to be further adjudicated under master’s category and the 65,000 petitions to be further adjudicated under general category (which included the remaining advanced degree category petitions not selected under master’s category) has been COMPLETE this Sunday, April 7th 2013.

As expected a computer-generate random selection process was used to select the sufficient number of petitions to be further processed.

Check the H1B 2014 USCIS Lottery Process followed by the USCIS for Fiscal Year 2014

What Next?

• Selected Petitions List sent to Processing Centers

The list of the selected petitions is sent to the appropriate service centers for further adjudication of the petitions. The service centers would then continue with the final processing on those petitions.

• Selected Petitions Receive Receipt Letter

In regards to all the petitions selected through the lottery process, the petitioners will receive a receipt notice, with the EAC Number, useful to track the status of your petition.

• USCIS returns unselected Petitions with Fee

The USCIS will return those petitions not selected in the lottery to the respective petitioners along with the fee. It is also important to know that the duplicate filings will be returned without the fee.

• Wait-listed Petitions

Some of the petitions would be marked “wait-listed” by the USCIS and those petitions were also selected under the lottery. These waitlist petitions may possibly replace petitions selected under the lottery for Fiscal Year 2014, but are subsequently denied, withdrawn, or otherwise found ineligible. USCIS will retain these petitions until a decision is made whether they will replace a previously selected petition

• Premium Processing

For those petitions applied under premium processing, USCIS will begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases on April 15, 2013.

According to the statistics provided by the USCIS, we would assume about 65 percent of the candidates would hold a chance to get their petitions reviewed for further processing. About 35 percent of the petitions would be rejected for the Fiscal Year 2014.

H1B Visa 2014 Lottery updates from the USCIS is still in progress to those candidates selected in lottery either in regular or premium processing. Those who are waiting on the lottery update on your petition, either regular processing or premium processing; advanced degree category or general category, do not lose hope. The USCIS is still updating the respective petitioners on the lottery status. 

H1B VISA 2014 Lottery Update

• H1B Visa 2014 Lottery updates being sent to the employers, still in progress.
• Lottery updates are still being sent by the USCIS for candidates whose petitions are under Premium processing or Regular Processing and under General Category or Advanced Degree Category.
• USCIS is sending updates to the employers through emails or via regular mail.
• Those candidates who applied under premium processing also started to receive a decision from USCIS on their application. There are a few candidates who got their H-1B approved and received a decision via mail.
• For those candidates not selected in lottery, The USCIS will return those petitions to the respective petitioners along with the fee.