Lottery Done for H-1B Masters Quota

USCIS has started issuing H1B receipts to those who have filed H-1B applications under premium processing. USCIS didn`t release any official statement about the lottery and total number of applications yet. 

But, Employers have reported that they are receiving the email notifications about their filed cases and these notifications are sent from the service centres.

 

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It looks like USCIS has completed its random selection process after 4/07/2016 for US master degree cases. Congratulations to all the H-1B applicants who have received the email notifications.

Those who have not received a mail yet, don’t worry as this is just the beginning. H-1B applicants with masters degree will have a second chance if they didn`t get selected in the masters quota lottery. 

When the masters quota is exceeded, the USCIS uses a randomized algorithm to select 20,000 applicants, and the overflow is then moved to the regular category. Then, when the Regular category is exceeded, they run the randomized algorithm again, and the quota of those applicants is selected.

The email receipt notification process will be completed by next couple of weeks for premium processing. USCIS already announced that the premium processing for H-1B cap-subject petitions requesting premium processing no later than May 16, 2016 .

We wish you best of luck for all the H-1B Applicants!!

 

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Whats Next?

  • Selected Petitions List will be 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 wait-list petitions may possibly replace petitions selected under the lottery for Fiscal Year 2015, 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 May 16, 2016.

2 Comments on "Lottery Done for H-1B Masters Quota"

  1. WHEN H1B LOTTERY RESULT PUBLISHED OF  2017 BATCH?

  2. When is the H1B General cap lottery? What's the expected date of completion? Thanks!

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