Want to know when to expect your H-1B approval, or if not selected, when to expect your returned petition? I’m sharing updates from my firm’s cases to give you an idea of what to expect in your case.
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- We have received I-797 approval notices for a whopping 8% of our selected cases. These are from both service centers and include both Advanced Degree and regular cap.
- We have received a Request for Evidence in 47% of our selected cases. These are from both service centers and include both Advanced Degree and regular cap.
- This means that no action has been taken on roughly 43% of our selected cases. USCIS usually tries to get through all of the “cap gap” cases by the end of September, but it looks like many will drag out beyond October 1st this year.
8/21/17 UPDATE:
- We have received I-797 approval notices in 7% of our selected cases. These are from both service centers and include both Advanced Degree and regular cap.
- We have received a Request for Evidence in 40% of our selected cases. These are from both service centers and include both Advanced Degree and regular cap.
7/28/17 UPDATE: Without premium processing, things sure seem slower this year. If you’re looking for details on the progress of returning petitions that were not selected, check here: http://immigrationgirl.com/return-of-fy-2018-petitions-begins-for-unlucky-h-1b-visa-applicants/
- We have received I-797 approval notices in 5% of our selected cases. These are from both service centers and include both Advanced Degree and regular cap.
- We have received a Request for Evidence in 33% of our selected cases. These are from both service centers and include both Advanced Degree and regular cap.
6/16/17 UPDATE: As I posted yesterday, we have started to receive the non-selected petitions back in the mail. For details on the progress of that process, check here: http://immigrationgirl.com/return-of-fy-2018-petitions-begins-for-unlucky-h-1b-visa-applicants/
- We have received I-797 approval notices in 4% of our selected cases. All are from the Vermont Service Center in the Advanced Degree-masters cap
- We have received a Request for Evidence in 10% of our selected cases. All are from the Vermont Service Center in the Advanced Degree-masters cap.
6/5/17 UPDATE: No new receipts, no checks cashed, no returned petitions.
- We have received I-797 approval notices in 3% of our selected cases. All are from the Vermont Service Center in the Advanced Degree-masters cap
- We have received a Request for Evidence in 2% of our selected cases. All are from the Vermont Service Center in the Advanced Degree-masters cap
5/24/17 UPDATE: No new receipts, no checks cashed, no returned petitions.
- We have received I-797 approval notices in 1% of our selected cases. All are from the Vermont Service Center in the Advanced Degree-masters cap
- We have received a Request for Evidence in 2% of our selected cases. All are from the Vermont Service Center in the Advanced Degree-masters cap
5/18/17 UPDATE: No new receipts, no checks cashed, no returned petitions, received a few approvals and a few RFEs over the last week.
5/11/17 UPDATE: No new receipts, no checks cashed, no returned petitions, received some approvals and our first Request for Evidence today.
5/10/17 UPDATE: No new receipts, no checks cashed, no returned petitions, no approvals today.
5/9/17 UPDATE: Received a trickle of receipts from both service centers for AD only today (not enough to change the stats below), no checks cashed, no returned petitions, another approval came in today.
5/8/17 UPDATE: No new receipts, no checks cashed, no returned petitions, no approvals today.
5/5/17 UPDATE: First approval from the Vermont Service Center arrived today. This petition was filed in the Advanced Degree cap for an F-1 student an OPT expiring this summer. The notice date is April 28th. We also received additional receipts for AD cases today. Expect the last of the receipts to arrive over the next 7 days or so. Petitions not selected will start to be returned soon. As mentioned above, USCIS has now started adjudicating the selected applications. This will take time, so don’t worry if your case doesn’t get approved right away.
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 57% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 51% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 44% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 42% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
5/1/17 UPDATE from the beginning of this week for your reference:
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 54% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 45% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 26% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 38% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)