rmbv Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hi, Is there any way to identify if my case has been picked up by lottery? Is waiting the only option??!! or can the attorney check if the H1 fee has been deducted from the account... One of my friend mentioned that until the start the processing the fee will not get processed until the file moves to processing status? Is this true? H1 has been filed under regular processing... Link to comment
JoeF Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Your employer and his lawyer will get a receipt notice. That's the only way. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 H1 fee is paid by your employer , so employer has to check this bank account to verify that. You have to wait till your attorney receives any kind of information from USCIS. Their is NO another option here. Link to comment
omshiv Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Why are you worried about the fees? Did you pay for it? Link to comment
rmbv Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thanks for the info. I did not pay for the fee...I was just trying to see if there is a way to see if the file got picked at all... Link to comment
skc40 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hi, Is there any way to identify if my case has been picked up by lottery? Is waiting the only option??!! or can the attorney check if the H1 fee has been deducted from the account... One of my friend mentioned that until the start the processing the fee will not get processed until the file moves to processing status? Is this true? H1 has been filed under regular processing... 1. Wait for the receipt. 2. Find out from the Employer if your application fee check was cashed or not. I tried this, but HR denied reviewing it. 3. Call USCIS--Prepare to wait for more than 1 hour. You'll require your work address,I think it's lawyer info. (not sure, but it's the USCIS contact person on your behalf-- you'll need to review your H1B application for this), Your name etc. -- This is how I found out that I got selected in the lottery last year. 4. Call your International office to find out if your SEVIS status has been changed or not. If changed, you are selected. Hope this helps Link to comment
rezam Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 skc40: thanks for info. Are (1) to (4) in sequence, or are you saying you have four options? Isn't email receipt to your immigration attorneys the earliest anyways so no point in trying to find out about fees or calling USCIS unless your firm's immigration attorney is unwilling to answer your question? Here is a good article: http://www.murthy.com/2014/03/17/h1b-cap-timeline-expectations-for-fy15/ Thanks, Reza Link to comment
skc40 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 skc40: thanks for info. Are (1) to (4) in sequence, or are you saying you have four options? Isn't email receipt to your immigration attorneys the earliest anyways so no point in trying to find out about fees or calling USCIS unless your firm's immigration attorney is unwilling to answer your question? Here is a good article: http://www.murthy.com/2014/03/17/h1b-cap-timeline-expectations-for-fy15/ Thanks, Reza I mean you may have other options, but these are the four options that I know. I tried all the options mentioned and the one that worked me was by calling USCIS. After that, called the university and verified receipt number just to be on the safe side. And, I was one of the last person in my company to receive application receipts via mail, so waiting for it wasn't an option. Regarding receiving email notification, Shouldn't the option be selected in the application? While applying last year, I don't think I selected that option. But yeah, either way the point is to find out if you got selected or not no matter what option you choose. Link to comment
rmbv Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi...I tried calling USCIS...it appears they have changed the rule...only employer or the representative are allowed to make enquiries on H1....My Employer is not willing to make an enquiry...they also confirmed that the fee for all cases filed by employer have not been debited...The waiting game is still on...!!! :-( Link to comment
rahul412 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi...I tried calling USCIS...it appears they have changed the rule...only employer or the representative are allowed to make enquiries on H1....My Employer is not willing to make an enquiry...they also confirmed that the fee for all cases filed by employer have not been debited...The waiting game is still on...!!! :-( You cannot inquire about your H1 because that's not your petition. That's employer's petition, patience matters here...!!! Link to comment
JoeF Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 1. Wait for the receipt. 2. Find out from the Employer if your application fee check was cashed or not. I tried this, but HR denied reviewing it. 3. Call USCIS--Prepare to wait for more than 1 hour. You'll require your work address,I think it's lawyer info. (not sure, but it's the USCIS contact person on your behalf-- you'll need to review your H1B application for this), Your name etc. -- This is how I found out that I got selected in the lottery last year. 4. Call your International office to find out if your SEVIS status has been changed or not. If changed, you are selected. Hope this helps It is not possible for the beneficiary to get information from USCIS. USCIS will just tell him that they don't give out that information. They can only give it to the petitioner and his lawyer. Link to comment
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