Below you will find daily updates regarding the cap-subject H-1B receipt notices for petitions filed in the FY2018 lottery. Before commenting, please review the following FAQs:
- My checks have not been cashed/I haven’t received a receipt notice/SEVIS doesn’t show any update – does this mean I did not get selected?
NO, that does NOT mean you were not selected!!! The process of sending out receipt notices, updating systems, etc. takes time – remember: it’s only been a few DAYS! This entire process of notifying selected applicants will take WEEKS to complete. It’s still very early on, so don’t worry if you haven’t heard anything about your petition yet.
- My checks have been cashed/I have received a receipt notice/SEVIS shows a receipt number – does this mean I got selected?
Yes, USCIS only cashes checks/sends receipts to those that were selected.
- Was my Advanced Degree petition selected in the Advanced cap or in the Regular cap?
USCIS does not disclose if an AD petition was selected under the AD cap or the Regular cap. There is no way to determine which cap an AD petition gets selected under.
- Why are we seeing receipts for AD petitions first? Is USCIS sending receipt notices for the Advanced Degree lottery first and then the Regular lottery?
The lottery is done. The receipts are sent separately. USCIS tries to send out AD petition receipts first as these applicants are more likely to need the receipt notice ASAP for cap-gap purposes. This is not an indicator of whether the AD petition got selected under the AD cap or the regular cap – again, there is no way to determine which cap an AD petition gets selected.
- I’ve received my receipt notice but nothing shows up when I check my case status on the USCIS website/it doesn’t recognize my receipt number! Was I selected or not? What does this mean?
If you have received a receipt notice, your petition was selected in the lottery. USCIS only sends receipt notices to the petitions that were selected. The website most likely has not been updated or your receipt number hasn’t been entered into their system yet and that is why you cannot find a status update for your petition online. (Remember, these things take time!)
- Can you share the percentage of checks cashed versus the percentage of receipts received?
The difference between the percentage of checks cashed and the percentage of receipts is so small that it doesn’t change anything I have already shared.
- When will I get my receipt notice/rejection notice/approval notice?
Check out my free timeline at: http://immigrationgirl.com/lottery/
5/2/17 UPDATE: No receipts today, which is normal for a Tuesday. Checks are still getting cashed. I expect receipts to continue to come in over the next 7 to 14 days.
- 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)
5/1/17 UPDATE: Receipts came in for all case types today – It is NOT over.
- 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)
4/28/17 UPDATE: No receipts in today’s mail, BUT checks are still being cashed for ALL case types, which means more receipts will be on their way – It is NOT over.
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 47% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 36% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 13% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 11% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
4/27/17 UPDATE: Receipts continue to come in and checks continue to be cashed for all types of cases – It is NOT over.
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 47% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 36% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 13% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 11% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
4/26/17 UPDATE: No receipts in today’s mail, BUT checks are still being cashed for ALL case types, which means more receipts will be on their way – It is NOT over.
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 45% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 24% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 7% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 5% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
4/25/17 UPDATE:
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 45% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 24% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 7% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 5% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
4/24/17 UPDATE:
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 45% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 24% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 7% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 5% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
4/21/17 UPDATE:
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 13% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 16% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 1% of our cases filed as non-AD/VT (Regular-bachelors / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 0% of our cases filed as non-AD/CA (Regular-bachelors / California Service Center)
4/20/17 UPDATE:
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 8% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 16% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have not received any notices for Regular Cap (Bachelor’s) cases and no checks have been cashed.
4/19/17 UPDATE:
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 4% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 16% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have not received any notices for Regular Cap (Bachelor’s) cases and no checks have been cashed.
4/18/17 UPDATE: First receipt notices arrived in the mail today
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 4% of our cases filed as AD/VT (Advanced Degree-masters / Vermont Service Center)
- We have received I-797 receipt notices in 16% of our cases filed as AD/CA (Advanced Degree-masters / California Service Center)
- We have not received any notices for Regular Cap (Bachelor’s) cases and no checks have been cashed.
I will update this information daily as we get more receipts in.
Please remember to keep your comments helpful and positive. And read the above information before commenting! I will delete comments that are not beneficial to readers here. There have been quite a few duplicate comments or just general comments about making the lottery so I decided to start a new post. I will continue to remove comments just to keep the feed clean, please don’t take offense if your comment gets deleted! It is just to keep the page as clean as possible. Best of luck everyone!