Think... How many of them who filed last year (faked ones) were not eligible for H1B (still they filed creating all these issues) while the eligible did not even reach 65000 this year.  

mno · Apr 8, 2009 10:26 AM

Great great news...

sajhapost · Apr 8, 2009 11:11 AM

hey prsthapit thanks for sharing. its a great news!

ek@l · Apr 8, 2009 11:12 AM

How can u make sure the case is accepted ?? They will still do lottery once they get more number of petitions and the same lottery luck.

ark · Apr 8, 2009 11:48 AM

I asked one of my indian friend. he said that non of the indian consultancies have field for H1B this year. he might be true. Well hope all of our nepali friends get their H1-B

Poon-Hill · Apr 8, 2009 11:53 AM

H1B Cap FY 2010 Not Hit April 8, 2009 by HSB Looks like H1B Cap for FY 2010 was not hit during first 5 days. So, this is good news to companies that submitted H1B this year. There will be no lottery. Official USCIS Update Letter USCIS Update April 8, 2009 USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions subject to the fiscal year 2010 (FY 2010) cap. USCIS will continue to monitor the number of H-1B petitions received for both the 65,000 regular cap and the 20,000 U.S. master’s degree or higher educational exemption cap. Should USCIS receive the necessary number of petitions to meet the respective caps, it will issue an update to advise the public that, as of a certain date (the “final receipt date”), the respective FY 2010 H-1B caps have been met. The final receipt date will be based on the date USCIS physically receives the petition, not the date that the petition is postmarked. The date or dates USCIS informs the public that the respective caps have been reached may differ from the actual final receipt date. To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers, who have been counted previously against the cap, will not count toward the congressionally mandated FY 2010 H-1B cap. Therefore, USCIS will continue to process petitions filed to: Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States. Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers. Allow current H-1B workers to change employers. Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.

Yesai · Apr 8, 2009 12:11 PM

Found this thing in happy School blog. Last edited: 08-Apr-09 12:25 PM

Yesai · Apr 8, 2009 12:14 PM

It's official here is the Link http://www.uscis.gov/portal/si...

Yesai · Apr 8, 2009 12:20 PM

la badhai cha prsthapit (do I know u btw...same khyla ho ki kya ho?)..anyway..yeshpali chance cha hai Bhaireee

neerman · Apr 8, 2009 1:45 PM

Lai Bhadai chha -prsthapit.

Everest2 · Apr 8, 2009 1:53 PM

Rennie says: April 8, 2009 at 1:43 PM USCIS says there won’t be a lottery for applications received on the first five days. Please read properly before posting your own ideas of the H1-B process. “USCIS will monitor the number of petitions received and will notify the public of the date USCIS has received the necessary number of petitions to meet the H-1B cap, known as the “final receipt date.” The date USCIS publishes information that the cap has been reached does not control the final receipt date. To ensure a fair system, USCIS will, if needed, randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit *IMPORTANT* from the petitions received on the final receipt date. *IMPORTANT”* “ Reply H1BSeeker says: April 8, 2009 at 2:01 PM Rennie, You have a valid point, but based on what was published today as a USCIS press release the following lines caught my attention: “To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date.” I am not sure if all the petitions will be involved in the lottery or not. I am also quite confused on how to interpret the sentence. Reply CMdT says: April 8, 2009 at 2:17 PM The lottery will involve only the applications received the Final Recipt Date (wichh is the date in which the cap will be reached and superceed) and it won’t affect the application received prior the Final receipt date Reply Pinkrose says: April 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM Regarding the mini lottery , here is the clarification from visapro: If the USCIS do not receive enough petitions to reach the H-1B quota within the first five business days, it will continue to accept H-1B cap petitions until the quotas are met. The date on which a quota is eventually reached will be declared the “final receipt date” – i.e., the last date on which USCIS will accept cases filed against that particular quota. USCIS will then run a lottery to choose among the petitions received on that date. Cases received before the final receipt date would not be subject to the one-day lottery. Reply Pinkrose says: April 8, 2009 at 1:32 PM Ok. Many are confused about the mini lottery. Here is a link I found, they explained how this stuff works. http://www.visapro.com/Immigra... They are saying that: “If the USCIS do not receive enough petitions to reach the H-1B quota within the first five business days, it will continue to accept H-1B cap petitions until the quotas are met. The date on which a quota is eventually reached will be declared the “final receipt date” – i.e., the last date on which USCIS will accept cases filed against that particular quota. USCIS will then run a lottery to choose among the petitions received on that date. Cases received before the final receipt date would not be subject to the one-day lottery.” Reply Junior says: April 8, 2009 at 1:31 PM I am guessing 20,000 Standard Cap and 1,000 Masters Cap applications. Reply Snowbro says: April 8, 2009 at 1:24 PM OK, lets start a mini-thread on guesses as to how many applications they received on the first 5 days… (Not like it matters, but I think it could be fun!) I’m guessing 50,000 Standard Cap and 15,000 Masters Cap applications. Reply Realist says: April 8, 2009 at 12:46 PM USCIS does not say that there will not be lottery. Reply adrisho says: April 8, 2009 at 12:46 PM people just chill on a bear..all of us r in better shape then what we thought so just relax till you hear further.. Reply dc says: April 8, 2009 at 1:07 PM chill on a bear? LOL Reply dc says: April 8, 2009 at 12:44 PM So the news that we have…Im confused by the way its worded. Its great that the cap hasnt been reached but: “To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date” Sounds like they are going to wait until the final receipt day and do some sort of lottery. Is this the mini lottery thing? and to those of you who have previous experience/info, does this mean if you applied already you are in? Reply Bala says: April 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM My company’s immigration personnle got back to all of us on behalf of whom H-1B petitions has been filed this morning and told us about the good news that the H-1B cap has not been met for both 65,000 regular and 20,000 Master’s cap. Since they have filed for premium processing, we were also notified that we should have the visa approvals within the next 15 days, although it won’t be effective until October 1st. It has been an amazing day for all of us who had applied for the visa, and as long as its a legit case through a legit company you should’nt worry at all. As fas as Mr. Raju - the aspiring immigrant who wants to come here and buy a BMW, I along with many others who have seen your weird and meaningless rambling over the quotas and visas on this forum for the past month - please do keep us all posted if at least one of your 5 H-1B applications gets approved. Reply Kruxx says: April 8, 2009 at 1:32 PM Well..In midst of all this jubilation we completely forgot Mr. Raju and his antics… Reply Kruxx says: April 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM Well..In midst of all this jubilation we completely forgot Mr. Raju and his antics…I still can’t believe H1B is so important for some people that they willingly sell off all their assets just to get it… Reply Sally says: April 8, 2009 at 12:39 PM Happyschoolsblog Rocks! Reply AP says: April 8, 2009 at 12:32 PM For Official News from USCIS: (Click on the Press Room from the Home page: http://www.uscis.gov) http://www.uscis.gov/portal/si... http://www.uscis.gov/files/art... Reply Vivian says: April 8, 2009 at 12:23 PM and BTW, that was just an expamle explaining the meaning of the mini lottery. I did not mean that Apr 7 is the FINAL receipt date at all!!! The final receipt date is still an unknown so for those who still didn’t file their application should file it ASAP!! Reply CMdT says:

nned_help2009 · Apr 8, 2009 3:02 PM

A USCIS spokesman said that based on preliminary numbers, the agency has "about half the petitions" it needs to meet the 2010 fiscal year cap of 65,000, but it is "just short of the 20,000 advanced degree cap." http://www.computerworld.com/a...

Khairey · Apr 8, 2009 3:57 PM