H1B visa applicants for fiscal year 2009

[qaiserkhan]

Hello Everyone,
I did apply for H1 B in the normal process as well and have'nt heard anything from lawyer as well. This wait is quite painfull.
Best of luck for all of us.

Qaiser Khan

[rokrram]

Hi Everyone,

Congratulations to those who got the approval.

In my case. I applied under general quota and regular process.
My sponsoring company informed me yesterday that the check that was mailed to USCIS had been deposited and told that I got selected in lotary. They have also told me that I will recieve a receipt number within 10-15 days. Shall I considered this as accepted? Or still I need to wait for the receipt number for confirmation?

please suggest,
thanks

[madaboutfpgee]

You are more or less selected. The receipt notice will confirm that you have been selected. Congratulations!

By the way, which company were you sponsored by?

[hiphip_hoorey]

Originally Posted by rokrram

Hi Everyone,

Congratulations to thoseproval.

In my case. I applied under general quota and regular process.
My sponsoring company informed me yesterday that the check that was mailed to USCIS had been deposited and told that I got selected in lotary. They have also told me that I will recieve a receipt number within 10-15 days. Shall I considered this as accepted? Or still I need to wait for the receipt number for confirmation?

please suggest,
thanks

Well, you have been picked up in the lottery. To get a receipt number you may have to wait for around 2 weeks because of work load on USCIS. After getting your receipt number you can check online if your case is approved or not which i think will take 8-10 weeks if you have applied under normal processing..
Good Luck

[PPS-H1B applicant]

Hi ,

My consultancy (who filed for my H1B visa) called up on May 9th 2008 and told me that my cheque has been encashed but till now I havent received any receipt number.
How long should I wait for the coveted number.Please advice.. I am undoubtedly tensed …..

[julia018]

Hi everyone,

I received an email from my employer and they told me that I was selected on the lottery. Does that mean that I really have a working visa? Is there a possiblity that my case will not be approved by USCIS even I was selected?

Is there anybody here who was offered a position in New Jersey?
Congratulations to those who were selected and good luck to us all.

Julia018

[joshy.priyanka]

Hi Julia

You applied through regular processing or premium , also your application was in general quota? I had applied through premium processing but still didn't heard anything.

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[julia018]

Hi joshy.priyanka,

I applied through regular processing under general quota. Did you ask your lawyer or employer? Don't worry, you still have until June 2nd. I hope you get selected too.

[Kiori2000]

Update on FY 2009 H-1B Processing | AskStudent

it looks like the war of 2009 h1b is ending...this year is hopeless already...

[APhA]

To all those awaiting notices,

While I think all hope is still not lost since we have about 2 weeks left til June 10th (as there is would definitely be lagtime between the mail from USCIS to our sponsors to us), I think it would be wise to start exploring back-up plans too, to wit:
1. explore non-profits;
2. apply with other companies for next year for more, and hopefully better, options;
3. explore Canada and/or Australia options. The NABP letter that was sent with our FPGEE Certificate states that Canada and Australia recognizes the FPGEE, if I am not mistaken.

I haven't really looked into these options I have listed above but maybe you can get ideas from others, or maybe read last years posts.

Again, I am not saying this for people to lose hope because I think THERE IS STILL HOPE but, starting with back-ups now might be the smart thing to do.

Kind regards everyone! I'm still hoping to see all of you in one of our future US Pharmacists/IPHARM-US events.