In this blog, we provide information about the processing time and what to expect when applying for the H-1B work visa. In , it is estimated that the standard H-1B processing time can take 3 months to a 1 year to be approved.
Then the receipt for applying typically takes 3 to 21 days to arrive. One way around this lengthy processing time and waiting period is H-1B premium processing, which can speed the approval process up to 1 to 15 days.
If premium processing is being used and for some reason the application has not been processed in 15 days, the fee will be refunded in full. Additionally, with premium processing, the receipt for applying is usually sent in 1 to 3 days but can take up to 21 days to arrive.
It is important to remember that paying for premium processing does not help you get approved, rather it provides an answer sooner. It is important to note that during the Coronavirus Pandemic, the H-1B visa process has maintained its processing times and has not seen impacts from government shutdowns.
In some cases, the H-1B visa processing time can be longer than previously mentioned. If this happens to you, your application may be stuck in the processing stage. To get answers on the status and what is making the application take longer to process, you can contact your employer or attorney to ask them to put in a service request with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS.
To do this, you will need your receipt and the date when your case was filed. If for some reason, you are experiencing a longer processing time, doing this might help resolve the issue sooner and get your application moving again. You, yourself, can also check the case processing time on the USCIS website by inputting the form and field office information from a form you can find here.
With every H-1B visa application, there is a chance of being denied. Understanding denial and approval rates can allow you to make educated choices when applying for jobs. Once an employer has gone through the various preliminary steps and then filed an H-1B case petition on Form I , the processing is in the hands of U. Some applicants have been known to receive approval in as few as 30 days, others wait much longer.
It has been calculated as 15 calendar days for many years, though USCIS is attempting to change it to 15 business days still caught up in litigation as of early See 8 C. Because of the annual limit on the number of H-1B petitions that can be approved, an employer often must petition six months in advance of the date the employee starts the job. That should, in theory, leave plenty of time for USCIS to approve or reject the petition, so that the employee knows whether he or she can get an H-1B visa or get into H-1B status in the U.
This can virtually force employers to pay the extra fee for premium processing when it's available, particularly if the employee does not have any other authorization to start working on October 1. But some H-1B petitions are not subject to the annual limit , in which case you might need premium processing or be concerned about when USCIS will approve the petition. For planning purposes, the key will be to learn to monitor your application while it's being processed by USCIS.
Here's how to do that. The receipt notice will contain your name listed as the beneficiary , your employer's name listed as the petitioner , and the address of the Service Center that has the petition. If your employer retained an attorney, his or her name and address will be listed on the receipt notice, as well. If your employer filed without an attorney, the receipt notice will list the employer's address. Be sure to review these details for correct information as well as spelling.
In the top left-hand corner of the receipt notice is the case receipt number, which confirms the processing of your case as well as allowing you to track the case through USCIS Case Status Online. For example, your receipt number might read something like this: EAC We will explain how to read the number below. Find this on the receipt notice mailed to the employer after USCIS accepted your case for processing. On the processing times web page, first select "I," which is the form the employer submits for H-1B petitions.
How will you know which service center to select? The first three letters of the receipt number indicate the service center where your application was filed. As of , this is either the Vermont Service Center, the California Service Center, the Nebraska Service Center, or the Texas Service Center, depending on where your employer's office is located, which center serves that geographic region, and which type of H-1B petition the employer is submitting, for instance change of employer, extension of status with no changes, or cap-exempt employer.
If the department is in a hurry to get the H1b petition approved, it is possible to request premium processing for an H1b case. For more information about premium processing, please see an advisor in ISSS. Please note: Premium Processing not available for E-3 petitions.
The scholar is authorized to be employed by the university ONLY when the University of Colorado petition and the application for change of status are approved. In the case where the scholar is applying for an extension of a University of Colorado H-1B, the scholar is continuously employable for up to days during the pendency of the application if the application is timely filed.
The regulations that outline this employability are found at 8CFR a. That receipt is adequate proof that the alien is in pendency for an extension, and it is adequate for I-9 purposes.
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