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My H1B Visa 2008 - Case Received And Pending To Approved

September 10, 2008 by Raghu 

If  you are searching for key and answers to H1B Visa questions, here you will find few details about H1B Visa Approval Notice and documents.

For couple of articles related to H1B Visa, I’m seeing quite few comments about H1B Visa for 2008 applications was selected in lottery. for long time H1B Visa status was showing ‘Case Received and Pending’ and finally after a period of few months H1B Visa status for 2008 was changed to Approved.

Also, there are lots of comments about

“I haven’t heard about H1B Visa Rejections, when will I know”

“My status is still Case Received and Pending”

“Employer not responding to questions about my H1B Visa”

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H1B Visa approved, but no documents

Here is one of such comments

Jayanthi

My application got H1B Visa “APPROVED” status on June4th but till date I have not received any documents. Whenever I call up my consultancy, they say that I will get them but haven’t see anything till now. Bit frustrating and worried now. Is it possible that we have such cases where there is a delay in sending the documents.

I797 Approval Notice

After H1B Visa petitions are approved, USCIS will send I797A or I797b or I797C [ difference between I797A, I797B and I797C ] approval notice to attorney who have filed your H1B Visa application. H1B Approval notice will be usually sent within 1 week of H1B Visa petition approval.

In your case within June 12th your employer’s attorney should have received your documents and attorney will forward the H1B Visa approval notice, along with labor applications.

H1B Visa Stamping documents

To get H1B Visa stamped from U.S. Consulate, you will need the original H1b Visa Approval notice and other related documents. So, I think, all the documents should be with your employer. There is nothing you can do, if the employer doesn’t send the documents to you.

You can go for H1B Visa stamping only after you get the documents from the employer and unfortunately, there is no way to trace the documents.

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69 Responses to “My H1B Visa 2008 - Case Received And Pending To Approved”

  1. tibbu on September 10th, 2008 10:31 am 1

    hello, iam on opt. my opt ends on oct 4th 08. my company applied for my H1. in uscis site my status is showing as ‘case received and pending’. today date is 10th sep 08.iam worried. how long it will take for my H1 to get approved? i have more 20 days for completeion of my opt. please send you views.

  2. Author on September 10th, 2008 5:11 pm 2

    @tibbu: You apply for 17 months OPT extension right?

  3. MG on September 10th, 2008 9:46 pm 3

    My agent has been saying me that my H1B petition has already approved and they will send documents. But till date, i neither got Receipt number not documents. do you have any idea that what might the case. are my agent making me fool?

  4. tibbu on September 12th, 2008 8:35 am 4

    hi author, my H1 got picked in lottery. then what is the need to apply for opt extension?? extension is for those whose H1 did not get picked. hope u got my answer. but i did not get what i wanted.

  5. tibbu on September 12th, 2008 8:37 am 5

    hi MG, u can check ur H1 status in uscis website. all u need to do is type ur receipt number and get ur status.if it says ur H1 is approved, then u dont have to worry. u dont have to depend on ur employer to know whether its approved or not.

    gud luck

  6. kalpesh on September 13th, 2008 10:38 am 6

    hello all,
    i have got my WACxxxxxxx no.but whenever i chek my status,it shows ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE RECEIVED AND CASE PROCESSING RESUMED
    what does it mean? what are the chances?

    please please please somebody help me on this.

    thank you

  7. Raghu on September 14th, 2008 6:26 pm 7

    @tibbu: worst case possibility is when you don’t hear about h1b visa till your OPT expiry date. After OPT is expired, you can continue to stay in U.S for grace period of 60 days, if you haven’t used it before. But, you cannot work in that period. I haven’t read any rule saying, you cannot apply for extension when your H1B is picked in lottery ( I could be wrong) but I haven’t read any articles about that yet.

    If you apply for OPT extension, you can continue to work till you hear about h1b right? I would suggest to post questions in Murthy.com forums or why not conusult with same attorney who submitted your H1b application?

    Here’s link to similar situation
    http://murthyforum.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1024039761&f=4234032861&m=4451093461

  8. kalpesh on September 15th, 2008 8:10 pm 8

    hello all,
    i have got my WACxxxxxxx no.but whenever i chek my status,it shows ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE RECEIVED AND CASE PROCESSING RESUMED
    what does it mean? what are the chances?

    please please please somebody help me on this.

    thank you

  9. Raghu on September 15th, 2008 9:05 pm 9

    @kalpesh: I’m not sure what is not clear in the statement. RFE http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/rfe-h1b-visa/

    If the additional documents submitted by employer is sufficient, H1B will be approved.

  10. Abhishek Shrestha on September 16th, 2008 9:25 am 10

    Hi there,
    I got the petition approval letter, but my sur name in the letter has an extra character. Is this a problem? What do i have to do to correct my name in this? I have the receipt number and checked in the gov site to check for details, but it does not give the details regarding the name of the person for whom the petition was filed. Is there any site where i can check my details for the petition approved? I want to verify whether the official spelling is the same as that in the petition approval letter.

  11. kalpesh on September 16th, 2008 10:41 am 11

    Thanks mr.raghu
    u r doing a really good job.Plz continue,i know u might get disappointed by some comments but it is frustration of those who failed so plz take them lightly and continue your help……
    Thank you once again..i will let you know if i get visa..bye

  12. hema on September 16th, 2008 11:04 am 12

    i have still not got approval yet even after submitting RFE as on 07/15/08 …@raghu pl tell does it take even more then 60 days to clear RFE …can i call USCIS and ask my status …why it is taking so long..though i dont see any problem in my case ..i am chartered accountant and working with small cpa firm…one of my collegue has same credential and she got approved then y i ma struck…my husband has also applied and he also got RFE …we both are in lot of stress since my husband is on l1 and his company want to send him back…pl reply…we are running short of time…pl annnbody help …i m daily dying wid this wait,…pl help

  13. yoppy on September 16th, 2008 1:35 pm 13

    dont worry guys .. my h1 got approved today

  14. venkat on September 16th, 2008 11:52 pm 14

    hello mr.raghu,

    My case has been selected in the H1B lottery, I have been asked for further evidences by my employer, So far I did not hear anything regarding approval?

    Is Oct-2008 is the last month or approval is given after also?

  15. Raghu on September 17th, 2008 6:01 am 15

    @hema: As far I know, there is not time frame USCIS have specified any time limit on when they can respond after you submit RFE. There is nothing we can do about that. There were cases where, H1B was rejected without sending RFE. It really doesn’t matter if your collegue’s profile is same as yours, if USCIS have some doubts, they will clarify it. Good luck. I don’t think they will respond if you call.

  16. Raghu on September 17th, 2008 6:01 am 16

    @Abhishek Shrestha: You will have to talk to your attorney who submitted your application.

  17. tibbu on September 22nd, 2008 12:13 pm 17

    hello guys, one of my friend’s(rajesh) attorney got his(rajesh’s) H1 approval notice, but his uscis status is still showing as “case pending”. so guys check with ur company attorney. and please let us know ur status.

    thanks

  18. Anita on September 23rd, 2008 9:21 am 18

    Hi all.. i hve my receipt number and when i checked my status online on 9th sept. it says “Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed”
    its been 2 weeks now and i have not received any response… i am gettin really worried now. Can anyone please help me…..are there any chances of my case being approved, how lng will it take coz today is already 23rd

  19. hema on September 24th, 2008 3:54 pm 19

    thnx raghu!!!my h got approved!!

  20. Raghu on September 24th, 2008 3:56 pm 20

    @hema:

    Congrats. In couple of days I will write about H1B Visa Interview.

  21. Nitasha Uprit on September 24th, 2008 11:41 pm 21

    Hi hema/ guys

    My H1b Visa status online still shows CASE Receive and pending.

    Pls help me know as to why this is getting delayed in selection. My Consultant says we have to wait till 30th October, is that correct?

    Please respond, I am really worried/

    Thanks
    Nitasha

  22. lotteryaccepteebutnotapproved on September 25th, 2008 5:32 am 22

    When exactly did you get your approval Hema? When did you receive the approval? On the 24th?

  23. Philip on September 26th, 2008 6:40 am 23

    Hi,
    It’s almost Oct….Why my petition of H1B is still pending?… Is there a deadline? Thanks.

  24. rahul on September 26th, 2008 10:02 am 24

    Hi Guys,

    I got my H1 B selected in the lottery long back. Till now I have not received my petition. Among a list 650 petitions expected by my employer, only 4 are still as case received and pending. Please let me know whether this is because they have lack of information to process mine ? Why is the delay happening only to mine. ?
    Is there any way we can get to know the approximate date when we will receive the acknowledgement.

    regards,
    Rahul.

  25. Happy Schools Blog on September 26th, 2008 1:27 pm 25

    59,100 Regular - 19,500 Masters H1B Visa Petitions Approved - Update from USCIS…

    This article will be welcome relief for many H1B Visa Applicants who are still waiting to hear from USCIS about their H1B Visa application status. Many readers of this blog are status ‘Case Received and Pending’ and many have received RFE a…

  26. p.sravankumar on September 26th, 2008 7:46 pm 26

    sir ,i want to check whether my name present in the list of H1B list of us.My name is p.sravan kumar

  27. p.sravankumar on September 26th, 2008 7:48 pm 27

    I got my H1 B selected in the lottery long back.sir ,i want to check whether my name present in the list of H1B list of us.My name is p.sravan kumar

  28. Anita on September 26th, 2008 7:52 pm 28

    Raghu i read the article ” 59,100………”………… it makes me feel more worse……!! Just praying that all goes fine……

  29. Raghu on September 26th, 2008 8:02 pm 29

    yup, I know its hard fact to take, but there’s nothing we can do about that.

  30. Philiphui on September 26th, 2008 8:46 pm 30

    God bless all of us…… It’s so hard to accept…

  31. Prakash on September 30th, 2008 8:25 am 31

    Hi Guys,
    I got my RFE request on Sep 19.And my employer is not giving my case number as well.How long will it take for RFE to process.

  32. Prakash on September 30th, 2008 8:37 am 32

    Do USCIS ask for photograph in RFE ? In my case they have asked for photograph.This is told to be by my employer.Any one ever asked for photograph in RFE

  33. rahul on September 30th, 2008 8:39 am 33

    Hi Raghu,

    can you please tell me how can we actually track the processing based on processing dates. How can we get to know when will our series start processing ??

    My receipt number is of the series EAC08151XXXXX

    With regards,
    Rahul.

  34. Rasesh on September 30th, 2008 1:35 pm 34

    Hi guys/Raghu/Dem

    My wife is here on H4. I filed her H1B, got selected in lottery. Now she got RFE..Info requested was some company info and my latest paystubs..we got RFE on date 25th Jul 2008. we asked employer, he forwarded the courier details sent to VSC. its sent on 19th Aug…but her status is still same as previous one. Do you have any idea , about this…as for this already replied…any guesses about time frame…to get approval…i really appriciate you reply…thanks..Rasesh

  35. Anita on October 1st, 2008 11:57 am 35

    hi all… i got my approval today….. wishin luck to u all!!!

  36. Anupama on October 1st, 2008 1:41 pm 36

    hi

    i have applied for visa extension on september 8th 2008 but i could not receive Receipt number till now i am more worried as my visa is going to expiry on october 1 2008 .

    How long will it take to process?

    pls kindly respond

  37. preety reddy on October 1st, 2008 1:48 pm 37

    Hi I am sooo confused! My RFE document was received by USCIS on 25 sep.
    Now the case status is RFD received and case resumed.Do u guys have any idea how long will it take to get my case decision.

    Any one received request of RFE so late (sep 18).
    I am so worried!!

  38. Anupama on October 1st, 2008 1:59 pm 38

    hi

    i have applied for visa extension on september 8th 2008 but i could not receive Receipt number till now i am more worried as my visa is going to expiry on october 1 2008 .

    How long will it take to process?

    pls kindly respond

  39. Rasesh on October 1st, 2008 5:01 pm 39

    Hi guys/Raghu/Dem

    My wife is here on H4. I filed her H1B, got selected in lottery. Now she got RFE..Info requested was some company info and my latest paystubs..we got RFE on date 25th Jul 2008. we asked employer, he forwarded the courier details sent to VSC. its sent on 19th Aug…but her status is still same as previous one. Do you have any idea , about this…as for this already replied…any guesses about time frame…to get approval…i really appriciate you reply…thanks..Rasesh

    Guys pls help me and my wife..we are very much tense

  40. Ruchi on October 1st, 2008 7:44 pm 40

    Hi Raghu,

    I am in US on H4 visa, I applied H1B for year 2008. Got selected in lottery , but till now the status is “case received and pending” . Is there a last date for this. Can you please let me know abt this.

    Thanks
    Ruchi

  41. rahul on October 1st, 2008 8:23 pm 41

    Hi Anita,

    Congrats…!!!!
    Will you be able to tell me the series of your Receipt number ?

    With regards,
    Rahul.

  42. raj on October 2nd, 2008 3:58 pm 42

    any one still case pending status as of today

  43. tibbu on October 3rd, 2008 9:03 am 43

    hi raj, mine is showing as case pending still. how about you?? how long will it take?

  44. preety reddy on October 3rd, 2008 10:38 am 44

    guys….Mine got approved! on oct 1
    good luck to everyone

  45. Aditya on October 3rd, 2008 11:20 am 45

    For me its still Pending

  46. Ruchi on October 3rd, 2008 11:45 am 46

    I think no one has answer of ” How long will it take to get the status change”. It’s just luck. I don’t know in which order USCIS is picking up applications and approving. It can be the order in which they got selected in lottery. My employer said ” mine was picked up in last” , tht’s why you haven’t heard any thing from USCIS yet. I don’t believe this ..How last was it…….

    It’s just our luck I wud say… Pray to God and keep hope :)..

  47. rahul on October 3rd, 2008 8:25 pm 47

    Hi Raj,

    Even mine is still pending. I have lost hopes of getting the H1 B approved. I think time is running out.

  48. Philiphui on October 5th, 2008 6:00 am 48

    Endless pending…..

  49. max on October 8th, 2008 12:02 am 49

    hi guys

    i got a query on my H1 2.5 months back. this is what it says on my status online, “On July 30, 2008, we received your response to our request for evidence…… You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response..”
    60 days have already passed and it is showing the current status as, “Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed.”

    My employer is not e-verified so i can’t even apply for extension of OPT.

    totally confused!..is thr any way we can get the approval expedited now?

    any other suggestions?

    please help!

  50. Dames on October 13th, 2008 7:15 am 50

    Preety,

    I got RFE on 8th OCT. Dont worry and have fun.
    Just chill.

    Regards,
    Dames

  51. rahul on October 13th, 2008 11:51 pm 51

    raghu,

    still pending………any update whether the H1 B cap is filled ?

    regards,
    Rahul.

  52. rahul on October 13th, 2008 11:52 pm 52

    Dames,

    Can you let us know your receipt number series ?

    Rahul.

  53. Nagesh on October 16th, 2008 1:35 pm 53

    Hi All,

    Some of the request here are like asking doctor for Life Saving drug. Please don’t be so desperate, my case also pending as of now.
    Search for alternatives to stay here if any one feels they will die the moment they land in India.
    My OPT expires on Jan 15.., if I don’t get my H-1 I am packing my luggage to India.

    Enough of American Life…! Thanks But No Thanks…! This Coutry is a Spider Web ! If trapped tough to get out.

  54. Rasesh on October 23rd, 2008 10:22 am 54

    Hey,

    Anybody got any upadates? My case is still saying Request for Addition Evidence Sent. We replied RFE and they recived through FEDEX…but stil nothign changed. I get RFE on 25th July 2008. The LUD was changed 09/01/2008. But still no update . I am so worried. Mine case is H4 to H1. Please anybody can help me out.

    Thanks

  55. tibbu on October 31st, 2008 6:41 am 55

    hi nagesh, u dont have to leave USA as long as ur case is pending.even if your OPT expires and H1 is pending u can stay here. my OPT ended on oct 4th 08. my H1 is still showing case pending. urs is in jan, mine is ended.then what shud i say.

    dont worry.

    guys,any updates from uscis?? how long they will take??

  56. Nagesh on October 31st, 2008 12:44 pm 56

    Hi Tibbu,

    I wrote this out of frustration…! thnaks for your info..good luck with your H-1B case.

    Nagesh

  57. Deepti on November 3rd, 2008 12:12 pm 57

    Hello everyone,

    My husband got the H1B visa in the lottery.
    But the case status is pending.One of his friends who got the H1b in the lottery at a later date than my husband ,already got the H1 approved.

    Our lawyer had sent an enquiry to Uscis abt. the delay.The reply says that the documents are fine ,the delay is due to some “security clearance”.
    So there is some hope that all of you should get ur H1.
    The only problem is that they haven’t mentioned any timeline.
    We are keeping our fingers crossed.

    All the best .

  58. Raghu on November 4th, 2008 5:17 am 58

    @Deepti: If you follow all the article I have posted about H1B, then you can get to know why there is delay. Check out H1B Visa link from category or from navigation.

  59. Rasesh on November 4th, 2008 11:19 am 59

    Hey Raghu,

    My case is still saying Request for Addition Evidence Sent. We replied RFE and they recived through FEDEX…but stil nothign changed. I get RFE on 25th July 2008. The LUD was changed 09/01/2008. But still no update . I am so worried. Mine case is H4 to H1. Please anybody can help me out.

    Thanks

  60. Hema on November 4th, 2008 12:33 pm 60

    Based on some tracking that I was doing from the past couple of weeks, I believe USCIS is processing the applications on when the RFE is received by then. So if the RFE itself is received byt you on 25th July, I think it might take atleast couple of weeks from now to get some status. The current processing dates are still in the end of June or early July cases. So best of luck for approval waiting.

  61. Rasesh on November 5th, 2008 9:21 am 61

    Thanks Hema

  62. vijai on November 7th, 2008 3:53 am 62

    Hi

    My case is still pending…..
    reply appreciated
    –Thanks

  63. Dhrumil on November 9th, 2008 12:55 pm 63

    Hello all,

    My case is showing the pending status and I haven’t received any RFE notice. Does it mean that my case will be changed from pending to RFE to case resumed and then to approval. Or I don’t have any chance of getting approval now as they haven’t sent any RFE notice. Please answer.

  64. Venkat on November 10th, 2008 7:08 pm 64

    Hi all,

    My case is changed the status from “case receive and pending” to ” Request for additionl evidence sent” on 3rd october. After 30+ days my consultant asked me to pay $750 towards fee for atorney to send required documents to USCIS. Is it true ? I have a doubt about this issue… plz let me know anybody knows… appreciate reply… thanks in advance.

    venkat

  65. Nagesh on November 12th, 2008 9:25 am 65

    Hi Guys,

    In my company there were about 300 RFE’s same day about 40 RFE’s (One of them was mine) were sent and received by USCIS next day.

    Most of these cases are now rejected, my roomate whose RFE was sent on same day as of mine got approved (other roomate got rejected) and mine is still pending.

    Hema, the date RFE reveived has no role to play when they aappro or reject any case.

    In my whole company some 10 are pending, 95% (350)got rejected very few were approved.

    Venkat,
    Your consultant will have some 30 or 60 days to respond to your RFE, it may be true. You know all these people are Blodd Suckers.

    Good Luck All

  66. Rasesh on November 12th, 2008 10:35 am 66

    Hi Nagesh,

    Through which company u filed ur H1b. Can you please tell me here or by email at [ don't post email address]

    Thanks.

  67. malahar on November 14th, 2008 5:44 pm 67

    Hi Hema,

    I am a CA from India and doing my CPA here. Do you know any of the firms who would sponsor a CA/CPA? Would be of great help if you can suggest some.

    Thanks,
    Malahar

  68. Raghu on November 14th, 2008 10:32 pm 68

    @malahar: My friend’s wife has your background, she came in H4 visa and got her H1 in lottery last year. she’s searching for job in fiance accountant, kinda jobs since last 5 months. I dont think with your back ground there will be direct job available to sponsor CA

  69. Balachander on November 16th, 2008 9:59 am 69

    Hello All,

    My case number is EAC081435**** and my case still shows as “case received and pending” and the LUD as Sep 25th In the mean while i applied my OPT/STEM Extension too and i received the receipt number on OCT 27th and its the same status as my H1. My Company is sending me to India for training offshore guys in delhi all my flights are confirmed. My OPT expires on Jan 2nd and my trip to india is on DEC 10th 2008 - Jan 20th 2009. I dnt have a chance to say no to this trip so can some one explain that if i leave US on DEC 10th can i reenter in to United states if still my status says “case received and pending” Do i need to take any steps before i leave US.

    Please suggest…. I am just looking for a miracle and ALL THE BEST WHO GOT H1 approvals already.

    Thanks

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