H-1B Cap Logistics Updates: Deliveries and Receipt Notices

Delivery of H-1B petitions on April 1

USCIS has confirmed it has already had discussions with the U.S. Postal Service and major courier firms (FedEx, UPS, DHL) and advised them to expect an extremely large volume of deliveries on April 1. USPS and the courier firms will be on special alert from April 1-7.

H-1B Cap Receipt Notices

USCIS is stating that this year, receipt notices will be issued only for those cases that receive an H-1B cap number. Cases not selected will be rejected without a receipt notice. Last year, many cases initially received receipt notices, only to be rejected later, which lead to a great deal of confusion about the significance of receiving a receipt notice. Based on these statements from USCIS, if a receipt notice is issued for an H-1B Cap case this year, that should be solid evidence that the case has been accepted under the H-1B Cap.