HOW TO IMPROVE

YOUR ODDS OF SUCCESS

H-1B Cap filing period starts

on April 1st every year.
H-1B employers and H-1B applicants always begin with
these essential queries:
1. Will there be H-1B lottery this year?
2. What are the odds of getting selected in the H-1B lottery?

What are the predictions

for the H-1B Cap 2017 filings?
A closer look at H-1B lottery 2016 and
the past is helpful in predicting
accurately.

H-1B LOTTERY

FY 2016

What Happened?
USCIS received approximately 233,000 H-1B petitions
during the first 5 days of the filing period.
USCIS conducted the H-1B lottery 2016
on April 13, 2015.
Less than 2 out of every 5 petitions received by the
USCIS were selected in the H-1B lottery 2016.

H-1B LOTTERY

FY 2015

What Happened?
USCIS received approximately 172,500 H-1B petitions
during the first 5 days of the filing period.
USCIS conducted the H-1B lottery 2015
on April 10, 2014.
Less than 1 out of every 2 petitions received by the
USCIS were selected in the H-1B lottery 2015.

H-1B LOTTERY

FY 2014

What Happened?
USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B Cap
petitions during the first 5 business days of H-1B
filing period.

USCIS conducted the 2014 H-1B lottery on

April 7, 2013.
About 2 out of 3 petitions received by the USCIS
were selected in the H-1B lottery results.

H-1B LOTTERY

FY 2009

What Happened?
USCIS received approximately 163,000 H-1B petitions
during the first 5 business days of the H-1B Visa Cap
filing period.

USCIS conducted the H-1B lottery on April 14, 2008.

USCIS wait-listed some H-1B petitions as potential
replacements for those chosen in the H-1B lottery
results, but were subsequently denied, withdrawn,
or otherwise found ineligible.

H-1B LOTTERY

FY 2008

What Happened?
USCIS received 123,480 H-1B Cap petitions during the
filing period that lasted for just two days - April
2 and 3, 2007.

USCIS conducted the random H-1B lottery

on April 12, 2007.
About 2 out of 3 petitions received by the USCIS were
selected in the H-1B lottery.

H-1B Lottery 2017:

What To Expect?
The H-1B Cap 2017 will certainly reach during the
first 5 business days in April 2016, resulting in yet
another H-1B lottery.
The competition will be even more intense this year
when compared with previous years.

DO HAVE A STRATEGY
TO OVERCOME THE
FY 2017 H-1B CAP FILING CHALLENGES?
VisaPro attorneys helped clients' secure 100% success
with FY 2016 H-1B Cap filings, i.e.,
100% approval of all the selected petitions.

H-1B CAP CASE SCENARIO

Compare Your H-1B Lottery Results With Peers,
And Improve Your Approvals
Lets look at one of the representative companies VisaPro
Attorneys have helped during FY 2016 H-1B lottery.

By examining the FY 2016 H-1B lottery results from various

companies, you can improve your FY 2017 H-1B lottery
selection and approvals.

H-1B CAP CASE SCENARIO

H-1B Cap Filing Scenario
In this scenario, there were numerous factors that are
generally recognized to be unfavorable for H-1B approvals:
1. The petitioner is in the business of IT consulting.
2. The petitioner is a small business with less than 10 employees.

3. All the beneficiaries were located outside U.S. no Masters

Quota.
4. All the beneficiaries were going to work only at client locations
for different clients across the country.

H-1B CAP CASE SCENARIO

H-1B Cap Filing Outcome
1. Number of H-1B petitions filed: 17.
2. Number of H-1B petitions selected in the lottery: 10.
3. Number of H-1B petitions that received RFE: 0.

4.

Number of H-1B petitions approved: 10.

If you wish to integrate VisaPro success strategies into your FY

2017 H1B Cap filings, schedule a Free FY 2017 H1B Filing Plan
Consultation today!

TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF

H-1B LOTTERY SELECTION AND APPROVALS,
Were offering you a FREE
FY 2017 H-1B Cap Filing Plan Consultation.

In the planning discussion, well cover:

The most successful components of a H-1B filing
plan that you should have in place
How to pinpoint your firms differentiators to frame
the USCIS H-1B filing plan
How your H-1B Cap 2017 filing plans compare to
competitors in your industry

About VisaPro
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Over the years we have helped clients from over 50 countries
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VisaPro offers services in the following areas:
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