H1-B Important Dates

1.     April 1 to 7, 2016: H1B Visa Application Accepted

2.     April 7, 2016: H1B Cap Reached. 

3.     April 12, 2016: First Receipt Number Reported. 

4.     April 20, 2016: Regular Processing Receipt Reported

5.     May 2, 2016 – Data Entry is Complete.

6.     May 16, 2016 – Premium Processing Starts

7.     May 10, 2016 – First Premium Processing Approval Reported

8.     May 12, 2016: Premium Processing Begins

9.     June 13, 2016: First H1B Return package reported.

10.  June 14, 2016: USCIS confirmed return of all packages

11.  Aug 4, 2016: Regular Processing Approval (Reported by User)

12. Sep 20, 2016: Regular Processing Still Pending (Reported by Users)

13.  Jan 6, 2017: Few reports of Pending RFE