04/03/2007: What Happens with Those Who Have Already Been Issued Receipt Notices?
They do not have to hold their breath. Lottery rule is lottery rule. Issuance of such Receipt Notices was obviously an error and they may have to be pull back into the pool for random selection. The random selection is not done by the physical envelopes but obviously by data entered into the computer. It is why probably it may even take several weeks before winners are randomly picked. Without completion of the data entry, there cannot be random selection, right?
04/03/2007: H-1B Cap Lottery and Premium Processing Cases
Unconfirmed sources indicate that it will take a while before all the lottery winners are selected. Question remains what happens with the Premium Processing filing cases which the rule requires to adjudicate within 15 days. Obviously there is a serious conflict between the Premium Processing rule and the H-1B cap lottery processing rule. The USCIS may argue that the Premium Processing cases which are physically received on April 2, and April 3 are not considered "filed" under the Premium Processing rule in that until the cases are selected, they are not considered legally "filed." Fair enough for the regular filers in the lottery but enormously unfair to the Premium Processing filers. Well, who cares about the fairness under the current circumstances of insanity. The system certainly needs a change!