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H-1B Petition Receipt Shows July 1 Received Date – Any Issues?
Hello everyone,
My employer's LCA was certified on June 30 at around 11:30 PM CST, and they attempted to file my H-1B cap petition immediately. However, due to the scheduled USCIS online filing system maintenance from 7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EST that night, they were unable to submit the petition until the portal reopened. Although the filing would have been before July 1 in the CST time zone, it was after midnight on July 1 in the EST time zone because USCIS uses Eastern Time.
As a result, my USCIS Receipt Notice shows:
Received Date:07/01/2026
Notice Date:07/01/2026
Since USCIS accepted the filing and issued a receipt number, does this mean my petition has been accepted for processing?
Has anyone else had a July 1 received date because of the USCIS system maintenance? If so, did it cause any issues?
If there were a filing date issue, would USCIS reject the petition immediately, or could it still be rejected later during processing?
Thanks in advance for any insights!
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