H1B Cap Exempt - Applied 2 months ago and wondering when I will hear back

USA H1B Visa
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Hi all,

I have been working for Dept of Education with my OPT and it will expire in late july. I applied for H1B Cap Exempt visa in April and my case was received on April 17th. I have not heard back from USCIS and I am worried about getting my visa on time as I am planning to travel oversees in July.

My question is that do you guys think I need to apply for premium processing? I have only 4 weeks left and I really want to travel this summer.

Thanks for your answers in advance.

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Did you get your receipt confirmation?

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Yes I have received the receipt confirmation and I have been checking the status since then. It still says case was received. no other update so far.

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In that case you should definitely bump it to premium. However the premium clock is also stopped - for the next week or so I believe.