March 2012 Visa Bulletin Prediction

Check the following predictions by Oppenheim in September 2010:

The best news came for Indian and Chinese nationals in the EB-2 category. For these individuals, Mr. Oppenheim predicted that priority dates would be advanced “significantly” over the next few visa bulletins. He indicated that “significantly” could mean a four month jump to March 1, 2008 for the December bulletin, and that this trend could continue into the January and February 2012 bulletins. He also predicted that EB-2 for the Rest of the World (ROW) category will remain current throughout 2012.

Oppenheim stated that retrogression of EB-2 for India and China is a good possibility in the Summer of 2012, due to the inexact science of visa number usage estimation. Oppenheim’s theory is that he will advance the numbers significantly in the early part of the Fiscal Year, develop a queue for visa numbers, hold the dates steady from March 2012-June 2012, to allow USCIS to catch up with visa allocation then retrogress in June 2012 or later if necessary. Even though retrogression is unnerving to those affected by it, it is a better result than having precious visa numbers unused and then lost forever if they are not allocated before 9/30/2012. Based upon this timeline, it is possible that there could be additional EB-2 movement in September 2012 to ensure that all of the numbers are used before the fiscal year ends on September 30, 2012.

Based on this we may not expect any PD movement in March 2012. But, if it moves, lets hope it moves big. This could be out last chance at least untill Sept 2012 Bulletin when the Spill over numbers come. Gluck..:)

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From Muthy


NewsFlash! March 2012 Visa Bulletin Predictions: EB2 to Advance Again! Posted 24.Jan.2012
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Office has confirmed that EB2 priority dates will advance again in the March 2012 Visa Bulletin. The exact amount of forward movement is not yet known, as it largely depends upon case filing rates. The DOS projects that the EB2 cutoff dates will move by at least a few months in March 2012. The DOS estimates that an advance of as much as six months could occur. They stated that it is unlikely that the dates will advance by a full year. Updates on this important topic will be reported to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers as reliable information becomes available.