Congrats everybody who got current, let Sep bring good news to all who got current. Wishing you all Good luck!!
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Congrats everybody who got current, let Sep bring good news to all who got current. Wishing you all Good luck!!
Congrats to all who are current.
Q,
What does following mean?
EMPLOYMENT-based:
SECOND:
India: This cut-off date has been advanced significantly more than originally expected, based on the projection that there would be “otherwise unused” numbers under the overall Employment Second preference annual limit. This is the result of a decrease in Employment First preference number use, and a similar decrease in Employment Second preference demand for most other countries during the past two months. It is expected that such movement will generate a very significant amount of new India demand during the coming months.
That's pretty much an admission that he did not move EB3-ROW either early enough, or far enough.Quote:
THIRD:
The Employment-based Third preference cut-off date for most countries was advanced at an extremely rapid pace in April through July in an effort to generate demand. Historically such movements have resulted in a dramatic increase in applicant demand for numbers within a few months. At this time there is no indication that the expected increase is materializing or will do so in the near future. This has resulted in significant movements in the September cut-off for all countries.
Even with Consular demand to 01JUL10, EB3-ROW/C/M may not use their allocation, hence the dramatic forward movement for EB3-I (although that is also aided by porting).
Absolutely criminal, although I can't help but feel pleased for EB3-I.
So going into FY 2014, EB2-IC inventory will be at 33K + cases newly filed, upgraded, lingering etc.
Congratulations to all who are current.
Q- great predictions..spot on. Hope mood on this forum stays upbeat for few months after many many months of conservative outlook.
VB release EB2I cutof date June 08. Hopefully all current will be greened.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
Druvraj
Could anyone tell me when and how a SR is issued? Please educate me as whenever it was mentioned I could not completely grasp it.
It is basically saying that CO didn't expect EB2I to move to Jun 2008 but because EB1 and EB2ROW saw less than expected demand especially in last 2 months (this is where CO can play games to achieve desired outcome - forget my comment if you don't get it!).
Further he says that he expects this to generate significant EB2I demand (in other words he hints at retrogression but doesn't go on to say so explicitely).
So overall - this is vanilla statement - I don't read too much. As per your case missing by 1 day. I wouldn't worry too much. Depending on how well they clear EB2I backlog upto Jun 2008, you may very well get your GC prior to March 2014.
Quote:
Originally Posted by helooo
Spec - we wouldn't know that until the DHS annual report is published for 2013.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
Spec one more point 2 years back EB3-I inventory used to be in the 60K plus range now its closer to 40K so besides approvals there has been a lot of porting to EB2 and even EB1 (Individuals going back for a year and coming back on EB1C) and abandonments I believe there has been some cleanup done to the inventory to remove individuals who are not in the category queue anymore.
Great Movement!!!
Missed the boat by 18 days..
Guys, I'm a little bit disappointed. Do we have enough data to project date progression next year? Thanks for all your help.
Missed the boat by 10 days...Life has to move on....:(
Quote:
Originally Posted by geevikram
Congratulations to all EB2-EB3 folks who will be current in September, good to see significant forward movement for EB3I.
geevikram & others who missed it by a few days - I would say this. Most likely there won't be any forward movement until at least Mar 2014. Sorry to break your heart ... but that's how retrogressed categories work.Quote:
Originally Posted by geevikram
Jun 2014 is when you should expect any movement.
Retrogression wouldn't matter - since it is "artificial" to cater to technical rules.
If there is any forward movement at all between Oct and Dec - it will be temporary. So more than likely Jun 2014 onwards is when you should realistically expect a GC. just putting this out so that you can plan life/career around it. As you know my guess is as good as yours. So take it with a pinch of salt. Just trying to help here.
I dont feel so bad about the anxiety over these past few days now! Hope we all get our approvals soon too :)
Q, do you expect retrogression immediately with the beginning of the new FY?Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
Thanks sports and everyone else. I have rounded up 2 of my colleagues and we're going out for a beer. I can get back to work tomorrow with all of this behind me. Of course, starting Sep 3rd, I'll be glued to my phone waiting for the SMS before they run out of visa numbers for the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsfan33
Whoa !! super thrilled by the movement. The analysis on this forum is really exemplary. My PD is june 10th, 2008. How likely is that they will clear the backlog all the way through june 15th, 2008?
Pedro - congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro Gonzales
With computers and all - I don't know why CO would ever need to retrogress. But apparently he still lives in stone age and can't see the demand ahead. As a result he can very well retrogress dates whenever he pleases.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheedge
If you are asking for my guess - my guess is he WILL retrogress Dec onwards. He will spare Oct and perhaps Nov too.
This movement is beyond expectation. Is this repeatation of 2011/12 and will see PD moved back to 2005/6 ?? Dont wanna miss the boat again.. already did in 2007 and 2011. Waiting.
Chinese would be confused....Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro Gonzales
EB2 China --> Aug08
EB3 China --> Jul10
The Chinese would be saying "Why the hell did I do my Masters". USA wants less literate Chinese people according to this bulletin.
Gurus,
I am in a unique situation. Long story short, my PD is 05/2008 so my case is current. However my PERM is still to be approved. After years of audits and appeals, recently BALCA ruled in my favor. I am waiting on DOL now to approve PERM. Do you know if there is a timeline on DOL approval of BALCA cases?
I am hoping that the approval comes in the next month, so I could concurrent file (I-140 & I-485) before the Sept 30th date.
Thanks!
Thanks Sports..Lets hope for the best...
Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsfan33
Gurus,
I am in a unique situation. Long story short, my PD is 05/2008 so my case is current. However my PERM is still to be approved. After years of audits and appeals, recently BALCA ruled in my favor. I am waiting on DOL now to approve PERM. Do you know if there is a timeline on DOL approval of BALCA cases?
I am hoping that the approval comes in the next month, so I could concurrent file (I-140 & I-485) before the Sept 30th date.
Thanks!
Congratualtions to all! Hope it continues the pace.
Thanks Q...You mentioned that their might be a possible temporary movement next month...Does it mean I have a chance to get GC in October...?
I know the reality is going to be sometime after June 2014 but just wanted to make sure I understood correctly..
If there is any forward movement at all between Oct and Dec - it will be temporary. So more than likely Jun 2014 onwards is when you should realistically expect a GC. just putting this out so that you can plan life/career around it. As you know my guess is as good as yours. So take it with a pinch of salt. Just trying to help here.[/QUOTE]
This movement is beyond expectation. Is this repeatation of 2011/12 and will see PD moved back to 2005/6 ?? Dont wanna miss the boat again.. already did in 2007 and 2011. Waiting.
Also notice the expected few hundred extra EB visas.
Quote:
E. DETERMINATION OF THE NUMERICAL LIMITS ON IMMIGRANTS REQUIRED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT (INA)
The State Department is required to make a determination of the worldwide numerical limitations, as outlined in Section 201(c) and (d) of the INA, on an annual basis. These calculations are based in part on data provided by U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS) regarding the number of immediate relative adjustments in the preceding year and the number of aliens paroled into the United States under Section 212(d)(5) in the second preceding year. Without this information, it is impossible to make an official determination of the annual limits. To avoid delays in processing while waiting for the USCIS data, the Visa Office (VO) bases allocations on the minimum annual limits outlined in Section 201 of the INA. On July 25th, USCIS provided the required data to VO.
The Department of State has determined the Family and Employment preference numerical limits for FY-2013 in accordance with the terms of Section 201 of the INA. These numerical limitations for FY-2013 are as follows:
Worldwide Family-Sponsored preference limit: 226,000
Worldwide Employment-Based preference limit: 158,466
Under INA Section 202(A), the per-country limit is fixed at 7% of the family and employment annual limits. For FY-2013 the per-country limit is 26,913. The dependent area annual limit is 2%, or 7,689.
Trackitt is down for more than an hour now. Thought of sharing happiness with other friends in Trackitt. I think most of the trackitt members are here as well.
yay...finally it moved...congratulations to all
Hi,
I got full time offer and I waited for the bulletin to get released for accepting the offer.
I am in crucial stage, I am expecting my baby in November and my current employer is saying I can't take more than two months leave
and my current contract will expire this August. I can't apply for new jobs now because of my pregnancy.
Now as the bulletin is out and my dates are not current. I am ready to take the offer.
My new employer said, he'll file for AC21.Before that if my current employer revokes my application, how I've to handle the situation?
Can you please suggest how to proceed further?
Thanks,
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jagan01
Very true. I think current policy is stupid, they should rewrite the law to ensure cut off dates for EB1 > EB2 > EB3
Chinese folks should just port their EB2 to EB3 (reverse porting).
It all depends on how efficiently and in totality they are able to address the cases that are current in EB2I. If they do, then obviously the monthly 286 or limit for EB2I to be utilized will require some forward movement. In reality it is possible that EB2I leaves more than 3K unadjudicated with PDs prior to Jun 15 2008, in that case there definitely won't be a forward movement. Today we don't know how well and upto what extend the backlog will be cleared upto Jun 15 2008.Quote:
Originally Posted by venkat
Technically, the EB2-C folks who have not filed their I-485 will definitely reverse port. They will file an amended I-140 (moving from EB2 to EB3) and I-485 concurrently and make themselves eligible for EAD/AP.Quote:
Originally Posted by seattlet
And I am not kidding. This will happen. Esp. for EB2-C folks from 1 May 2010 to 1 Jul 2010 who have never filed an I-485.
Missed by 4 days (June 19). I did not have high hopes to start with, so not too disappointed. I am glad that my prediction that I won't be current came true. :D
Good to know there is still a sliver of hope for future bulletins this year, albeit minimal.
One thing I did not get is why helooo thinks he missed by a day. His profile says his date is May 16. Is that a typo? Is he actually June 16?
Good news & Good luck to all who are current in this bulletin including me.
Gurus, I am current in this bulletin & my PD is 02/08/13. I just checked my status in USCIS website, it is showing as 'Request for Evidence Response Review'. Is there any chance am I going to get GreenCard sooner? If yes, how soon I can expect. Thanks
EB3 India has progressed to Sep 22, 03? Is there a chance of retrogressing in FY 2014?
One more thing to note is EB2-ROW and EB1 demand is reducing. This is definitely good news for FY2014 spillover. I expect it will clear out whole 2009 next year, CO has to open gates again for more demand. I wish good luck to all EB2I.
So where is the new page for FY2014 predictions ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsfan33
Gurus,
Please update your predictions for FY2014. Assuming that the same downtrend in EB1I and EB2WW continues would it be appropriate to think that we move on to Feb 2009 by the end of next fiscal year.