Impact of fb numbers on EB3

[Caramail]

Thank you for the info but how will that impact EB3 ROW?
Thanks

[openaccount]

Thank you for the info but how will that impact EB3 ROW?
Thanks

There is good chance for EB3ROW dates to advance 2-3 months from April instead of 4-6 weeks as mentioned in March VB.

[Spectator]

Thank you for the info but how will that impact EB3 ROW?
Thanks

Caramail,

As ever, that is slightly more complicated than the question sounds.

In theory, based on 158k rather than 140k, EB3-ROW would receive an additional 3.7k visas.

However, over all of EB, 7% rises from 9.8k to 11.1k. This means EB3-Philippines could use an additional 1.3k within the 7% limit.

Because of that, EB3-ROW might only receive 2.4k extra visas.

Either way, I don't think it is not going to be earth shattering for EB3-ROW. It is 200-300 extra visas per month, so it is unlikely to result in any huge increase in monthly movement. If CO plays catch up and adds 6 months worth (Oct-Mar) to the next calculation, then 1,200 to 1,800 extra in a single month could result in a larger movement for a single month. That would also bring forward the time when he must move the Cut Off Date for EB3-ROW beyond July 2007.

[Caramail]

Thank you.

[Desibabu12]

Hello Spectator Guru

May be i am asking a Stupid question. According to you will EB3 will be getting any extra numbers this year. Mine is EB3 July 2003 ( 8 MONTHS more)
or EB3 will be the same like 1 week in a month .At a speed of 1 week a month i guess i will be getting my green card in 3 more years .13 years + for a green card .

[Spectator]

Hello Spectator Guru

May be i am asking a Stupid question. According to you will EB3 will be getting any extra numbers this year. Mine is EB3 July 2003 ( 8 MONTHS more)
or EB3 will be the same like 1 week in a month .At a speed of 1 week a month i guess i will be getting my green card in 3 more years .13 years + for a green card .

Desibabu12,

Welcome to the forum,

No question is stupid.

The extra visas will only result in EB3-I receiving 3,163 visas, rather than 2,803.

An extra 360 visas over the course of a full year is not going to make any appreciable difference to the progress of EB3-I Cut Off Date movement (perhaps an extra 2 weeks).

[isantem]

These extra numbers dont have any significant efect on EB3I. On EB2 India has a bigger positive efect because they will get the spill over from EB4, 5 and EB1.

[qesehmk]

Just to add to Spec and Isantem - the effect on EB3 would be greater if EB2 as a whole were current. Unfortunately it is not and so all Spillover stops and is consumed in EB2. So EB3 has to be content with 7% share of the new limit (28.6% share of 158K in this case).