USCIS wants to clear up all the pending EB1 and EB2 ROW cases....Originally Posted by nishant2200
USCIS wants to clear up all the pending EB1 and EB2 ROW cases....
The August VB also confirms (as if we didn't know already) that the EB limit for the year is 140,000. USCIS have finally provided the information for the final determination.
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 (USCIS) 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 CIS data, the Visa Office (VO) bases allocations on the minimum annual limits outlined in Section 201 of the INA. On June 9th, USCIS provided the required data to VO.
The Department of State has determined the Family and Employment preference numerical limits for FY-2011 in accordance with the terms of Section 201 of the INA. These numerical limitations for FY-2011 are as follows:
Worldwide Family-Sponsored preference limit: 226,000
Worldwide Employment-Based preference limit: 140,000
Under INA Section 202(A), the per-country limit is fixed at 7% of the family and employment annual limits. For FY-2011 the per-country limit is 25,620. The dependent area annual limit is 2%, or 7,320.
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Oh nooo... this is very disappointing. Wonder now if dates will move for september ?
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Congratulation all who are current(inlcuding me..... had missed being current last month by 1 day). Best of luck to all of us.
I Hope Sept bulletin has more movement for fellow forum members
Overall the bulletin is a bit disappointing really. 5 weeks of movement is about 2-3K movement. Its possible but not probable that they might have left another 4-5K for September. As Spec pointed out earlier yes now its confirmed there isn't going to be in any FB spillover for this year.
What it means for massive movement forward and back?
As of now it doesnt mean much eitherway. However, if DoS stays the dates where they are today, then DoS has the luxury to defer any intake of fresh applications as late as Mar 2012.
What does it mean for 2012 SOFAD?
Any bad news this year reduces the bad news for 2012. If 2011 would've cleared the backlog then 2012 would've been a very dull year. But it seems DoS/USCIS are choosing to not withheld EB1 or EB2ROW and clear as much of them as possible this year itself. So effectively this is good for 2012. However the pain and misery of PWMBs as well as the rest waiting to file 485 continues.
Congratulations to those who are current including oink oink! Lets chew on it further. Best ...
I agree. I do not think everything is lost.
Postpone it if you can.
I wouldn't give up yet.
snathan we go back to IV ...I remember you very well. Don't give up so easily.
Its possible that Sep has no movement. But we don't know that until we saw it. Given that they can churn out GCs like candies once visas are available means they can - if they want to - reserve some movement for september as well.Disappointed on personal front... only 5 weeks movement in Aug... Looks like the spillover has dried up and Sep would have even lesser movement...
Thank you angryclubs.
Yeah it was certainly disappointing. Mostly because now they have kept themselves enough buffer to feed entire 2012 EB2IC quota. But lets hope that either September brings fresh sustainable movement or a massive temporary movement.Oh nooo... this is very disappointing. Wonder now if dates will move in september ?
I no longer provide calculations/predictions ever since whereismyGC.com was created.
I do run this site only as an administrator. Our goal is to improve clarity of GC process to help people plan their lives better.
Use the info at your risk. None of this is legal advice.
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bought a Black Label to celebrate Aug (thinking i will be current)... all went in vain... now will drink this BL to forget my disappointment....
Only Funny thing is http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulleti...etin_1360.html is already talking about Spetemeber bulletin.
Upcoming month's visa bulletin: September 2011 (Coming Soon)
This month's visa bulletin: August 2011
Archived visa bulletins: July 2011 and before
Congratulations to Q and other, will be current in August 2011.
Let's get back to the numbers game one last time for FY 2011
Not a Legal advice/opinion, please check with good immigration attorney.
For EB2-I the bulletin is beyond doubt disappointing, the movement is ~3K in terms of numbers. I believe that a maximum of 4-5K worth of SOFAD is what maybe left (It may well be less) and the farthest that we could reach with that maybe most likely somewhere in early May 2007. The final range for 2011 will be between 01-MAY-2007 to 01-JUN-2007. Lets wait and watch.
My priority date is March 20th, 2007 and receipt date is April 25th, 2007
Can I start to unclench my stomach now or do I have to wait till next month ?
June July and Aug PWMBs are the worst sufferers… we missed the boat and where cursing our luck and now again looks like we are going to miss the boat again in 2011… (Hoping May 2007 will get current in SEP bulletin)
+1 Many Congratulations to Q and everyone current by the Aug bulletin and to everyone who got approved in July.Congratulations to Q and other, will be current in August 2011.
Let's get back to the numbers game one last time for FY 2011
What matters is PD. However I am not clear what is Apr 25th? Receipt for labor?
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I do run this site only as an administrator. Our goal is to improve clarity of GC process to help people plan their lives better.
Use the info at your risk. None of this is legal advice.
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Thanks for the quick reply ..
Yes .. the receipt date is the date on my I140
Visa Bulletine is not available now
What keeps the hopes alive is that the trackitt trend calculations (please refer to FACTS and DATA section) keep pointing us to a minimum of Jun 2007 date.
So probably there is some more to come. Or may be one of our assumptions is wrong:
1. EB1 or EB2ROW consumption is higher
2. EB5 spillover is less
3. Portings are a bit higher
or a piece of all of teh above.
But all in all ... to be honest .. we are reasonably in the ballpark. As I have always said, policy drives a lot of these movements equally along with demand and supply. So who knows whats cooking there.
I no longer provide calculations/predictions ever since whereismyGC.com was created.
I do run this site only as an administrator. Our goal is to improve clarity of GC process to help people plan their lives better.
Use the info at your risk. None of this is legal advice.
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Ah man, cant believe this VB. Seems like will have to wait for another year, while every single day at work is like hell.
There is no visa bulliten in webpage is it showing August 2011 Comming soon......
VB still shows -
The Visa Bulletin offers valuable information about immigration*. Click on the appropriate link below to find the desired bulletin.
Upcoming month's visa bulletin: August 2011 (Coming Soon)
This month's visa bulletin: July 2011
Archived visa bulletins: June 2011 and before
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I did clear my cache and all..
lol............
Oh yeah. Its gone.
Le't hope they are not changing it!
Not a Legal advice/opinion, please check with good immigration attorney.
Whats going on with USCIS
But this is still working - http://travel.state.gov/pdf/visabull...August2011.pdf
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My be its a typo should be 15AUG2007 instead of 15APR2007
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