DOS Visa Bulletin for February 2012
01/09/2012
India and China EB-2 have moved to January 1, 2010.
For more details, please see: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html
State Department Predictions for the coming months:
FAMILY-sponsored categories (monthly)
Worldwide dates:
F-1: three to five weeks
F-2A: one to two months
F-2B: three to four weeks
F-3: one to three weeks
F-4: up to one month
EMPLOYMENT-based categories (monthly)
EB-1: Current
EB-2:
China and India: Reports from USCIS indicate that the rate of new filings for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low. This fact has required the continued rapid forward movement of the cut-off date, in an attempt to generate demand and maximize number use under the annual limit. Once the level of new filings or USCIS processing increases significantly, it will be necessary to slow or stop the movement of the cut-off. Readers are once again advised that an eventual need to retrogress the cut-off date is also a distinct possibility.
This reporter's note: According to our posting of 01/04/2012, in FY 2011, the USCIS received only 78,303 new EB-485 applications all together. Considering the fact that EB-485 takes about 85% of total annual EB visa numbers (other than a small number which are used by the visa posts outside of the country for immigrant visa proceedings taking about 15% of the total numbers), indeed, the rate of new filings for EB-485 was low. Besides, one cannot tell the number of EB-2 I-485 receipts out of total 78,303 until the forthcoming I-485 inventory data is released by the USCIS. Please stay tuned for USCIS release of the forthcoming USCIS EB-485 inventory data.
EB-3:
Worldwide: up to one month
China: up to one month
India: up to two weeks
Mexico: up to one month
Philippines: up to one month
EB-4: Current
EB-5: Current
Please be advised that the above ranges are only estimates for what could happen during each of the next few months based on current applicant demand patterns. The determination of the actual monthly cut-off dates is subject to fluctuations in applicant demand which can occur at any time. Those categories with a “Current” projection will remain so for the foreseeable future.
For more details, please see: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html
State Department Predictions for the coming months:
FAMILY-sponsored categories (monthly)
Worldwide dates:
F-1: three to five weeks
F-2A: one to two months
F-2B: three to four weeks
F-3: one to three weeks
F-4: up to one month
EMPLOYMENT-based categories (monthly)
EB-1: Current
EB-2:
China and India: Reports from USCIS indicate that the rate of new filings for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low. This fact has required the continued rapid forward movement of the cut-off date, in an attempt to generate demand and maximize number use under the annual limit. Once the level of new filings or USCIS processing increases significantly, it will be necessary to slow or stop the movement of the cut-off. Readers are once again advised that an eventual need to retrogress the cut-off date is also a distinct possibility.
This reporter's note: According to our posting of 01/04/2012, in FY 2011, the USCIS received only 78,303 new EB-485 applications all together. Considering the fact that EB-485 takes about 85% of total annual EB visa numbers (other than a small number which are used by the visa posts outside of the country for immigrant visa proceedings taking about 15% of the total numbers), indeed, the rate of new filings for EB-485 was low. Besides, one cannot tell the number of EB-2 I-485 receipts out of total 78,303 until the forthcoming I-485 inventory data is released by the USCIS. Please stay tuned for USCIS release of the forthcoming USCIS EB-485 inventory data.
EB-3:
Worldwide: up to one month
China: up to one month
India: up to two weeks
Mexico: up to one month
Philippines: up to one month
EB-4: Current
EB-5: Current
Please be advised that the above ranges are only estimates for what could happen during each of the next few months based on current applicant demand patterns. The determination of the actual monthly cut-off dates is subject to fluctuations in applicant demand which can occur at any time. Those categories with a “Current” projection will remain so for the foreseeable future.
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