September 15, 2014
The October Visa Bulletin has been released by the Department of State. Every single Family-Based category will advance at least 1 week, with most categories advancing between two weeks and one month. Employment-Based categories made significant advancements, except for India (all categories) and China EB-3. Additional details, plus the complete visa bulletin charts, are below.
Family-Based
Retrogressing: None
Static: None
Small Advancement (1 Month or less):
Significant Advancement (1 – 3 Months):
Rapid Advancement (3+ Months): None
Employment-Based Categories
Retrogressing: None
Static:
Small Advancement (1 Month or less):
Significant Advancement (1 – 3 Months):
Rapid Advancement (3+ Months):
The Department of State mentions the strong possibility of retrogression for India EB-2 in the coming months:
INDIA Employment-based Second Preference: The use of potentially “otherwise unused” Employment numbers prescribed by Section 202(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) has allowed the India Employment Second preference cut-off date to advance very rapidly in recent months. Continued forward movement of this cut-off date during the upcoming months cannot be guaranteed, however, and no assumptions should be made until the dates are formally announced. Once there is a significant increase in India Employment Second preference demand it will be necessary to retrogress the cut-off date, possibly as early as November, to hold number use within the fiscal year 2015 annual limit.
TAGS: Department of State, EB2, EB3, Visa Bulletin
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