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May 08, 2014

Changes over the May Visa Bulletin

Employment-Based Changes Over Last Month’s Visa Bulletin

 

Preference Category

Chargeability

Change From Last Month’s

Visa Bulletin

EB-1

Remains Current Across All Chargeabilities

EB-2

All Chargeability Areas

Current

China

Advances 5 weeks

India

No Change

Mexico

Current

Philippines

Current

EB-3

All Chargeability Areas

Retrogresses 18 months

China

Retrogresses 6 years

India

Advances 2 weeks

Mexico

Retrogresses 18 months

Philippines

Advances 2 months

 

Relevant U.S. State Department Commentary

 

RETROGRESSION OF JUNE CUT-OFF DATES

WORLDWIDE F2A:

The cut-off date for the Family F2A category was advanced at a very rapid pace during fiscal year 2013 in an effort to generate demand to use all numbers available under the annual limit. Those movements have resulted in a dramatic increase in the level of applicant demand being received during the past seven months. This has required the retrogression of the Family F2A cut-off date for June in an effort to hold number use within the annual numerical limit. Further retrogression cannot be ruled out should demand by applicants with very early priority dates continue to increase.

MEXICO F2A:

Despite a previous retrogression, the level of demand has remained excessive, resulting in a further retrogression of this cut-off date to hold number use within the annual limit.

EMPLOYMENT THIRD, AND THIRD OTHER WORKERS:

The unexpected and dramatic increase in demand being received from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Offices during the past several months has resulted in number use approaching the annual limit for this category.  As a result, it has been necessary to retrogress the Worldwide, China, and Mexico cut-off dates for the month of June.

Notices were included in several Visa Bulletins during the past year alerting readers to the possibility of such retrogressions.  While corrective action in some categories has become necessary earlier than was anticipated based on the information available earlier, it is hoped that readers are not caught off guard by these retrogressions.

 

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