December 2007 Visa Bulletin and Department of State Comments

To view the December 2007 U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin, please click here. The Department of State's comments that accompanied release of the December Visa Bulletin read as follows:

CHINA-MAINLAND BORN AND INDIA EMPLOYMENT SECOND PREFERENCE CUT-OFF DATES RETROGRESS FOR DECEMBER

 

It has been necessary to retrogress both the China-mainland born and India Employment Second preference cut-off dates. This is a direct result of extraordinarily heavy applicant demand for numbers, primarily by Citizenship and Immigration Services offices for adjustment of status cases. Additional retrogressions cannot be ruled out during the second quarter of the fiscal year.

IMMIGRANT VISA AVAILABILITY DURING THE COMING MONTHS

The following projections are based on the demand patterns which are currently being experienced. Fluctuations in demand could alter such projections at any time. Therefore, they should only be used as a guideline of what might occur. Under no circumstances should they be used as a basis for making any formal plans prior to the announcement of the monthly cut-off dates.

Family Preferences

Worldwide

• Movement consistent with that of recent months can be expected for the foreseeable future.

 

Employment Preferences

Worldwide and Philippines

• First: Will remain “Current”
• Second: Will remain “Current”
• Third: Slow forward movement should be possible while demand patterns are established.
• Third “Other Workers” (All Countries): Little if any forward movement is expected at this time. Should the current demand pattern continue, it may be necessary to retrogress the cut-off date at some point later in the fiscal year.

 

CHINA-mainland born and INDIA

• First: Continued heavy demand may require the establishment of a cut-off date at some point during the fiscal year.
• Second: Demand during October and the first week of November has already used over 38 percent of the annual limit. It is hoped that the December retrogressions will return monthly number use within the target range. If not, further retrogressions cannot be ruled out.