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Oct 10, 2014

Changes over the October Bulletin

 Employment-Based Cut-off Date Changes Over Last Month’s Visa Bulletin

 

Preference Category

Chargeability

Change From Last Month’s

Visa Bulletin

EB-1

Current Across All Chargeability Areas

EB-2

All Chargeability Areas

Current

China

Advances 3 weeks

India

Retrogresses 4 years, 2½ months

Mexico

Current

Philippines

Current

EB-3

All Chargeability Areas

Advances 8 months

China

Advances 9 months

India

Advances 1 week

Mexico

Advances 8 months

Philippines

Advances 8 months

 

3.  Relevant U.S. State Department Commentary

 

E.  VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS

FAMILY-sponsored categories (potential monthly movement)

Worldwide dates:

F1:           Two to three weeks
F2A:         Three to five weeks
F2B:         Six to eight weeks
F3:           One to three weeks
F4:           Two or four weeks

EMPLOYMENT-based categories (potential monthly movement)

Employment First:        Current

Employment Second:

Worldwide:           Current
China:                  Three to five weeks
India:                   No forward movement

Employment Third:

Worldwide:           Continued rapid forward movement for the next several months. After such rapid advance of the cut-off date applicant demand for number use, particularly for adjustment of status cases, is expected to increase significantly. Once such demand begins to materialize at a greater rate it will impact this cut-off date situation. 

China:                  Rapid forward movement. Such movement is likely to result in increased demand which may require "corrective" action possibly as early as February.

India:                   Little if any movement
Mexico:                Will remain at the worldwide date
Philippines:           Will remain at the worldwide date. Increased demand may require "corrective" action at some point later in the fiscal year. 

Employment Fourth:     Current

Employment Fifth:        Current

 

 

 

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