110,786 EB cases affected by retrogression

[pinnu]

As per a report published in immigration-law.com, there are only 110,786 EB based cases affected by Retrogression. I thought this number is much higher. If that's the case then we have some hopes in next 12-18 months.
Any gusses about this number?


Cases Affected by Limits on Annual Immigration such as Retrogression: 793,722
Family Based Cases: 682,936
Employment-based or Other: 110,786

 

[gc_tx_2003]

that is probably just the numbers based on the current I 485 backlog at this time, people that have already applied 485.

but there will be more and more added to that list as an when they move the numbers.

 

[gc_retrogress]

You need to account for the number of labors that will be certified/will be certified in the near future by the backlog centers of USDOL.

The current number will be multiplied by 4!!

 

[gc_tx_2003]

also,

the numbers are not clear

there are huge numbers in RFE and name check -- and no indication of whether they are yet to consume visa numbers.

 

[pinnu]

Yes it's not clear but I think if the case is stuck with RFE or name check then they are not considering those cases as retrogressed. It looks like that 110,786 EB based cases are ready to be adjucated once visa numbers are avalable.

 

[baby_mde]

You need to account for the number of labors that will be certified/will be certified in the near future by the backlog centers of USDOL.

The current number will be multiplied by 4!!

No, at Backlog centers we had 360K and there would be around 200K will be approvoed. See immigration-law.com

 

[baby_mde]

As per a report published in immigration-law.com, there are only 110,786 EB based cases affected by Retrogression. I thought this number is much higher. If that's the case then we have some hopes in next 12-18 months.
Any gusses about this number?


Cases Affected by Limits on Annual Immigration such as Retrogression: 793,722
Family Based Cases: 682,936
Employment-based or Other: 110,786

How about per country limit?? This would take lot of time for Indians/chineas. And Schedule A just take these too.

 

[laudrup]

It means that there are 110K applications that are waiting in the queue.

End of September murthy.com said

The DOL's report indicated that they have finalized 50 percent of their original caseload of about 362,000 cases. About half of these cases (one quarter of the original caseload), however, includes cases that were closed as a result of the response, or lack of response, to 45-day continuation letters. Thus, it appears that they have actually reviewed and made decisions on 25 percent of the cases and used the 45-day letter system to close out an additional 25 percent of the cases. This leaves about 176,000 labor certification cases that are awaiting decisions.

This means that are 110K ACTIVE applications that are affected.

But the real number is 110 + 176 = 286K applications.

Say %50 has 1 dependent on average. That makes 420,000 people waiting in line.

Screw that.

 

[eBhola]

cases that were closed as a result of the response, or lack of response, to 45-day continuation letters. Thus, it appears that they have actually reviewed and made decisions on 25 percent of the cases and used the 45-day letter system to close out an additional 25 percent of the cases. This leaves about 176,000 labor certification cases that are awaiting

Many labors which went to backlog centers were from consulting firms... they will come back and reclaim them .... esp when each one commands 25K plus.