Here is the reason, why June visa bulliton jumped by 2 years..

Is your case stuck with NSC?


purplehazea said:
That is why I say we need to get united and ask the Ombudsman to help us by holding USCIS accountable. Please look at the NSC thread. We have received a response from the Ombudsman office and we need your cooperation to resolve this problem. Please go to the NSC thread and read Letter to Ombudsman thread.

Some members had got together and contacted Ombudsman office to make them aware about how NSC was using excuse of poor staffing and ignorance about number of files becoming current - so that they can slowly process cases. Well unless we inform the watch dogs, we can only suffer in silence or on complaining on this forum.
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good point

deba_sinh said:
I tend to agree with banta4gc regarding old labors. My old labor and a bunch of other labors of my coworkers were stuck in backlog. These are now cleared but we were laid off and the co. was sold. No one is using these labors for anything. Basically all these labor approvals (and our money and efforts) have gone down the drain. If this is wide spread or not I do not know. If a sizeable number of labors will be unused it will create that much unused visa numbers. Lets hope for the best.
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I have not one, but 2 such labors that got wasted (damn the early 2000 downturn). And I know the same thing happened to 4-5 other friends of mine...
 
Wow my respect to Ombudsman has grown multi-fold after seeing this document. Its like speaking our minds ...excellent find.
 
More I read this itz mind bloging,

check this, is he saying they could delay our case just to get EAD/AP fees, I did'nt know EADs are cashcows for these guys

I really would like to cut a deal with these guys ;)
H. Funding of USCIS – Due to the congressional requirement that USCIS be self-funded from fees, USCIS may make decisions that compromise operational efficiency
ensure revenue flow. The manner in which USCIS obtains its funding affects every
of USCIS operations, including the ability to: (1) implement new program and
 
Nice find for sure. Quick Qs:

- However many visas might be available. Country limits shall still be in effect, right? Which means only the regular EB2 and EB3 cases would be approved. If that is the case, why is this news exciting?
- Would this news mean that July bulletin might show more movement?
 
Would you do anything different if you knew the visa bulletin numbers today Vs. next week? Take it easy....

dcmetro22042 said:
Nice find for sure. Quick Qs:

- However many visas might be available. Country limits shall still be in effect, right? Which means only the regular EB2 and EB3 cases would be approved. If that is the case, why is this news exciting?
- Would this news mean that July bulletin might show more movement?
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nyc: Don't understand your point. My post was meant for discussion and not predictions. My dates are already current right now. Re-read.
 
I seen in the report that around 23000 I 485 cases are pending which can not be approved due to immigration visa cap and not available of visa numbers. This number is total worldwide family based and employment based, refugee etc. It is hard to predict that out of 23k, how many belong to Employment based. My understanding is that most of the cases are of Employment based as in family based no back and forth movement of cut off dates.
Say for example, if 18K visa belongs to EB categories (EB 3 ROW, EB3 India/China/Mexico/Phili and EB2 India/China), it looks high figure to move cut off dates fast in coming months.
 
khodalmd said:
I seen in the report that around 23000 I 485 cases are pending which can not be approved due to immigration visa cap and not available of visa numbers. This number is total worldwide family based and employment based, refugee etc. It is hard to predict that out of 23k, how many belong to Employment based. My understanding is that most of the cases are of Employment based as in family based no back and forth movement of cut off dates.
Say for example, if 18K visa belongs to EB categories (EB 3 ROW, EB3 India/China/Mexico/Phili and EB2 India/China), it looks high figure to move cut off dates fast in coming months.
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if there are only 23k pending cases, and you assume they are all EB and per the ombudsman report 40k visa's are unused, not making everything current is criminal!! Lives and futures are at stake here! EB3-ROW can be made current, and India can be taken past that 7% limit to reduce these backlogs. Come on Dept_Of_State, do the right thing!!!!
 
gc_chahiye123 said:
if there are only 23k pending cases, and you assume they are all EB and per the ombudsman report 40k visa's are unused, not making everything current is criminal!! Lives and futures are at stake here! EB3-ROW can be made current, and India can be taken past that 7% limit to reduce these backlogs. Come on Dept_Of_State, do the right thing!!!!
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Will be surprised, if they do that just to get everybody's application money...:p
 
nyc8300 said:
Will be surprised, if they do that just to get everybody's application money...:p
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take my money USCIS. I repeat to USCIS 'TAKE MY MONEY'. Let me file I-485 and get a damn EAD. Sick of being stuck on just H1 for so long... I dont mind renewing my EAD annually for the next 3 years if thats how long the final step will take.
 
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I was at your seat saying the same slogan once.
But now I say TAKE SOME MORE MONEY and give us the green card, sick of being stuck to same position for ever.........

I wish you all get a chance to apply I-485 and join the band.

gc_chahiye123 said:
take my money USCIS. I repeat to USCIS 'TAKE MY MONEY'. Let me file I-485 and get a damn EAD. Sick of being stuck on just H1 for so long... I dont mind renewing my EAD annually for the next 3 years if thats how long the final step will take.
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Implications

This report provides good information. Let's discuss the logical implications of it:

1. The April 30th, 2001 EB3 spike from 245(i) cases may be very dull. So this date will not be much of a hurdle. Good news for India EB3 PDs b/w mid 2001 - mid 2003. Their GCs might arrive much sooner than previously anticipated.

2. July bulletin may keep dates current or move them forward to clear pre-approved cases and avoid visa numbers loss.

3. Hopefully, USCIS will learn a lesson and not keep the dates excessively retrogressed in future.
 
How is EB2 situation

Gravitation:

I agree with you. EB3 is a clear winner these days... considreing this analysis.

What's your take on EB2.. It should be much much better.. No wonder even if it moves upto Dec2005... Do you see any issue in it...

Appreciate your comments.:)

Thanks


gravitation said:
This report provides good information. Let's discuss the logical implications of it:

1. The April 30th, 2001 EB3 spike from 245(i) cases may be very dull. So this date will not be much of a hurdle. Good news for India EB3 PDs b/w mid 2001 - mid 2003. Their GCs might arrive much sooner than previously anticipated.

2. July bulletin may keep dates current or move them forward to clear pre-approved cases and avoid visa numbers loss.

3. Hopefully, USCIS will learn a lesson and not keep the dates excessively retrogressed in future.
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HOPE_GC_SOON,
I believe that EB2 will be in better shape than EB3 for all PDs till 2004 end (and maybe also the first quarter of 2005).

In the beginning of 2005 retrogression hit and people started filing overwhelmingly in EB2 instead of EB3 (and many simply abandoned old EB3 LCA's and filed anew in EB2). So EB2 for retrogressed countries may have a slow progression through 2005 and beyond.

This is only a best guesstimate, so take it with a pinch of salt.

HOPE_GC_SOON said:
Gravitation:

I agree with you. EB3 is a clear winner these days... considreing this analysis.

What's your take on EB2.. It should be much much better.. No wonder even if it moves upto Dec2005... Do you see any issue in it...

Appreciate your comments.:)

Thanks
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USCIS needs to make everything current, take all the money and upgrade their infrastructure and also put the money in a bank to make more money for the next 3 years while they sort out the applications...:p :p


gravitation said:
HOPE_GC_SOON,
I believe that EB2 will be in better shape than EB3 for all PDs till 2004 end (and maybe also the first quarter of 2005).

In the beginning of 2005 retrogression hit and people started filing overwhelmingly in EB2 instead of EB3 (and many simply abandoned old EB3 LCA's and filed anew in EB2). So EB2 for retrogressed countries may have a slow progression through 2005 and beyond.

This is only a best guesstimate, so take it with a pinch of salt.
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gravitation said:
HOPE_GC_SOON,
I believe that EB2 will be in better shape than EB3 for all PDs till 2004 end (and maybe also the first quarter of 2005).

In the beginning of 2005 retrogression hit and people started filing overwhelmingly in EB2 instead of EB3 (and many simply abandoned old EB3 LCA's and filed anew in EB2). So EB2 for retrogressed countries may have a slow progression through 2005 and beyond.

This is only a best guesstimate, so take it with a pinch of salt.
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same thoughts as gravitation, with one more datapoint: a recent analysis of PERM approvals shows that from march 2005 to Sept 2005 the number of approvals was low (hundreds per month) before it again hit the thousands. So if we get past march 2005, we should get to Q3 pretty fast. From that point on EB2 will again be uphill :(
 
I am in the same hope...

gc_chahiye123 said:
same thoughts as gravitation, with one more datapoint: a recent analysis of PERM approvals shows that from march 2005 to Sept 2005 the number of approvals was low (hundreds per month) before it again hit the thousands. So if we get past march 2005, we should get to Q3 pretty fast. From that point on EB2 will again be uphill :(
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