Seems like a good news for eb3 on two fronts. One, it moved an unexpected 5 weeks. Two, rest of the world moved 2 months. Which means that there aren't many 245(i) cases. And this might be true for india as well. I guess atleast until mid next year eb3 keeps moving. Because even if BEC processes 245(i) cases at a faster rate. They will get to file 485 when their date becomes current, which might be some time prior to may 2001. In the worst case even if all of their cases at BEC get approved today and they all file 485 today, it will atleast be a year before their application is considered for approval (with all biometrics and a year to year and half time period of 485 processing). So they are not going to eat into the visa numbers atleast until mid next year. So if eb3 india crosses may 2001 in a month or two, it can easily cross 2001 and 2002 by mid next year. After that buy a mega millions lottery ticket. For now I am content with virginia state lottery ticket. Too many hopes in too little time (6 years)
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EB3: PD Oct 2001