What Can I Expect in the Future?
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The Visa Bulletin indicated that forward movement of the dates is likely to be limited at least for the remainder of this calendar year, 2005. In a more detailed discussion with The Law Office of Sheela Murthy this morning, the senior official in charge at the DOS advised us that the plan is to hold the visa dates where they are for the month of November 2005. They do not anticipate making changes for November 2005, unless the data they received from the USCIS is in error regarding the number of pending I-140 filings that were ready for approval, as well as other information that goes into establishing cutoff dates.
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Conclusion
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The cutoff dates are based upon estimates of demand for the limited supply of visa numbers. This demand, in turn, is fueled by case filings and processing times at the USCIS and the Department of Labor. The approvals from the Department of Labor have started to increase, because they are coming from two sources. That is, PERM labor certifications are being approved and pre-PERM cases in the backlog centers are also being approved. Additionally, since EB3 numbers have been unavailable for three months, many of those cases pending with USCIS now have approved I-140s and would be eligible for I-485 approval / filing if the visa numbers were available. Thus, the DOS established cutoff dates so far back. We at The Law Office of Sheela Murthy hope and believe that by early 2006 there should be some movement in the dates depending on the usage or demand for visa numbers.
©MurthyDotCom
The Visa Bulletin indicated that forward movement of the dates is likely to be limited at least for the remainder of this calendar year, 2005. In a more detailed discussion with The Law Office of Sheela Murthy this morning, the senior official in charge at the DOS advised us that the plan is to hold the visa dates where they are for the month of November 2005. They do not anticipate making changes for November 2005, unless the data they received from the USCIS is in error regarding the number of pending I-140 filings that were ready for approval, as well as other information that goes into establishing cutoff dates.
©MurthyDotCom
Conclusion
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The cutoff dates are based upon estimates of demand for the limited supply of visa numbers. This demand, in turn, is fueled by case filings and processing times at the USCIS and the Department of Labor. The approvals from the Department of Labor have started to increase, because they are coming from two sources. That is, PERM labor certifications are being approved and pre-PERM cases in the backlog centers are also being approved. Additionally, since EB3 numbers have been unavailable for three months, many of those cases pending with USCIS now have approved I-140s and would be eligible for I-485 approval / filing if the visa numbers were available. Thus, the DOS established cutoff dates so far back. We at The Law Office of Sheela Murthy hope and believe that by early 2006 there should be some movement in the dates depending on the usage or demand for visa numbers.