Insight in Visa Dates from Dept -from Murthy .com -
EB First and Second Preference
The priority date numbers for mainland China and India are expected to continue moving forward in the EB1 and EB2 categories over the next few months. This, too, is due to lower demand than anticipated.
EB Third Preference
The DOS had expected to use numerous immigrant visa numbers for 245(i)-eligible cases this year. To benefit from 245(i), a potential applicant pursuing an employment-based case needed to have a labor certification or I-140 petition filed on or before April 30, 2001, and to have been physically present in the U.S. on Dec. 21, 2000. There were a great many cases filed on or slightly before the April 30, 2001 deadline. To date, there has been much less demand for immigrant visa numbers this fiscal year for those April 2001 cases than anticipated. At this time, the DOS is assuming that there are still quite a few 245(i)-eligible cases pending in the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Backlog Processing Centers (BPCs). Until the DOL completes these cases, so that they can move forward at the USCIS, the cutoff dates will continue to move forward. Mainland China is expected to continue to track with the worldwide dates in the EB3 category.
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The visa numbers for persons born in India will move forward in the EB3 category, but they will likely continue to move more slowly than the other countries because of the volume of EB3 cases still pending for persons born in India.
EB First and Second Preference
The priority date numbers for mainland China and India are expected to continue moving forward in the EB1 and EB2 categories over the next few months. This, too, is due to lower demand than anticipated.
EB Third Preference
The DOS had expected to use numerous immigrant visa numbers for 245(i)-eligible cases this year. To benefit from 245(i), a potential applicant pursuing an employment-based case needed to have a labor certification or I-140 petition filed on or before April 30, 2001, and to have been physically present in the U.S. on Dec. 21, 2000. There were a great many cases filed on or slightly before the April 30, 2001 deadline. To date, there has been much less demand for immigrant visa numbers this fiscal year for those April 2001 cases than anticipated. At this time, the DOS is assuming that there are still quite a few 245(i)-eligible cases pending in the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Backlog Processing Centers (BPCs). Until the DOL completes these cases, so that they can move forward at the USCIS, the cutoff dates will continue to move forward. Mainland China is expected to continue to track with the worldwide dates in the EB3 category.
©MurthyDotCom
The visa numbers for persons born in India will move forward in the EB3 category, but they will likely continue to move more slowly than the other countries because of the volume of EB3 cases still pending for persons born in India.
