06/10/2005: EB Visa Number Prediction Update
AILA has reported that in April 2005 alone, USCIS used approximately 25,000 numbers and the number is expected to increase as the USCIS accelerates its action to reduce the processing times of employment-based I-485 applications. Considering the current trend of USCIS exhaustion of visa numbers, the State Department reportedly predicts that by July 2005, over 84% of the total FY 2005 EB visa numbers will be depleted and before the end of September 2005, total available visa numbers will disappear. This trend is expected to affect very negatively the cut-off dates of Employment-Based visas throughout the world sooner than initially predicted. Without doubt, it will also affect the visa cut-off dates for India and China negatively. Please stay tuned to this website for the development of this news.