There are lots of questions regarding the visa numbers availability for EB3.
‘RealCanadian’ was able to answer most of them. Based on his feedback and others and several questions, I am trying to consolidate everything together. Hope it might help us.
Q1 What is a fiscal year 2005?
From Oct1 – Sep 30 USCIS considers as a year. Right now we are in fiscal year 2005 and will end on Sep 30 2005.
Q2 How many visas are available for EB category?
Each year starting on Oct 1, 40k visas are available for Eb3. Another 40k is available for Eb2 and another 40k for Eb1. For a year if the quota is filled for Eb3 for example then they take from other Eb category and allocate to Eb3.
Q3 When visa number is allocated?
Visa number is allocated when the green card is approved at the end of the processing. However when a 485 is applied they check how many visa number are available so that they have a clear understanding how many can be approved in the coming month.
Q4. Is the visa number unavailable for EB3 now?
From different feedback, it looks like 40k limit for Eb3 is already emptied. But they can still process the Eb3 in July-Sep if Eb2 and Eb1 visa number are available. Right now both are available and that is good news for Eb3.
Q5. the people who filed 485 in June 2005 are their cases getting processed?Yes their AP and EAD and other steps for 485 are getting processed.
Q6. For people who applied in 2004 as Eb3 categories and on the verge of getting approval, are their cases will be approved in July-Sep?
Yes that answer will come depending how Eb2 and Eb1 number are available.
Q7. What will happen on October visa bulletin?
The chance is for India/China/Phillipine the Eb3 number will stay as June1 2002. But there is a change that this PD may move back by couple of months as there are a lot of labor getting approved from this dates from NJ/NY area.
Q8. Will the pending I-140 application affected due to this visa number
Pending I-140 will be processed as is and not relation to this number.
Q9. What will people in EB3 and with PD as Oct 2002 do now.
We have to fight united and hope we can get more EB3 numbers from Oct1.
Q10. Let us say on person with a PD of May 2002 filed his 485 in June 2005. Then on Oct1 2005 visa bulletin, PD date becomes Jan 1 2002. What happens to the application of that person.
Unfortunately that person application will be kept as pending.
‘RealCanadian’ was able to answer most of them. Based on his feedback and others and several questions, I am trying to consolidate everything together. Hope it might help us.
Q1 What is a fiscal year 2005?
From Oct1 – Sep 30 USCIS considers as a year. Right now we are in fiscal year 2005 and will end on Sep 30 2005.
Q2 How many visas are available for EB category?
Each year starting on Oct 1, 40k visas are available for Eb3. Another 40k is available for Eb2 and another 40k for Eb1. For a year if the quota is filled for Eb3 for example then they take from other Eb category and allocate to Eb3.
Q3 When visa number is allocated?
Visa number is allocated when the green card is approved at the end of the processing. However when a 485 is applied they check how many visa number are available so that they have a clear understanding how many can be approved in the coming month.
Q4. Is the visa number unavailable for EB3 now?
From different feedback, it looks like 40k limit for Eb3 is already emptied. But they can still process the Eb3 in July-Sep if Eb2 and Eb1 visa number are available. Right now both are available and that is good news for Eb3.
Q5. the people who filed 485 in June 2005 are their cases getting processed?Yes their AP and EAD and other steps for 485 are getting processed.
Q6. For people who applied in 2004 as Eb3 categories and on the verge of getting approval, are their cases will be approved in July-Sep?
Yes that answer will come depending how Eb2 and Eb1 number are available.
Q7. What will happen on October visa bulletin?
The chance is for India/China/Phillipine the Eb3 number will stay as June1 2002. But there is a change that this PD may move back by couple of months as there are a lot of labor getting approved from this dates from NJ/NY area.
Q8. Will the pending I-140 application affected due to this visa number
Pending I-140 will be processed as is and not relation to this number.
Q9. What will people in EB3 and with PD as Oct 2002 do now.
We have to fight united and hope we can get more EB3 numbers from Oct1.
Q10. Let us say on person with a PD of May 2002 filed his 485 in June 2005. Then on Oct1 2005 visa bulletin, PD date becomes Jan 1 2002. What happens to the application of that person.
Unfortunately that person application will be kept as pending.