Dear Members,
I need some help as I try to gauge the actual number of people directly affected by retrogression. In general, retrogression affects all because GC approval is delayed, but I think the group as a whole can be divided in following categories.
1. Those people whose labor has not yet been approved at the moment, and therefore obviously cannot file for I-140 & I-485 even if the dates for them were current. They feel that their GC is further delayed.
2. People who have approved labor, but cannot file for I-140 & I-485, BECAUSE the dates are not current. The applicants and dependants do NOT have EAD, cannot use AC21 & their GC is also delayed.
3. People who have file for I-140 & I-485 and who already have EADs or are waiting for them. They are also worried about the delay in GC approvals.
Overall, it seems that category (2) is affected MOST. As more labor cert. get approved, more people will move into category (2).
What is the approximate number of people in this category? Also, what percentage can be assumed to be married to count spouses who are also deprived of an EAD.
Number of H1s issued:
1997 = 65000
1998 = 65000
1999 = 115,000
2000 = 115,000
2001 = 195,000
2002 = 195,000
2003 = 195,000
2004 = 65,000 + approx. 10,000 (advanced degree)
I'd say people in category (2) are about 200,000 (given that several H-1s did not culminate in GC applications. What do you all think? Pl. help me in understanding the "immediate" and "growing" impact.
Thank you,
S.
I need some help as I try to gauge the actual number of people directly affected by retrogression. In general, retrogression affects all because GC approval is delayed, but I think the group as a whole can be divided in following categories.
1. Those people whose labor has not yet been approved at the moment, and therefore obviously cannot file for I-140 & I-485 even if the dates for them were current. They feel that their GC is further delayed.
2. People who have approved labor, but cannot file for I-140 & I-485, BECAUSE the dates are not current. The applicants and dependants do NOT have EAD, cannot use AC21 & their GC is also delayed.
3. People who have file for I-140 & I-485 and who already have EADs or are waiting for them. They are also worried about the delay in GC approvals.
Overall, it seems that category (2) is affected MOST. As more labor cert. get approved, more people will move into category (2).
What is the approximate number of people in this category? Also, what percentage can be assumed to be married to count spouses who are also deprived of an EAD.
Number of H1s issued:
1997 = 65000
1998 = 65000
1999 = 115,000
2000 = 115,000
2001 = 195,000
2002 = 195,000
2003 = 195,000
2004 = 65,000 + approx. 10,000 (advanced degree)
I'd say people in category (2) are about 200,000 (given that several H-1s did not culminate in GC applications. What do you all think? Pl. help me in understanding the "immediate" and "growing" impact.
Thank you,
S.