History of the Movement of Priority Dates in 2000 / 2001
The last time there was a retrogression of employment-based immigrant visas was in 2000 / 2001. A review of the history of the movement of the priority dates in 2000 / 2001, published by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) in the monthly Visa Bulletins, provides the length of backlogs in the past and may provide some valuable lessons for us. We at The Law Office of Sheela Murthy have summarize past retrogressions by month in 2000 and 2001 in the chart below for MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers.
Visa Bulletin History Of Last Retrogression
INDIA
CHINA
PHILIPPINES
EB2 EB3 EB2 EB3 EB2 EB3
2000
Mar C C C C C C
Apr n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
May 01 Apr 99 01 Feb 97 01 Jul 97 01 Jan 97 C C
Jun 01 Jun 99 01 Feb 97 01 Sep 97 01 Jan 97 C C
Jul 01 Aug 99 01 Feb 97 01 Jan 98 15 Feb 97 C C
Aug 15 Sep 99 01 Feb 97 15 Apr 98 01 Jun 97 C C
Sep 01 Nov 99 08 Feb 97 01 Mar 99 01 Mar 98 C C
Oct 01 Nov 99 08 Feb 97 08 Mar 99 15 Mar 98 C C
Nov 01 Nov 99 15 Feb 97 08 Mar 99 15 Mar 98 C C
Dec 01 Jan 00 08 Mar 97 01 Jun 99 15 Apr 98 C C
2001
Jan 08 Jan 00 22 Mar 97 01 Aug 99 01 Jun 98 C C
Feb 01 Apr 00 01 May 97 01 Nov 99 15 Aug 98 C C
Mar 15 Jul 00 01 Sep 97 15 Mar 00 01 Jan 99 C C
Apr 01 Nov 00 01 Feb 98 01 Sep 00 01 Jun 99 C C
May C 01 Jul 98 C 01 Jan 00 C C
Jun C 01 Jan 99 C 01 Aug 00 C C
Jul * C C C C C C
* We note that, following the last retrogression, the priority dates became current (indicated by the letter "C") for all categories and countries in July 2001 and remained so through December 2004.
The priority dates only became current in July 2001 because of certain provisions in the AC21 law that allowed for the reallocation of about 50,000 unused immigrant visa numbers regardless of a person's country of origin. Therefore, when drawing any conclusions about the likely duration of the retrogression, this important factor must be taken into account. There is a movement towards requesting similar reallocation this time around, which would certainly provide much- needed relief. We always recommend, however, planning for the worst, while hoping for the best.
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The last time there was a retrogression of employment-based immigrant visas was in 2000 / 2001. A review of the history of the movement of the priority dates in 2000 / 2001, published by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) in the monthly Visa Bulletins, provides the length of backlogs in the past and may provide some valuable lessons for us. We at The Law Office of Sheela Murthy have summarize past retrogressions by month in 2000 and 2001 in the chart below for MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers.
Visa Bulletin History Of Last Retrogression
INDIA
CHINA
PHILIPPINES
EB2 EB3 EB2 EB3 EB2 EB3
2000
Mar C C C C C C
Apr n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
May 01 Apr 99 01 Feb 97 01 Jul 97 01 Jan 97 C C
Jun 01 Jun 99 01 Feb 97 01 Sep 97 01 Jan 97 C C
Jul 01 Aug 99 01 Feb 97 01 Jan 98 15 Feb 97 C C
Aug 15 Sep 99 01 Feb 97 15 Apr 98 01 Jun 97 C C
Sep 01 Nov 99 08 Feb 97 01 Mar 99 01 Mar 98 C C
Oct 01 Nov 99 08 Feb 97 08 Mar 99 15 Mar 98 C C
Nov 01 Nov 99 15 Feb 97 08 Mar 99 15 Mar 98 C C
Dec 01 Jan 00 08 Mar 97 01 Jun 99 15 Apr 98 C C
2001
Jan 08 Jan 00 22 Mar 97 01 Aug 99 01 Jun 98 C C
Feb 01 Apr 00 01 May 97 01 Nov 99 15 Aug 98 C C
Mar 15 Jul 00 01 Sep 97 15 Mar 00 01 Jan 99 C C
Apr 01 Nov 00 01 Feb 98 01 Sep 00 01 Jun 99 C C
May C 01 Jul 98 C 01 Jan 00 C C
Jun C 01 Jan 99 C 01 Aug 00 C C
Jul * C C C C C C
* We note that, following the last retrogression, the priority dates became current (indicated by the letter "C") for all categories and countries in July 2001 and remained so through December 2004.
The priority dates only became current in July 2001 because of certain provisions in the AC21 law that allowed for the reallocation of about 50,000 unused immigrant visa numbers regardless of a person's country of origin. Therefore, when drawing any conclusions about the likely duration of the retrogression, this important factor must be taken into account. There is a movement towards requesting similar reallocation this time around, which would certainly provide much- needed relief. We always recommend, however, planning for the worst, while hoping for the best.
For Full Details : http://www.murthy.com/news/n_prmnow.html