Retrogression question - pls reply

[kanta80]

Does this retrogression affect citizens of Bangladesh? My employer has filed for PERM in EB3 category last month and planning to file I-140 and I-485 together. As I understand, Indians or Chinese people cannot file I-140 and I-485 at a time because of backlogs. How about for Bangladeshi citizens? Please let me know since this is my only hope now. I am in OPT after my Bachelors which is expiring next month and couldn't get H1B because quota was reached. I cannot think of waiting for next year's H1B as I am working in one of the biggest IT companies in the world and I would hate to have a break in my career.

 

[s_siva]

Citizens of all countries are affected by retrogression if the filing is under EB-3. Here is the latest visa bulletin. - http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2757.html

As per this bulletin, only those people who filed their EB-3 labor before April 2001 are allowed to file for I-485. It is likely to get stuck in April 2001 for a long time.

 

[IND77]

Does this retrogression affect citizens of Bangladesh? My employer has filed for PERM in EB3 category last month and planning to file I-140 and I-485 together. As I understand, Indians or Chinese people cannot file I-140 and I-485 at a time because of backlogs. How about for Bangladeshi citizens? Please let me know since this is my only hope now. I am in OPT after my Bachelors which is expiring next month and couldn't get H1B because quota was reached. I cannot think of waiting for next year's H1B as I am working in one of the biggest IT companies in the world and I would hate to have a break in my career.

Check this under Employment-Based .
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2757.html

EB3 Bangladesh(All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed) is April 01, 2001.