Sep Visa Bulletin Out.

Employment Visa Availability During Fy-2006

D. EMPLOYMENT VISA AVAILABILITY DURING FY-2006

The backlog reduction efforts of both Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of Labor continue to result in very heavy demand for Employment-based numbers. It is anticipated that the amount of such cases will be sufficient to use all available numbers in many categories. As a result cut-off dates in the Employment Third preferency category will apply to the China, India, and Philippines chargeabilities beginning in October, and it is possible that Mexico may be added to this list. In addition, it is anticipated that heavy demand will require the establishment of a Third preference cut-off date on a Worldwide basis by December.

The amount of Employment demand for applicants from China and India is also likely to result in the oversubcription of the Employment First and Second preference categories for those chargeability areas. The establishment of such cut-off dates is expected to occur no later than December.

The level of demand in the Employment categories is expected to be far in excess of the annual limits, and once established, cut-off date meovements are likely to be slow.
 
Future problems

victim_of_INS said:
D. EMPLOYMENT VISA AVAILABILITY DURING FY-2006

The backlog reduction efforts of both Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of Labor continue to result in very heavy demand for Employment-based numbers. It is anticipated that the amount of such cases will be sufficient to use all available numbers in many categories. As a result cut-off dates in the Employment Third preferency category will apply to the China, India, and Philippines chargeabilities beginning in October, and it is possible that Mexico may be added to this list. In addition, it is anticipated that heavy demand will require the establishment of a Third preference cut-off date on a Worldwide basis by December.

The amount of Employment demand for applicants from China and India is also likely to result in the oversubcription of the Employment First and Second preference categories for those chargeability areas. The establishment of such cut-off dates is expected to occur no later than December.

The level of demand in the Employment categories is expected to be far in excess of the annual limits, and once established, cut-off date meovements are likely to be slow.
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The above is very true. The unplanned and stupid way in which USCIS has approached "back log" reduction has almost guaranteed tough times for Indian and Chinese filers with recent PDs. They have used up all the available visa numbers for recent cases and neglected thousands of old cases. All they can do now is retrogress the date in order to make the situation look better than it is. The bottom line is that the next few years are going to be tough for most EB3 filers (especially Indian and Chinese citizens).

I am just waiting to see what the next visa bulletin has in store for us EB3s.

regards,

saras
 
saras76 said:
The above is very true. The unplanned and stupid way in which USCIS has approached "back log" reduction has almost guaranteed tough times for Indian and Chinese filers with recent PDs. They have used up all the available visa numbers for recent cases and neglected thousands of old cases. All they can do now is retrogress the date in order to make the situation look better than it is. The bottom line is that the next few years are going to be tough for most EB3 filers (especially Indian and Chinese citizens).

I am just waiting to see what the next visa bulletin has in store for us EB3s.

regards,

saras
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Saras -
Do you think the PD will atleast move september, october 02?
 
That is the question....

Vibrant.....

That is the question.....

I have search the web and gone everywhere, and I guess that Oct02 will be the most likelly scenario. But we are not in the business of prediction, lets follow POJ example and pray a little.
 
Wish I could predict

vibrant,

Although I wish I could predict what the PD cutoff date is going to be, Da_BorderKid is right in that its impossible to tell. I am hoping to see Oct 02 because they seem to have finished up almost all of of the pending 2002 and prior cases. Lets all hope its as far into 02 as possible.

regards,

saras
 
My PD is 09/2000 and I am still waiting...

EB3 I485 RD 07/02
FP1 01/04
FP2 07/05

RFE ACK'D 05/05
 
Sorry to hear that

Texas,

I am truly sorry to hear that your 2002 case is still pending. There are always exceptions to everything the USCIS does. I am sure there are quite a few people from 02 still out there. The USCIS has just neglected these cases and has based all the good news on the majority of cases that they have not screwed up. I hope your case will be one of the first to be approved in October.

My case has been badly abused by the TSC and I can totally understand the frustration this brings. Hang in there, our day will come.

saras
 
My PD is 11/2002. With a Verbal Approval and a Closed Case at the Interview.

I Pray that the cut-off date is after 11/2002.
 
Texas said:
My PD is 09/2000 and I am still waiting...

EB3 I485 RD 07/02
FP1 01/04
FP2 07/05

RFE ACK'D 05/05
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Really, we all feel and share thow ppl pain who filed and stuck since 2002.

Would you like to share ur detail story plz.
 
Well, how can EB3 starts with Unavailable as new quota available just starting from oct? I think it may retrogress (with cut-off date) but can't be unavailable in Oct itself...but may be after 6 months or so...

neocor said:
I will not very much surprised if the EB3 remains unavailable come Oct.
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kewl said:
Well, how can EB3 starts with Unavailable as new quota available just starting from oct? I think it may retrogress (with cut-off date) but can't be unavailable in Oct itself...but may be after 6 months or so...
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Read the bold part of the following paragraph.

5. On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

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Good Luck
 
Kewl,

I think you are right..

I , also feel that the dates will not be "Unavailable" from oct. My guess is, it will be somewhere in late 2002 or beginning of 2003....

anybody with some different guess?

kewl said:
Well, how can EB3 starts with Unavailable as new quota available just starting from oct? I think it may retrogress (with cut-off date) but can't be unavailable in Oct itself...but may be after 6 months or so...
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I agree

gceeker05 said:
Kewl,

I think you are right..

I , also feel that the dates will not be "Unavailable" from oct. My guess is, it will be somewhere in late 2002 or beginning of 2003....

anybody with some different guess?
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I would be very surprised if EB3 visas are still unvailable in October. The date will be somewhere in 2002. The only fear is that visa numbers may become unavailable very soon so lets all pray that our cases don't get stuck in name checks, RFEs etc when the visa numbers do become available.

regards,

saras
 
& pray that your cases do not get transferred to local office

All EB3 friends who are eagerly awaiting for October

Please also pray that your cases do not get transferred to local office where "scheduling an interview may take several months"


PD:03/2002
EB3 Concurrent Filing
I-140/I-485 RD 02/14/2003 ND 02/18/2003
Name Check cleared in 03/2003
FP1: 06/24/04 FP2: 07/27/05
I-140 AD 11/08/04 (after followup thro Senator Cornyn)
I-485 Transfer to Dallas local office: 11/08/04
3 EADs
Awaiting 3rd AP
I-485 AD: ????
 
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