245 backlog
I agree backlog is over after DOL. There is a simple reason. The number of cases approved by SESA, DOL, INS each day is pretty constant. E.g. SESA probably issues 100 approvals/day, INS I-140 - 300 etc. 245 cases made a huge backlog at SESA level, but after that SESA forwarded cases on a regular basis. Of course the processing times at DOL and INS level will be slightly longer because there will be no "easy" days for them when number of forwarded cases is less than usual. And I see the current situation proves that. If you look at Processing times for I-140 (http://www.immigration.com/processing-times/ca.html) it\'s about 3.5 months for EB2 and EB3, just the same as it was 1,2,3 months ago. The even managed to jump in EW-3 cases (unskilled workers) from September to December since last report 2-3 weeks ago. So just relax and wait for some time.
I agree backlog is over after DOL. There is a simple reason. The number of cases approved by SESA, DOL, INS each day is pretty constant. E.g. SESA probably issues 100 approvals/day, INS I-140 - 300 etc. 245 cases made a huge backlog at SESA level, but after that SESA forwarded cases on a regular basis. Of course the processing times at DOL and INS level will be slightly longer because there will be no "easy" days for them when number of forwarded cases is less than usual. And I see the current situation proves that. If you look at Processing times for I-140 (http://www.immigration.com/processing-times/ca.html) it\'s about 3.5 months for EB2 and EB3, just the same as it was 1,2,3 months ago. The even managed to jump in EW-3 cases (unskilled workers) from September to December since last report 2-3 weeks ago. So just relax and wait for some time.