The Department of State’s Visa
Bulletin guru, Charlie Oppenheim, hosts monthly
meetings with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Charlie
Oppenheim is the Department of State’s Chief of the Control and Reporting
Division. He is the officer who is responsible for producing the Visa Bulletin
each month.
This month’s Check In With Charlie
featured predictions about EB2 and EB3, which are the most popular categories
for readers of this Blog. Here are some
of this month’s highlights:
Categories
in which final action dates will remain the same include-
EB-1 China and India;
EB-2 India;
EB-3 China and Philippines;
EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala and
Honduras, and
EB-5 China.
Categories with modest advancements-
EB-2 China will move forward one
month to September 1, 2014;
EB-3 India will advance three
months to May 1, 2008;
EB-3 Other Workers China and India will
advance one and three months respectively, to May 1, 2007 and May 1, 2008; and
EB-4 Mexico will advance roughly
five weeks to October 22, 2016.
It is likely that most
employment-based final action dates will hold at their May dates for the month
of June with some changes possible in July. What occurs is entirely dependent
on demand that may materialize, and continuing consultations with USCIS. The
wildcard this year that could cause unanticipated fluctuations in the final
action dates is the pace of USCIS field office processing of I-485s.
Hi Mu, how about Eb3 Philippines?
ReplyDeleteThanks.
My sense is slower progressions for the next few months.
DeleteIt says remain the same,meaning for june visa bulletin it will be stil Jan1,2017? No chance of movement? My PD is June2017 when will be it will be current?
ReplyDeleteIt seems unlikley this fiscal year, which ends Sept 30.
DeleteGood day MU,
ReplyDeleteDid he mentioned any high possibility of retro on eb3 Philippines?
Thank you
No - it is unlikely that EB3 Phils will retrogress (except in Aug/Sept)
Deletehi Sir!
ReplyDeleteMy pd is september 11, 2017.
eb3 Philippines
is there any chance for my pd to be current this year? when it may be?
thank you
No - I do not think that it will be current this Fiscal year
DeleteHi Sir! My PD is Jan. 25,2017, EB3 Phil. Will it be current next VB for June 2018? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMaybe. Hard to say with that degree of precision.
DeleteHi Chris, I am EB3 India and my PD is Oct 2006.My employer has filed I-140 thru Texas service center (not thru premium process as I understand). When I checked USCIS website, processing time shows that Sept 30th. (5.5 to 7.5 months). Is it real time? If not how long it take to approve I-140? mine is filed on 6th Dec 2006. Am I coming under Schedule A category? Thanks...
ReplyDeleteWhat is your job title? That determines if you are Schedule A.
DeleteThanks for your reply. I am a Nurse. Time frame showing USCIS website is real time?
DeleteNot necessarily. The USCIS website is often dated.
DeleteHi,
DeleteToday they have confirmed that my I 140 is approved. now, what are the procedures? How long it takes up to embassy interview? How do we take police clearance cert? Thanks..
Hi AD -
DeleteIs your Priority date current?
Hai I am EB3 India PD June 3 2008. when can I expect my date to be current?
ReplyDeleteWith luck, this summer.
DeleteHello MU, my PD is current since the April 2018 visa bulletin. When might I receive the NVC fee bill? Or How long does it usually take to receive it from being current? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt can often take a month or two. The NVC has slowed down.
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