Nov Bulletin is out

[devilsgrave]

EB2 moved to Nov 1 2007. Let's hope it becomes current soon.

[Pokymon]

Good for EB2. Are there any hope for EB3 folks OR there are nobody left for filing in EB3? I think all are enjoying EAD and AP - keep renewing it. Good for USCIS.

[JoeF]

Pretty early for them to come out with the VB.

This takes care of all the people who filed in the July/August 2007 madness...

[SRaoPERM]

EB3 only moved ahead by 14 days...It SUCKS.....

[nipukumar]

Here is the link. It is out as early as 5th of the month !

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5572.html

[desi_desi]

Hi,

I will be current per Nov visa bulletin, but my passport is expiring on Jan 2012. Should I renew my passposrt to apply for I-485?

Please let me know.

Thanks!

[fnaanurag]

My PD is 30-Jul-2007, so it will be current in Nov. I already have filed the I-485 in 2007. So any idea how much time it will take to get me the green card in hand, as I plan to go india in Nov end, and will have to get H1B stamped, which I do not want to.

Thanks in advance,

Anurag

[Pokymon]

Now that EB2 move until 2007, USCIS should think of EB3 folks, as they are way behind. Let there some pause for EB2 and give some relief to EB3, Will they?

[fnaanurag]

Hi,

Thanks to everyone for this valuable discussion, and congrats to everyone who are going to be current in Nov. My PD is 30-Jul-2007, so I will be current in Nov. I have already filed my I-485 in July 2007. So my question is , does anyone has any idea how much time it takes to get the GC once the PD is current, as I am planning to go to india in mid of Nov, and will have to get the visa stamped(no AP)

Should I wait till the end of Nov to get the GC or go ahead with my trip and get the H1B stamped in India?

[nipukumar]

I hope in the coming years there is not too many demands for EB2 and VISAS can fall to EB3 so that EB3 see significant forward movements. Also the way EB3 backlog is right now could trigger reform in the VISA allocation process in white house. It is seen that current system is not working for EB3 and hence need a reform.

[qwerty14]

Hi,

I will be current per Nov visa bulletin, but my passport is expiring on Jan 2012. Should I renew my passposrt to apply for I-485?

Please let me know.

Thanks!

You can renew it, but i dont think there is a necessity to renew

[Pokymon]

Hereafter, I think only folks with Masters can apply in EB2 right? Bachelors + 5 Years experience = December 2012 can file in EB2 after December 2012. So, there is a chance of big spill over to EB3 ROW. EB3 India will have spill over in 2013 or 2014 (minimal).

[JoeF]

Now that EB2 move until 2007, USCIS should think of EB3 folks, as they are way behind. Let there some pause for EB2 and give some relief to EB3, Will they?

USCIS can not "pause" EB2. They are not above the law.

Only Congress can change the laws.

[bhaarathm]

Do you guys think that EB2 passed that "avalanche of applications in 2007" and very few applications from now on in EB2 which means it will move much much faster?

[StressedAbtGC]

]Hi,

My PD is 30-Jul-2007, so I will be current in Nov. I have already filed my I-485 in July 2007.

Just curious - how could your PD be 30-Jul-2007 and your I-485 was filed in July 2007 as well?

[fnaanurag]

Just curious - how could your PD be 30-Jul-2007 and your I-485 was filed in July 2007 as well?

Actually they extended the dates till 15th August and my I-485 and I-140 was applied during that time. I know I was very fortunate to get this done in that small timespan. I have I-140 approved.

[Attorney_6]

There are people with July 2007 PDs that filed the I-140/I-485 in July/August 2007. At that time, some LCs were moving very quickly. So, if an LC case was ready for filing in early July, it may have been approved just a few days later. That means that some people filed the LC in July, and then--with a fast approval--filed the I-140/I-485 by the end of July or, as allowed, until mid August 2007.

As for EB3, this is not a USCIS issue. The Visa Bulletin is issued by the DOS, and it is based on Congressionally set limits. The DOS can not move EB3 forward without more numbers. The USCIS can not approved EB3 cases without more numbers. Congress would have to change the law for things to be different.

As for forward movement, yes, they are moving the EB2 dates forward to fill up the "pipeline" with cases b/c so many of the pending EB2 India/China cases have been approved or will be approved in October. Thus, they have to allow for more filings now---at the start of the FY--- so that the USCIS will be able to process them through and there will be enough cases that are far enough along later in the FY to make sure that all the visa numbers get used up.

We have information about this on MurthyDotCom.

[rani1876]

Can some one put some numbers here for EB2 (no links to articles)

How much of demand, how much of inventory and how many visa numbers available.

Not entirely sure how it works, but a good summary with numbers will be really useful to understand.

Thanks!

[nipukumar]

So does it imply that in the next month VISA bulletin or next to next month EB2 movement will stop? Because per month VISA allocation is only about 300 nos and i think by moving the PD 3 months they already have good pipeline created.

[gorantlamk]

Hi,

I will be current per Nov visa bulletin, but my passport is expiring on Jan 2012. Should I renew my passposrt to apply for I-485?

Please let me know.

Thanks!

If you apply for passport renewal today, you will get it in 2 weeks. So get it done, what were u doing till now?

[Attorney_6]

Hard to know exactly when it will stop. But, there is usually a "spill over" at the end of the year of a lot of visa numbers into EB2 India/China. So it seems, they have to get enough cases in the pipeline to use up the standard (miniscule) allocation in EB2 for India/China AND anticipate the spill over---which can be as much as 20,000 or so.

We may have more details/predictions later in the month, as we will be attending a meeting where the person who is actually in charge of the Visa Bulletin will speak. He is usually very helpful and informative, although even he can not predict everything months and months in advance.

[adminaa]

Hard to know exactly when it will stop. But, there is usually a "spill over" at the end of the year of a lot of visa numbers into EB2 India/China. So it seems, they have to get enough cases in the pipeline to use up the standard (miniscule) allocation in EB2 for India/China AND anticipate the spill over---which can be as much as 20,000 or so.

We may have more details/predictions later in the month, as we will be attending a meeting where the person who is actually in charge of the Visa Bulletin will speak. He is usually very helpful and informative, although even he can not predict everything months and months in advance.

Does that mean he/she will comment about the movement on all categories(predict)?I am curious because my PD is April 2nd 2008 in EB2.

[anothersoul]

I have seen approvals for EB2 India in October 2011 on other tracking websites with a priority date of 7/13/2007. Also, read in this forum that nearly 12,000 visas unused EB1 category visas have spilled over to EB2 for FY 2011. I am waiting for the Pending i-485 report to be released.

I read in one of the weekly bulletins from 2007 that due do an error in tabulating and forecasting the demand for I-485 petitions nearly 11,000 visa numbers were lost in FY 2006. To avoid this from happening in FY 2007, Murthy Law Firm played a critical role through AILA in presenting their detailed analysis to USCIS which was one of the driving factors for the dates becoming CURRENT in July 2007. Hope Murthy Law Firm has plans to initiate similar action if the 'Pending I-485' report reflects insufficient pending applications to exhaust the Congress allocated visa numbers for FY 2012, also considering the anticipated spillover from EB1 to EB2 and also from unused numbers of countries other than China & India in EB2 category.

This proactive approach is much appreciated.

[jungleeravana]

dude..don't go without or GC or AP.

if you GC is approved...H1/H4 are automatically cancelled. My wife also did not AP so we had to cancelled the ticket as we also do not have AP and are current..

Apply for AP or wait for your GC.

[nipukumar]

This is for attorney_6 to enlighten the matter. As per USCIS doc,

"The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21) removed the per-country limit in any calendar quarter in which overall applicant demand for Employment-based visa numbers is less than the total of such numbers available."

What does it mean? To me it appears, VISA no spill over horizontally to over subscribed country in a quarter from ROW, and vertically at the end of FY. I also see there are bill introduced in the house to remove per country CAP. The present system is actually working with out per country limit why the bill is needed ?