The State Department warned last month that EB3 could begin to see retrogression as early as November. Well, they weren’t kidding. In the November 2021 Visa Bulletin released today, China EB3 will move backward by nearly 10 months. But it’s even worse for India EB3, which will retrogress by nearly two full years. See table … Read more
The Department of Sate released the April 2020 Visa Bulletin on March 13. This is a pleasant surprise, given the fact that DOS has been publishing visa bulletins around the 18th for the past few months. We’ll see if this is a fluke or a gradual return to their traditional schedule. However, this is one … Read more
Apparently USCIS requested tons of visa numbers in October, and the State Department decided to leave EB cutoff dates nearly unchanged for November. The receipt of demand from Citizenship and Immigration Services Offices has far exceeded their earlier indications of cases eligible for immediate processing. As a result, it has been necessary to hold most … Read more
