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.
In this month’s
“Check In With Charlie,” Mr. Oppenheim discussed Philippine EB-3, saying that
Beneficiaries “should expect
continued aggressive advancement in this category for the foreseeable
future.” He noted that there has not
been an increase in demand for these visas.
Because of this lack of demand, “retrogression is unlikely to happen this FY since there
are numerous visa numbers available in this category and it is already the
third quarter of the federal FY.”
Other
notes of interest:
EB-1:
there should be little or no movement in any EB-1 category.
EB-2
Worldwide: will continue to be Current for the foreseeable future.
EB-2 and EB-3 India: slow or little progressions of one week
or less, although EB-3 could move a little faster. There has not yet been a surge of EB-2s
“downgrading” to EB-3.
EB-2
and EB-3 China: EB-2 could advance
several months at a time, while EB-3 will advance a few weeks at a time.
Hi there musillo, my pd is Sept 27 2018 will it be current in this fiscal year 2019? Thank you
ReplyDeleteLikely but not definitely.
DeleteMy PD is January 3, 2019 sir. When it will be current? Thanks
ReplyDeleteHopefully by the end of 2019.
DeleteMay I asked,my employer for a direct hire will file my Eb 3 this May. How long should I wait to be in USA? With this scenario,my eldest is turning 21 in Aug.2019, can she still be eligible as my dependent?
ReplyDeleteIt seems unlikely that your daughter will be eligible as your dependent.
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