August 2013 Visa Bulletin to bring hope for tons of EB2 Indians

The table below presents the priority date movement for India and China for last 3 years. In 2013, China has been progressing pretty good while the Indian EB2 priority date is stuck on September 2004. A big movement is expected in August 2013 Bulletin but no one know how big that would be. 

Some law firms are projecting movement up to Jan/Feb of 2008 as a best case scenario. There is a small chance of forward movement in September Bulletin also. But no body is expecting too much.

All the best to EB2 guys.

PD	employment- Based	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA
Jul-13	2nd	8-Aug-08	1-Sep-04
Jun-13	2nd	15-Jul-08	1-Sep-04
May-13	2nd	15-May-08	1-Sep-04
Apr-13	2nd	1-Apr-08	1-Sep-04
Mar-13	2nd	15-Feb-08	1-Sep-04
Feb-13	2nd	15-Jan-08	1-Sep-04
Jan-13	2nd	8-Dec-07	1-Sep-04
Dec-12	2nd	22-Oct-07	1-Sep-04
Nov-12	2nd	1-Sep-07	1-Sep-04
Oct-12	2nd	15-Jul-07	1-Sep-04
Sep-12	2nd	U	U
Aug-12	2nd	U	U
Jul-12	2nd	U	U
Jun-12	2nd	U	U
May-12	2nd	15-Aug-07	15-Aug-07
Apr-12	2nd	1-May-10	1-May-10
Mar-12	2nd	1-May-10	1-May-10
Feb-12	2nd	1-Jan-10	1-Jan-10
Jan-12	2nd	1-Jan-09	1-Jan-09
Dec-11	2nd	15-Mar-08	15-Mar-08
Nov-11	2nd	1-Nov-07	1-Nov-07
Oct-11	2nd	15-Jul-07	15-Jul-07
Sep-11	2nd	8-May-06	8-May-06
Aug-11	2nd	15-Apr-07	15-Apr-07
Jul-11	2nd	8-Mar-07	8-Mar-07
Jun-11	2nd	15-Oct-06	15-Oct-06
May-11	2nd	1-Aug-06	1-Jul-06
Apr-11	2nd	22-Jul-06	8-May-06
Mar-11	2nd	8-Jul-06	8-May-06

H.R. 3012: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Ac passed unanimously

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, a leading voice of Latino conservatives, commended U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) for introducing today the American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act. The AGREE Act stems from areas of common agreement between the President's jobs plan, recommendations from the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and plans put forward by both parties in Congress and includes a provision which eliminates per country caps on employment based immigrant visas and increases the per country cap for family-based immigrant visas from seven to fifteen percent.  This same provision is included in H.R. 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which was passed unanimously by the House Judiciary Committee recently.  H.R. 3012 was introduced by Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and is co-sponsored by, among others, House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL).

"The impact of the AGREE Act immigration provision is quite significant.  It will go a long way to reduce the enormous immigrant visa backlog that exists for workers from countries like India and China," said Alfonso Aguilar, Executive Director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles.  "This is good news for high-tech American companies who currently have a very hard time recruiting and hiring professionals with advanced degrees from abroad simply because there are no visas available.

"H.R. 3012 will also shorten the wait for immigrant visas for people from countries like Mexico and the Philippines who want to come to the U.S. to be reunited with their families.  Under the current per country limits, individuals from certain countries have to wait excessive – and sometimes unrealistic - periods of time for a family-based immigrant visa to become available.

"While President Obama continues to demagogue the immigration issue for political purposes, Senators from both sides of the aisle are actively working on legislation that begins to put our immigration system in order.  In the House, H.R. 3012 has brought together members of Congress that normally have opposite views on immigration, from a Lamar Smith to a Luis Gutierrez.

"The latest action by the House Judiciary Committee and now Senator Rubio's leadership on the issue proves unequivocally that President Obama is not being fair or honest when he accuses Republicans of not wanting to deal with the tough issue of immigration.  Ironically, it is the President who has been missing in action from this important policy discussion. We call on Republicans and Democrats in both House and Senate to support this important measure.  And we encourage the President to stop grandstanding on immigration and get involved in the discussion of this important policy proposal."

The Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles promotes conservative values and ideals within the Latino community and works to integrate Latinos into fuller and more active participation and leadership in the conservative movement. It is an initiative of American Principles in Action, a 501(c)(4) organization.

SOURCE Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles

DECEMBER 2011 VISA Bulletin is OUT! EB2 PD advances to March 15th, 2008

As expected, the PD (Priority Date) for India advanced to March 15th,, 2008 in December 2011 VISA BULLETIN.

Here are the dates you need to know.

IMMIGRANT VISAS

Cut-Off Dates for Immigrant Visas

We are pleased to announce the December 2011 cut-off dates for immigrant visas for individuals born in India and those born in most other countries.

To qualify for an appointment, an applicant's priority date (the date that the petition was filed) must fall before the cut-off date for the appropriate category.

The following numbers are derived from the Department of State's Visa Bulletin. If you have additional questions about cut-off dates and your case is being processed at the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai, please e-mail us.

Category	India	Most Other Countries
F1	1-Sep-2004	1-Sep-2004
FX	8-Feb-2009	8-Feb-2009
F2A	22-Mar-2009	22-Mar-2009
F2B	15-Aug-2003	15-Aug-2003
F3	8-Oct-2001	8-Oct-2001
F4	15-Jul-2000	15-Jul-2000
E1	CURRENT	CURRENT
E2	15-Mar-2008	CURRENT
E3	1-Aug-2002	15-Jan-2006
EW	22-Jul-2002	1-Jan-2006
E4	CURRENT	CURRENT
E4-Religious	CURRENT	CURRENT

January, February, March 2012 VISA Bulletin Prediction for EB2 India -China

EB2 and EB2 VISA Bulletin prediction for 2012. Here is the deal:
VISA Bulletin cut off date for DECEMBER 2011: March 15st, 2008 


Priority date Predictions:
VISA Bulletin Prediction for January 2012: July 1st, 2008 Priority date
VISA Bulletin Prediction for February 2012: November 1, 2008 Priority date

	Dec '11 (Out)	Jan '12	Feb '12	Mar '12	Apr '12	May '12	June '12
EB-2 India & China	03/15/2008	07/01/2008	11/01/2008	11/01/2008	11/01/2008	11/01/2008	Possible Retrogression
EB-3 China	09/12/2004	10/3/2004	10/24/2004	11/14/2004	12/5/2004	12/26/2004	01/15/2005
EB-3 India	07/22/2002	07/22/2002	08/01/2002	08/01/2002	08/15/2002	08/15/2002	08/22/2002
EB-3 ROW	01/22/2006	02/15/2006	03/15/2006	04/07/2006	04/21/2006	05/15/2006	06/04/2006

What is the basis of such prediction?

Comment made by Charles Oppenheim couple of weeks back. Mr. Oppenheim predicted that priority dates would be advanced "significantly" over the next few visa bulletins. He indicated that "significantly" could mean a four month jump to March 1, 2008 for the December bulletin. Similar trend will follow for another two months.

Enjoy.

Predict your Priority Date: Calculator online

I have written an article about how to check your priority date before. See article: http://visabulletinprediction.blogspot.com/2011/11/visa-bulletin-prediction-form-2011-2012.html

In the previous article I used the PD prediction tool by CAPITOL IMMIGRATION. I used a PD of May15th, 2008 and came up that PD will be current as early as March 2012. However, they also reported other numbers suggesting longer wait.

There is another Priority Date Prediction tool offered by http://www.myprioritydate.com/.

I am using the same PD of May 15th, 2008 and getting the result:

"Based on our mathematic calculations we estimate that your priority date may become current on: January 10, 2012.The current priority date for this preference is:November 01, 2007.

This preference has moved an average of9.32  months per year.The current fiscal year has moved7 month(s) "

So, I guess you should try both of the prediction tools and hope to get your PD current somewhere in between. For my example situation between January and March of 2012.

Use the tools and don't take them seriously! Have some fun.

Is the December 2011 VISA Bulletin out?

Well the question of the day is whether the December 2011 VISA Bulletin is out! We all like to see some great movements may by up to six months in the upcoming bulletin. But wait, it has not been released yet. If you go back and look into the statistics, the bulletin comes out anytime between the 5th and 11th day of the month. This is November 7th. So, wait for 4 more days and you will know for sure.

Good Luck EB2 and EB3 guys.

December 2011 Visa Bulletin coming soon

If you go to the official website, you get this:

The Visa Bulletin offers valuable information about immigration*. Click on the appropriate link below to find the desired bulletin.

Upcoming month's visa bulletin: December 2011 (Coming Soon)

This month's visa bulletin: November 2011

Archived visa bulletins: October 2011 and before

I think the bulletin won't be out before 10th of November. I hope the PD advance for another 3-4 months. Can't wait to see VB touching 2008 landmark.

Cheers guys.

VISA BULLETIN prediction form 2011-2012-2013

People often ask if anyone provides a service where you can simply put in your priority date and it could predict how long you many have to wait to be "current". Well there is one cute service offered by CAPITOL IMMIGRATION law group. The application is available on their webpage at http://www.cilawgroup.com/vb/.

You need to enter the following information:

First name: *

Last name: *

Email: *

Preference category: *

Country of chargeability: *

Priority date: * For example, if you have May 15th 2008 as your PD, here is the result from the application: Visa Bulletin Forecast Results Your priority date is May 15, 2008 in the Employment: EB-2 India category. The current cuf-off date for this category is November 1, 2007. Based on historic data, the average wait in this category is shown below. Based on data from the past: This category's average wait time is: Your estimated remaining wait time is: 3 months 1566 days 299 days 6 months 1651 days 384 days 1 year 1824 days 557 days 5 years 2938 days 1671 days 10 years 3351 days 2084 days You also get a pretty looking chart for VISA movements in recent years Personalized Priority Date Wait Time Report So, you see, according to them, the person with a PD of May 15th, 2008 may have to wait 1268 to 3351 days to receive his/her green-card. Should you believe the data completely? Hell, no! It is again prediction. The last year has been wonderful for PD movement. If the rate does not slow down, the PD of a person with May , 2008 PD should be current by May 2012. At least that is what we hope. Check out the tool and have some fun.

Green Card Interviews: To Do and Not to Do

If you are among some of the lucky ones to see your priority date to come "current" from the VISA BULLETIN, you are plrobably excited and working on final paperwork.

It is also important to prepare yourself for the VISA interview. Here is an example of an wonderful book

"Green Card Interview Dos & Don'ts" that contains live-immigration questions and answers to give immigrants' seeking legal status knowledge of what to expect at such immigration interview, it contains tips on how to answer immigration questions and succeed at immigration interviews. It has the code of conduct at immigration interviews and keys to success.

It contains what to expect before and after immigration interview.

The book is a handbook and valuable resource center for all immigrants seeking to obtain permanent resident status and other forms of legal status in the United States.

Purchase the Book here: Green Card Interview Dos & Don'ts

Official number of EB2 VISA allotted to India each year

India and China are each limited to seven percent (2,803) EB2 visa each year. However, India could use some extra numbers if international EB2 demand is not fulfilled in a given year. A great resource on VISA number can be found here: http://www.usimmlaw.com/EB2_India_How_Long.htm

Good Luck with your green card processing.

VISA BULLETIN PREDICTION FOR JANUARY 2012 - EB2 INDIA and CHINA

By January 2012 or February, the PD may advance up to March 2008 or further (July 2008).

Give us your thoughts.

EB2 Priority Date may advance to March 2008 in DECEMBER 2011 VISA BULLETIN

As per Mr. Oppenheim "EB-2 China and EB-2 India may be able to advance significantly over the next few visa bulletins. It is possible that the December 2011 Visa Bulletin would advance EB-2 India and China to at least March 1, 2008 or even further. Similar forward movement may be expected in the January 2012 and February 2012 Visa Bulletins."

Read the full analysis at:

http://www.laborimmigration.com/topics/visa-bulletin/

India EB2 Visa Bullentin Date and PD (2002-2011)

Handy Table to compare how the PD dates have moved over time.

India EB2 Visa Bulletin

Visa Bulletin Year	Visa Bulletin Month	Cut-Off Date (Y-M-D)
2011	11	2007-11-1
2011	10	2007-7-15
2011	9	2007-4-15
2011	8	2007-4-15
2011	7	2007-3-8
2011	6	2006-10-15
2011	5	2006-7-1
2011	4	2006-5-8
2011	3	2006-5-8
2011	2	2006-5-8
2011	1	2006-5-8
2010	12	2006-5-8
2010	11	2006-5-8
2010	10	2006-5-8
2010	9	2006-5-8
2010	8	2006-3-1
2010	7	2005-10-1
2010	6	2005-2-1
2010	5	2005-2-1
2010	4	2005-2-1
2010	3	2005-2-1
2010	2	22JAN05
2010	1	22JAN05
2009	12	2005-1-22
2009	11	2005-1-22
2009	10	2005-1-22
2009	9	2005-1-8
2009	8	2003-10-1
2009	7	2000-1-1
2009	6	2000-1-1
2009	5	2004-2-15
2009	4	2004-2-15
2009	3	2004-2-15
2009	2	2004-1-1
2009	1	2003-7-1
2008	12	2003-6-1
2008	11	2003-6-1
2008	10	2003-4-1
2008	9	2006-8-1
2008	8	2006-6-1
2008	7	2004-4-1
2008	6	2004-4-1
2008	5	2004-1-1
2008	4	2003-12-1
2008	3	U
2008	2	U
2008	1	2000-1-1
2007	12	2002-1-1
2007	11	2004-4-1
2007	10	2004-4-1
2007	9	2004-4-1
2007	8	U
2007	7	C
2007	6	2004-4-1
2007	5	2003-1-8
2007	4	2003-1-8
2007	3	2003-1-8
2007	2	2003-1-8
2007	1	2003-1-8
2006	12	2003-1-8
2006	11	2003-1-1
2006	10	2002-6-15
2006	9	U
2006	8	U
2006	7	01JAN03
2006	6	01JAN03
2006	5	2003-1-1
2006	4	2002-7-1
2006	3	2002-1-1
2006	2	2001-8-1
2006	1	2001-1-1
2005	12	2000-7-1
2005	11	1999-11-1
2005	10	1999-11-1
2005	9	C
2005	8	C
2005	7	C
2005	6	C
2005	5	C
2005	4	C
2005	3	C
2005	2	C
2005	1	C
2004	12	C
2004	11	C
2004	10	C
2004	9	C
2004	8	C
2004	7	C
2004	6	C
2004	5	C
2004	4	C
2004	3	C
2004	2	C
2004	1	C
2003	12	C
2003	11	C
2003	10	C
2003	9	C
2003	8	C
2003	7	C
2002	11	C
2002	10	C
2002	9	C
2002	8	C
2002	7	C
2002	6	C
2002	5	C
2002	4	C
2002	3	C
2002	2	C
2002	1	C

VISA BULLETIN PREDICTION FOR DECEMBER 2011

Lets first look at the VISA Bulletin for November 1 2011 from USCIS. If you notice the red numbers, you can realize that in November of 2011, they were processing November 1st 2007 applications (more accurately - Priority Dates). So, the gap is 4 years exactly.

In last 4-5 months the PD has advanced tremendously after remaining stagnant for a really long time. In the mean time, USCIS has also increased the number of H1b VISA in current year.

Most of the PREDICTION GURUs are expecting another impressive movement in December VISA Bulletin to may be May/June 2008.

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

Employment- Based	All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	01NOV07	01NOV07	C	C
3rd	22DEC05	22AUG04	22JUL02	22DEC05	22DEC05
Other Workers*	15NOV05	22APR03	15JUN02	15NOV05	15NOV05
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot Programs	C	C	C	C	C

we predict the movement will be to MARCH 08, 2012 for EB2 India.

What is Visa Bulletin?
US Visa Bulletin is released by USCIS within first two weeks of any given month. The Visa bulletin lists the current processing priority dates for I485 applications by USCIS. The Visa bulletin is released for the upcoming month. For example, Visa bulletin for Dec 2012 will be released around 10th Nov 2012. These discussions get muddled up along with numerous other discussions. Therefore we strive to maintain this forum area specific to Visa Bulletin discussions, questions and concerns.

Some statistics

All Certified PERM by Calendar Year of Receipt (PD) by FY of Approval

CHINA ----- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 --------- 186 ------- 8 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------------- 0 ------- 194
2006 ------- 3,053 ------ 39 ------ 16 ------- 3 ------------- 0 ----- 3,111
2007 ------- 3,607 --- 1,916 ----- 179 ----- 198 ------------- 5 ----- 5,905
2008 ----------- 0 --- 1,365 --- 1,915 ----- 666 ----------- 208 ----- 4,154
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 2 --- 2,169 ----------- 119 ----- 2,290
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --- 1,016 --------- 1,465 ----- 2,481
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ----------- 948 ------- 948
Total ------ 6,846 --- 3,328 --- 2,112 --- 4,052 --------- 2,745 ---- 19,083


INDIA ----- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 --------- 393 ------ 27 ------- 5 ------- 1 ------------- 0 ------- 426
2006 ------ 11,461 ----- 108 ------ 54 ------ 11 ------------- 1 ---- 11,635
2007 ------ 12,719 --- 8,335 ----- 962 --- 1,005 ------------ 51 ---- 23,072
2008 ----------- 0 --- 8,099 -- 10,358 --- 3,702 --------- 1,344 ---- 23,503
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 8 -- 15,054 --------- 1,388 ---- 16,450
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --- 9,157 -------- 12,683 ---- 21,840
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --------- 9,108 ----- 9,108
Total ----- 24,573 -- 16,569 -- 11,387 -- 28,930 -------- 24,575 --- 106,034


MEXICO ---- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 --------- 403 ------ 32 ------- 3 ------- 3 ------------- 1 ------- 442
2006 ------- 2,975 ----- 142 ------ 39 ------ 16 ------------- 3 ----- 3,175
2007 ------- 3,064 --- 1,409 ----- 141 ----- 126 ------------ 11 ----- 4,751
2008 ----------- 0 --- 1,861 ----- 591 ----- 878 ----------- 618 ----- 3,948
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 1 --- 1,787 ----------- 165 ----- 1,953
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ----- 496 ----------- 654 ----- 1,150
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ----------- 365 ------- 365
Total ------ 6,442 --- 3,444 ----- 775 --- 3,306 --------- 1,817 ---- 15,784


PHIL. ----- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 --------- 192 ------- 9 ------- 1 ------- 3 ------------- 0 ------- 205
2006 ------- 1,913 ------ 64 ------ 19 ------ 15 ------------- 0 ----- 2,011
2007 ------- 2,716 --- 1,519 ------ 99 ------ 84 ------------- 1 ----- 4,419
2008 ----------- 0 --- 1,403 --- 1,510 ----- 483 ----------- 173 ----- 3,569
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 2 --- 1,986 ------------ 98 ----- 2,086
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ----- 734 ----------- 917 ----- 1,651
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ----------- 396 ------- 396
Total ------ 4,821 --- 2,995 --- 1,631 --- 3,305 --------- 1,585 ---- 14,337


ROW ------- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 ------- 1,723 ----- 145 ------ 17 ------- 6 ------------- 1 ----- 1,892
2006 ------ 19,807 ----- 548 ----- 196 ------ 39 ------------- 3 ---- 20,593
2007 ------ 20,900 -- 11,545 --- 1,421 --- 1,313 ------------ 55 ---- 35,234
2008 ----------- 0 -- 10,631 -- 11,958 --- 5,213 --------- 2,066 ---- 29,868
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 5 -- 17,426 --------- 1,335 ---- 18,766
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --- 6,647 --------- 8,715 ---- 15,362
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --------- 5,008 ----- 5,008
Total ----- 42,430 -- 22,869-- 13,597 --- 30,644 -------- 17,183 --- 126,723


Ch & In. -- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 --------- 579 ------ 35 ------- 5 ------- 1 ------------- 0 ------- 620
2006 ------ 14,514 ----- 147 ------ 70 ------ 14 ------------- 1 ---- 14,746
2007 ------ 16,326 -- 10,251 --- 1,141 --- 1,203 ------------ 56 ---- 28,977
2008 ----------- 0 --- 9,464 -- 12,273 --- 4,368 --------- 1,552 ---- 27,657
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------ 10 -- 17,223 --------- 1,507 ---- 18,740
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 -- 10,173 -------- 14,148 ---- 24,321
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 -------- 10,056 ---- 10,056
Total ----- 31,419 -- 19,897 -- 13,499 -- 32,982 -------- 27,320 --- 125,117


ROW-M-P --- FY2007 -- FY2008 -- FY2009 -- FY2010 -- FY2011 Q1-Q3 -- CY Total
2005 ------- 2,318 ----- 186 ------ 21 ------ 12 ------------- 2 ----- 2,539
2006 ------ 24,695 ----- 754 ----- 254 ------ 70 ------------- 6 ---- 25,779
2007 ------ 26,680 -- 14,473 --- 1,661 --- 1,523 ------------ 67 ---- 44,404
2008 ----------- 0 -- 13,895 -- 14,059 --- 6,574 --------- 2,857 ---- 37,385
2009 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 8 -- 21,199 --------- 1,598 ---- 22,805
2010 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --- 7,877 -------- 10,286 ---- 18,163
2011 ----------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 ------- 0 --------- 5,769 ----- 5,769
Total ----- 53,693 -- 29,308 -- 16,003 -- 37,255 -------- 20,585 --- 156,844

ALL ------- 85,112 -- 49,205 -- 29,502 -- 70,237 -------- 47,905 --- 281,961