Breaking News: October 2012 Visa Bulletin out, India EB 2 Retrogressed to September 2004
This is really not what we expected. While we see a progression on EB2 for other countries except India & China, India is the biggest loser on this Visa Bulletin. This is going to be a nightmare!
Employment- Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
1st | C | C | C | C | C |
2nd | 01JAN12 | 15JUL07 | 01SEP04 | 01JAN12 | 01JAN12 |
3rd | 22OCT06 | 08FEB06 | 15OCT02 | 22OCT06 | 01AUG06 |
Other Workers | 22OCT06 | 22JUN03 | 15OCT02 | 22OCT06 | 01AUG06 |
4th | C | C | C | C | C |
Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
5th Targeted EmploymentAreas/ Regional Centers |
C | C | C | C | C |
5th Pilot Programs | U | U | U | U | U |
*Employment Third Preference Other Workers Category: Section 203(e) of the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997, as amended by Section 1(e) of Pub. L. 105-139, provides that once the Employment Third Preference Other Worker (EW) cut-off date has reached the priority date of the latest EW petition approved prior to November 19, 1997, the 10,000 EW numbers available for a fiscal year are to be reduced by up to 5,000 annually beginning in the following fiscal year. This reduction is to be made for as long as necessary to offset adjustments under the NACARA program. Since the EW cut-off date reached November 19, 1997 during Fiscal Year 2001, the reduction in the EW annual limit to 5,000 began in Fiscal Year 2002.