The Department of State ("DOS") has issued its January 2008 Visa Bulletin. Waiting periods for persons born in India in the EB-2 category will increase significantly due to continued high demand. In fact, waiting periods for the India EB-2 category will exceed those of the India EB-3 category.
Those with priority dates earlier than the cut-off dates below, or where noted as "current";, may file for an adjustment of status application in the month of January 2008. They may also be approved for an immigrant visa abroad:
|
EB-1
Worldwide: |
Current |
|
EB-2
Worldwide (excluding |
Current |
|
EB-2
|
January
1, 2003 (no movement) |
|
EB-2
|
January
1, 2000 (retrogression of two years) |
|
EB-3
Worldwide (excluding |
October
15, 2002 (forward movement of six
weeks) |
|
EB-3
|
November
1, 2001 (forward movement of two
weeks) |
|
EB-3
|
May
1, 2001 (no movement) |
|
EB-3
|
April
22, 2001 (no movement) |
|
EB-3
|
October
15, 2002 (forward movement of six
weeks) |
How This Affects You
The DOS reports in its January 2008 Visa Bulletin that it is likely the annual limit for EB-2 India will be reached within the next few months. If the annual allotment is exhausted, immigrant visas will be unavailable for those born in India and eligible for EB-2 classification for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2008.
The full January 2008 Visa Bulletin is available at the link below:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3897.html
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