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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