今年8月的VB note：
D. CHINA-MAINLAND BORN EMPLOYMENT THIRD, AND THIRD
OTHER WORKER VISA AVAILABILITY
There was an extremely large increase in applicant demand reported for
consideration in the determination of the August cut-off dates. Therefore,
it has been necessary to retrogress the Employment Third, and Third Other
Worker cut-off dates to hold number use within the FY-2015 annual limit.
Every effort will be made to return those categories to the previously
announced July cut-off dates as quickly as possible under the FY-2016 annual
limits. Those limits will take effect October 1, 2015.
去年的8月VB note：
D. VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS
The China-mainland born Employment Third and Third Other Workers cut-off
dates have advanced for the month of August, and could do so again for
September. There are two reasons for this advance after the retrogression of
the cut-off date earlier this summer: 1) The heavy demand by applicants
with priority dates significantly (years) earlier than the previous cut-off
date has declined during the past two months, and 2) declining number use in
the Family preferences during May and June, combined with updated estimates
of such number use through the end of the fiscal year, has resulted in
availability of several hundred numbers for use in the China-mainland born
Employment Third preference.
During the past two months, the India Employment Second preference cut-off
date has advanced very rapidly based on the projected availability of "
otherwise unused" numbers under the worldwide preference limit. It must not
be assumed that this cut-off date will continue to advance at the same pace
during the coming months. A cut-off date does not mean that everyone with a
priority date before such cut-off date has already been processed to
conclusion. It remains to be seen how heavy the demand for visa numbers by
applicants will be in the coming months, and what the priority dates of such
applicants may be. Heavy demand by applicants with priority dates
significantly earlier than the established cut-off date is expected to
materialize within the next several months, at which time the cut-off date
is likely to retrogress significantly.
