EB-2 and EB-3 China: The EB-2 China Final Action Date will continue to lag
behind the EB-3 China Final Action Date in February, though the surge in EB-
2 demand seems to be abating. While demand was high for EB-2 China in
October, demand decreased in November by about half, and was relatively low
in December. Demand for EB-3 China is also on the low side, such that the
first quarter usage target for this category was not met. As a result, EB-3
China continues to advance, which may spur an influx of downgrades, which
could ultimately rebalance the two categories as we have seen over the past
two years. This rebalancing is expected to occur at some point over the next
few months. In the meantime, both EB-2 and EB-3 China are expected to
continue to advance in March.