What to Expect in the Visa Bulletin – as of July 2018
By ImmigrationGirl June 28, 2018 Green Card 3 Comments
The Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, Charles Oppenheim, at
the Department of State recently provided some insight to the American
Immigration Lawyers Association regarding priority dates and immigrant visa
availability in the coming months.
EB-1: expect retrogression for EB-1 Worldwide in either August or September.
It should then return to current in October. EB-1 China and India are
expected to remain at January 1, 2012 for the rest of the fiscal year. They
may become current again on October 1st depending on demand. If there is a
surge of filings in October, retrogression could occur again next fiscal
year at an earlier stage than previous years.
EB-2: Retrogression may be expected in August or September for EB-2
Worldwide due to increasing demand in recent weeks. If that occurs, it
should be back to current on October 1st. EB-2 China has had lower demand
due to hundreds of downgrades to EB-3. This has allowed EB-2 China to move
forward. EB-2 India is expected to remain at March 15, 2009 for the rest of
the fiscal year. No news was provided regarding where EB-2 India may end up
on October 1st.
EB-3: EB-3 China is expected to remain at January 1, 2013 for the rest of
the fiscal year. EB-3 China should return to June 1, 2015 in October. No
news is available for EB-3 India or Philippines.
EB-5 China is expected to remain at August 1, 2014 for the remainder of the
fiscal year.
This is all the information I have. As usual, I’ll keep you posted when I
have any more news!
