China EB-2 and EB-3. In June, the final action date for both EB-2 and EB-3
China retrogressed to January 1, 2010. No forward movement in either of
these categories is expected for the rest of this fiscal year.
EB-2 Worldwide and India. It is likely that a cut-off date will be imposed
for EB-2 Worldwide by September due to sustained high demand. In May alone,
4,300 EB-2 numbers were used worldwide (including PRC and EB-2 India demand)
. The impetus for this demand is unclear; it is unlikely the result of EB-3
upgrades, since the EB-3 date has essentially been “current” for a long
time. In May, EB-2 numbers were allocated to more than 1,400 applicants with
priority dates of 2014 and earlier.
It is anticipated that EB-2 India’s final action date will remain one week
beyond EB-3 India through the rest of the fiscal year. Based on current
usage, there should be sufficient available unused EB-3 numbers worldwide to
enable moderate forward movement in India EB-3 in the month of September.