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July Visa Bulletin - Visa Retrogression Continues

June 11, 2012

The Department of State’s July Visa Bulletin, released today, provides no surprises.  As predicted, there is a slowdown as the government approaches these last three months of its fiscal year.  Due to heavy demand against the annual 140,000 quota, priority dates in the EB-2 category, which were previously “current,” have now retrogressed to January 1, 2009.   EB-2 priority dates for Chinese and Indian nationals have already been unavailable.  There is only nominal movement in the EB-3 category.  The State Department warned that later this summer, if heavy demand continues, it may become necessary to make all EB-2 visa numbers unavailable prior to September 30, 2012, the end of the fiscal year. 

EB1 - all still current

EB2

All others – retrogress to January 1, 2009
China – Unavailable
India – Unavailable
Mexico – retrogress to January 1, 2009
Philippines – retrogress to January 1, 2009

EB3 
                               
All others - advancing approx. 6 weeks to July 22, 2006
China –advancing approx. 6 weeks to September 22, 2005
India –advancing 1 week to September 22, 2002
Mexico – advancing approx. 6 weeks to July 22, 2006
Philippines – advancing approx. 2 weeks to June 8, 2006

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