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EB-2 Visa Retrogression Hits for Indian and Chinese Nationals

May 10, 2012 | Tags: EB-2

The State Department has released the June Visa Bulletin (PDF).  As anticipated, visas in the EB-2 category are now “unavailable” for Indian and Chinese nationals and are expected to remain so until October 1.  The bulletin warns there might be a cutoff in the EB-1 category by the end of the fiscal year, “in an effort to limit number use within the annual numerical limit.”

EB-1

  • All still current

EB-2

  • All others — Still current
  • China — Now UNAVAILABLE; had been at August 15, 2007
  • India — Now UNAVAILABLE; had been at August 15, 2007
  • Mexico — Still current
  • Philippines — Still current


EB-3

  • All others — Advances 5 weeks to June 8, 2006
  • China — Advances 4 months to August 8, 2005
  • India — Advances 1 week to September 15, 2002
  • Mexico — Advances 5 weeks to June 8, 2006 
  • Philippines — Advances 3 weeks to May 22, 2006

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