Family-Based: (each month)
Worldwide dates:
FB-1: Up to five weeks
FB-2A: Could become “Current” at some point during the coming months.
FB-2B: Four to seven weeks
FB-3: Three to five weeks
FB-4: Three to five weeks
Employment-Based (each month)
EB-1: Current (All countries)
EB-2:
Worldwide: Current
China: Up to two months
India: At this time it appears that the availability of “otherwise unused”
Employment Second preference numbers will allow for movement of this cut-off
date in August and/or September. It is expected that such movement will generate
heavy new applicant demand, primarily by those who are upgrading their status
from the EB-3 category. A sustained level of heavy demand could impact the
cut-off date at some point during fiscal year 2014.
EB-3:
Worldwide: No additional movement. This cut-off date has advanced 18 months
during the past three months. Such rapid movement can be expected to generate a
significant amount of new demand, with the impact not being felt for three to
five months. Therefore, the cut-off date will be held until it can be determined
what level of demand is to be expected, and whether it is likely to be
sustained.
China: No additional movement
India: Up to three weeks
Mexico: No additional movement
Philippines: Up to two weeks
EB-4: Current
EB-5: Current
The above
projections for the Family and Employment categories are for what is likely to
happen during each of the next few months based on current applicant demand
patterns. Readers should never assume that recent trends in cut-off date
movements are guaranteed for the future, or that “corrective” action will not be
required at some point in an effort to maintain number use within the applicable
annual limits. The determination of the actual monthly cut-off dates is subject
to fluctuations in applicant demand and a number of other variables. Unless
indicated, those categories with a “Current” projection will remain so for the
foreseeable future.
For July 2013 Visa Bulletin, please see:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html