Friday, March 7, 2014

April 2014 Visa Bulletin

For March 2013 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2014/02/march-2014-visa-bulletin.html

April 2014 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from April 1 to April 30 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 22FEB07 22FEB07  22FEB07 01NOV93 01NOV01
F2A 08SEP13 08SEP13 08SEP13 15APR12 08SEP13
F2B 22OCT06 22OCT06 22OCT06 01MAY93  08JUN03
F3 15JUL03 15JUL03 15JUL03 22JUN93 22FEB93
F4 22NOV01 22NOV01 22NOV01 22NOV96 01OCT90

Employment Based:

Employment- Based All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China - mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 08MAR09 15NOV04 C C
3rd 01OCT12 01OCT12 15SEP03 01OCT12 15JUN07
Other Workers 01OCT12 01OCT12 15SEP03 01OCT12 15JUN07
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th
Targeted
Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
and Pilot Programs		 C C C C C

Link: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-for-april-2014.html

Also See:

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/09/nvc-consular-processing-steps.html

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51 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    Looks like April visa bulletin is released. http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-for-april-2014.html

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  2. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    It sure is.

    Interesting to see the dates moved again for EB3 ROW. Funny how they keep moving the dates. Hope there is not a major retrogression down the road. A few month retrogression would be ok. But hopefully not a big one.

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    1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 1:16 PM

      EB3 ROW moved by 1 month as Amazon had predicted. This is good news for everyone!!

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    2. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 1:32 PM

      It will not retrogress. It will continue on advancing slowly until SEPT 2014. For OCT 2014 I suspect it will become CURRENT. If you take a look at the recently released Demand Data.. there's no indication that the pipeline is even close to being at full capacity. Most EB3 applications are submitted by indian citizens - for which that queue is so long and has an almost inhumane backlog. For EB3ROW the queue is empty. The reason why it is moving slowly now and for a few more months is because it has moved lots since SEPT 2013. Over 3.5 Years. That's a lot. So it's possible that the 44K GC available for EB3ROW are all going to be used. Once OCT 2014 comes and there's a new allotment of 44K GC on the table it's very likely that it will be current or the backlog will be minimal - about 4 months. Which is meaningless taking into consideration the amount of time PERMS take to be certified.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 2:11 PM

    Hi Amazon, I wonder if 15 April 2008 PD will be current by April 2015? Highly hoping>>>

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    1. AmazonMarch 11, 2014 at 10:51 PM

      Different categories and countries would have different movement.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 3:14 PM

    Hi Amazon, Is there a possibility that EB3-PH will be current on May or July?

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    1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 4:16 PM

      Yes I'm curious too, will it reach sept2007 by around may-June Vb?

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  5. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 4:05 PM

    You are hoping it will progress about 7 years in 120 days? That's a looong shot.

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    1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 5:25 PM

      Yes, is it not highly probable that Apr/08 will be current by Apr/15 since June/07 is current now at Apr/14???

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  6. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    Hi Amazon, for EB-3 Philippines will it continue to 6 weeks monthly until December 2014?

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  7. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    Hi amazon,no more 8-10 mos jump as what predicted before?

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    1. HayabusaMarch 8, 2014 at 12:22 PM

      I think it was a little bit of a stretch to think that it would jump that much during the April/May bulletins. But if you go back and review the demand data, there really aren't that very many now, so most probably the dates would start jumping significantly as the fiscal year 2014 draws to a close, most probably between the July-September bulletins.

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    2. AnonymousMarch 8, 2014 at 1:23 PM

      Thank you

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    3. AnonymousMarch 8, 2014 at 11:55 PM

      Hi my pd is 4jan2002 of f4 catagory .i m from india so how long it will take to bcome current &after become current how long embassy take to set interview

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    4. AmazonMarch 11, 2014 at 10:45 PM

      I am still expecting EB3 Philippines to have a big jump. I will update the original blog post with new details from latest I-485 pending inventory.

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    5. AnonymousMarch 11, 2014 at 11:52 PM

      Thank you amazon..

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  8. AnonymousMarch 9, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    nvc just received our aos and iv docs... in case july 2014 will retrogress, any idea which date it will be back? is it same as mexico? thank u...

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    1. AmazonMarch 11, 2014 at 10:46 PM

      It would depend on which category (F1 to F4, EB1 to EB4) and country you have filed application under.

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    2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 6:00 PM

      im under f2a phils. pd oct 2012...

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    3. AmazonMarch 17, 2014 at 11:26 PM

      It is not yet clear on amount of retrogression in f2a category. I will have to wait for some more data.

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  9. UnknownMarch 10, 2014 at 4:34 AM

    Hey buddy don't b so negative july is far away. it will all depend on application received. there will b no movement till june. MY PD is June 12th 2013. I m still at NVC.got approved on nov 7th 2013.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    My pd june 2006. Please remove backlog. Fix ur immigration process

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  11. UnknownMarch 10, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    Still no good news for f2a... im really hoping the f2a to move forward because my pd is 20 sep 2013 or shoul i tell my dad to get a citizenship before it retrogress... got any advice ?

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  12. AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 1:50 PM

    when will EB2 india start moving?

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  13. AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 1:52 PM

    USCIS should limit porting. first come first serve

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  14. AnonymousMarch 11, 2014 at 2:42 PM

    Any predictions for May VB? Tnx

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    1. AmazonMarch 11, 2014 at 10:49 PM

      I will post it in 1-2 days.

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    2. joshMarch 12, 2014 at 4:30 PM

      Hi Amazon we r waiting 4 May 2014 VB Prediction. Thanks and god bless u

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    3. AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 2:51 AM

      Its already published;)

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  15. AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 1:31 AM

    Your calculator is not updated until now...why???

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  16. joshMarch 12, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    Hi Amazon i have a question
    My PD is June 12th 2013. Case been approved by NVC for f2a CAtegory. NVC emailed me that we are looking for an interview date at new delhi(INDIA) for your spouse.I got mail today on march 12th 2014. SO wat do reckon since May VB is not out and if they put interview in May and god forbid if VB retrogress in May then where i will stand. Or NVC already know in advance about VB and they only fix interview once they r sure abt the VB for that month. Thank youGod bless u

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    1. AmazonMarch 17, 2014 at 11:23 PM

      No worries, since the F2A category is not expected to retrogress in May 2014 visa bulletin.

      NVC can fix interview, but they cannot assign visas to applicants if visas are not available.

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    2. joshMarch 18, 2014 at 3:34 AM

      Thanks amazon 4 ur help. I appreciate it

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  17. AnonymousMarch 16, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    thank you Lord for the speedy movement. the waiting is worth it! thank you Amazon for the up to date information. God-send to us. God bless!!! :)

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    1. AmazonMarch 17, 2014 at 11:23 PM

      You are welcome anonymous :)

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    2. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 4:27 AM

      Hi amazon. Is there a possibility that our PD dec 2007 Phil will be current by June this year.thanks

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  18. AnonymousApril 1, 2014 at 8:19 AM

    my PD is oct 2008 EB2 india . Can i see it current in FY 2014?

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  19. I_loveAmericaApril 4, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    Hi amazon, is there any possibility that our PD this coming sept.18,2013 will be current this year?

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  20. AnonymousApril 8, 2014 at 4:44 AM

    Hi my pd is 50April 2010 of f3 catagory .i m from Albania(Europe) so how long it will take to bcome current &after become current how long embassy take to set interview

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  21. AnonymousApril 20, 2014 at 5:09 AM

    Hi amazon. How long do I have to wait if I am a case f2b with a priority date 03/23/2007?. Im from Guatemala. Thanks for your help.

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