USCIS US Citizen I-129F, I-130 & I-485 Processing Statistics As Of 12/31/13

Please see below latest US Citizen Beneficiary Statistics released by USCIS:

USCIS I-130 - Immediate Relative Category Processing Statistics:

	CSC	VSC	National
All Other Pending	11,851	18,054	355,085
Customer action waiting	10.349	2,129	19,007
Completed	18,407	870	53,739
New receipts	76	3,651	39,218

CSC = California Service Center 
VSC = Vermont Service Center 
    
USCIS I-129F Processing Statistics:

	CSC	VSC	National
All Other Pending	2,345	1,608	11,259
Customer action waiting	1,653	237	2,575
Completed	1,835	668	4,473
New receipts	1,471	70	3,700

USCIS I-485 Processing Statistics: 

USCIS FB I-485 & I-130 Processing Statistics As Of 12/31/13

Please see below latest FB (family based) statistics released by USCIS:

USCIS I-130 - Preference Category Processing Statistics

	CSC	VSC	NSC	National
All Other Pending	2,699	12,923	0	22,862
Pending but adjudication deferred	338,461	121,670	6,137	471,355
Customer action waiting	16,103	7,202	2,032	25,476
Completed	11,381	6,163	3,215	21,817
New receipts	16,555	4,636	642	21,951

Volume in Texas Service Center (TSC) is currently low.

CSC = California Service Center
VSC = Vermont Service Center
NSC = Nebraska Service Center
 
USCIS FB I-485 Processing Statistics

USCIS EB I-140 and I-485 Processing Statistics As Of 12/31/13

USCIS EB I-140 Processing Statistics 

	TSC	NSC	National
Pending	8,986	2,559	11,597
Customer Action Wait	905	2,664	3,569
Completed	1,970	1,463	3,435
New Receipt	2,976	1,887	4,863

The number of completed cases in most categories decreased at both NSC and TSC in the last one month.

USCIS EB I-485 Processing Statistics

PERM Processing Statistics As Of 12/31/13

Immigrant And Non Immigrant Visa Category

Immigrant Visa Categories:

The chart below contains different purposes for immigrating to the United States, and the related immigrant visa categories for which information is available. Select a visa category below to learn more:

Immediate Relative & Family Sponsored	Visa Category
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen	IR1, CR1
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition	K-3 *
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S.	K-1 *
Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens	IR3, IH3, IR4, IH4
Certain Family Members of U.S. Citizens	IR2, CR2, IR5, F1, F3, F4
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents	F2A, F2B
Employer Sponsored – Employment
Employment-Based Immigrants, including(preference group): Priority workers [First] Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability [Second] Professionals and Other Workers [Third] Employment Creation/Investors [Fifth] Certain Special Immigrants: [Fourth]	E1 E2 E3, EW3 C5, T5, R5, I5 S (many**)
Religious Workers	SD, SR
Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters	SI
Iraqis Who Worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government	SQ
Afghans Who Worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government	SQ
Other Immigrants
Diversity Immigrant Visa	DV
Returning Resident	SB

Comprehensive Immigration Bill Update

While the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill in June last year, Republicans in the House, many of whom say they would not support a plan that includes a path to citizenship for people in the country illegally, have opted to take up the issue in a piecemeal fashion.

1. Border Security

Senate Bill:

• Increases spending by roughly $40 billion over the next decade to bolster border security, adding 20,000 new Border Patrol agents and 700 miles of fencing along the southern border. After border security goals are met, undocumented immigrants could begin the path to citizenship.
• Creates an exit system to confirm the departure of foreigners at airports and seaports.

  
House Bill/Action:

A statement of principles written by House Republican leadership and being circulated at a party retreat this week mentions that some kind of border security triggers must be included in an immigration overhaul, according to aides who have seen the document.

In May, the House Homeland Security Committee passed a bipartisan bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security to draft a plan within five years to achieve a 90 percent apprehension rate of those who attempt to cross the southern border illegally.

A comprehensive immigration bill unveiled by House Democrats last month also includes this legislation.

2. Legalization

March 2014 Visa Bulletin Analysis

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

Please see below analysis of March 2014 Visa Bulletin:

EB1: All EB1 categories are current and should continue to remain current for fiscal year. Demand continues to be around 1000-1200 every month.

EB2 ROW: This category continues to remain current. Demand in EB2ROW continues to be very low at an average of around 300 per month. This is good news for EB2 India and China, as they could get a higher spillover in FY 2014.

EB2 China: EB2 China also moved forward by 5 weeks. It should continue to move forward around 3 to 5 weeks per month. It is still be behind EB3 China which is ahead by more than 3 years.

EB2 India: There was no change in EB2 India movement. As we had mentioned earlier, there was huge retrogression in EB2 India due to large amount of porting from EB3 India to EB2 India. We have added a blog post exclusive to EB2 India movement in fiscal year 2014. Also please see this blog post for updates in EB2 (India, ROW and China) category.

April 2014 Visa Bulletin Predictions

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

For April 2014 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2014/03/april-2014-visa-bulletin.html

Please see April 2014 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based):

Quick Summary:

• EB1, EB4, EB 5: Current
• EB2 Rest Of World: Current
  EB2 China: 4-6 weeks (still behind EB3 China)
  EB2 India: 0 day. Please see article 1. Also see article 2.
• EB3 (ROW, China, Mexico): 0 to 1 month. Please see article.
  EB3 India:  0 to 1 week
  EB3 Philippines: 3 to 5 weeks. Please see article.
• FB categories: 1 to 5 weeks. Please see article.
• F2A: 0 day. Please see article.

Please Note: These numbers do not include the 10,000 additional unused visas from FB category to EB category.

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAR07	01MAR07	01MAR07	22OCT93	01SEP01
F2A	08SEP13	08SEP13	08SEP13	15APR12	08SEP13
F2B	08OCT06	08OCT06	08OCT06	01MAY93	08JUL03
F3	15JUL03	15JUL03	15JUL03	15JUN93	22FEB93
F4	22NOV01	22NOV01	22NOV01	22NOV96	22SEP90

Employment Based:

USCIS Visa Bulletin Predictions From April 2014 To June 2014

USCIS/DOS has released their prediction for April 2014 to June 2014 Visa Bulletin. Please see the details below for both employment based and family based categories.

FAMILY-sponsored categories (potential monthly movement):

Worldwide dates:

• F1:  Two to four weeks
• F2A:  No forward movement is expected
• F2B:  Four to seven weeks
• F3:  Four to six weeks
• F4:  Two or three weeks

EMPLOYMENT-based categories (potential monthly movement):

March 2014 Visa Bulletin

For February 2014 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2014/01/february-2014-visa-bulletin.html

March 2014 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from March 1 to March 31 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:
 

Family-Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01FEB07	01FEB07	01FEB07	15OCT93	15AUG01
F2A	08SEP13	08SEP13	08SEP13	15APR12	08SEP13
F2B	01SEP06	01SEP06	01SEP06	01MAY93	08JUN03
F3	15JUN03	15JUN03	15JUN03	08JUN93	15FEB93
F4	08NOV01	08NOV01	08NOV01	15NOV96	01SEP90

Employment Based:

March 2014 Demand data

Demand data is used by DOS to calculate the monthly visa bulletin dates. If you are not familiar with demand data, please see this article: What is Demand Data?

March 2014 Demand Data has been released. Please see details below.

As most of you know, they did not release demand data from December 2013 to February 2014.

USCIS US Citizen I-129F, I-130 & I-485 Processing Statistics As Of 11/30/13

Please see below latest US Citizen Beneficiary Statistics released by USCIS:

USCIS I-130 - Immediate Relative Category Processing Statistics:

	CSC	VSC	National
All Other Pending	14,175	14,598	368,386
Customer action waiting	4,000	2,180	9,139
Completed	7,679	939	39,274
New receipts	67	3,578	39,331

CSC = California Service Center 
VSC = Vermont Service Center 
    
USCIS I-129F Processing Statistics:

	CSC	VSC	National
All Other Pending	1,801	2,009	10,597
Customer action waiting	2,104	480	3,751
Completed	2,499	646	5,462
New receipts	1,285	50	3,453

USCIS I-485 Processing Statistics: 

USCIS FB I-485 & I-130 Processing Statistics As Of 11/30/13

Please see below latest FB (family based) statistics released by USCIS:

USCIS I-130 - Preference Category Processing Statistics

	CSC	VSC	National	NSC
All Other Pending	4,324	13,221	26,265	0
Pending but adjudication deferred	326,714	122,504	463,504	7,136
Customer action waiting	19,725	6,991	29,085	2,309
Completed	16,201	6,595	28,464	4,508
New receipts	17,121	4,200	22,117	659

Volume in Texas Service Center is very low.

CSC = California Service Center
VSC = Vermont Service Center 
 
USCIS FB I-485 Processing Statistics