June 2008 Visa Bulletin // Discussion and Comments
UPDATE – Monday, May 12th — The June Visa Bulletin was published by the State Department. Thanks to Justin for the heads up.
June 2008 // Employment-Based Visa Bulletin:
June 2008 // Family-Based Visa Bulletin:
Source: state.gov
UPDATE – Friday, May 9th — Still no official June visa bulletin. As usual, the Mumbai Consulate has posted expected dates for the visa bulletin, see http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/cut_off_dates.html (thanks KY).
Update – Thursday, May 8th — I haven’t seen any commentary from State Department officials about predictions for the June visa bulletin. So the next best thing is the notes from the May visa bulletin, which discuss employment-based visa availability:
E. EMPLOYMENT VISA AVAILABILITY
Many of the Employment cut-off dates have continued to advance more rapidly than might ordinarily be expected. This is a result of consultations with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding their pending demand, which is currently using approximately 90% of all Employment numbers. USCIS has indicated that they would prefer to review a substantial number of cases at this time to ensure that number use in the various categories can be maximized. Should USCIS projections of the resulting number use prove to be incorrect it may be necessary to adjust the cut-off dates during the final quarter of FY-2008.
What does that mean? I think it means visa numbers could retrogress or even become unavailable in the June/July/August/September visa bulletins.
Stay posted for the June visa bulletin, and feel free to drop your comments below.
hi john,
i have seen sudden advancement in the priority dates recently.I remember in the past dates have gone in the opposite direction.what is the chance of that happening again?i am not very optimistic given their recent track record and looking at the recent rates of change in the pd over the last few years, looks like a good 8-9 year wait till i actually get the gc.
eb-2 priority date sept 2007.i-140 filed.
im hopeless now maybe i still have to wait another year
Hi John, my wife is in the F4 category and her priority date is in 6 month. We’ve just had a email from NVC saying they are awaiting a DS-3032 from us. We have never received one, so is this something I can print off and send in, or do I need to call them to send another ?? They are resending the I-864 to my brother-in-law as they had an old address, so this should be OK.
Also, what is the application process for me (beneficiaries husband) and our 2 kids. Is this something we perform at the same time when the priority date is finally current, or should we be doing something about this now ??
Pat.
ps. Great website !!!
Hi!
Do you know something about the CSPA rules? There was an IV Fee Bill for myself even if I’m over 21 y/o. I’m a derivative under F-4 Category and the PD is August 1986.
Hope someone can help me…
Thanks!
The I-485 processing date in Texas Service Center (that’s where my application is) has moved back to June 21, 2007 from June 29, 2007.
Is it another sign that priority dates might retrogress in upcoming months ?
Texas service senter is processing I-140 at a faster rate . Just got EB-2 approval today, receipt daye september,2007
Hi John,
I am from Nepal. I just got my EB2 based labor approved ( in 60 days). As my country of origin is Nepal, visa is current for EB2. So my lawyer just filed I-140 and I-485 concurrently. My H1 b is in 7th yr session and going to expire in Octobor 2008. So, it will be very kind if you can tell me- how long will it take to get 140 and I485 get approved? Thanks for the info in advance.
I’m in EB3 Mexico, 1995. My family and I
have been waiting for more than 10 years. Is there some hope it will reach that date by this year maybe before september?
my application is field on sept 2001when i shoud ecpect the visa
My F3 catagory aplication is field on sept 2001,my nationalty Indian
Whan i should except the visa
I am a Greek citizen and my father who is a US permanent resident has filed a petition for me that has been approved. My priority date is October 2002. I would like to know when I should expect a visa number to be available for me.
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hello JOHN,
I’m from phils and under the category of EB3.. We had our interview last week. The consul hold our visa due to the reason that my husband was not a NCLEX passer . They gave us a blue copy stating our lacking documents for submission. My concern right now if this coming july will retrogress, is there chances that our petition will affect also that retrogress? My husband is planning to take his NCLEX next month. I know you can give a good advice to us… more power and god bless
maria. does your husband hold a visascreen certificate? as far as i’m concerned visascreen is needed to obtain visa and not nclex. you can obtain visascreen if you pass either cgfns or nclex. pls. clarify your stand so we may help you.
To Owell,
Wer done of our interview and sad to say that the consul hold us because they want my husband to take NCLEX here in phils. My husband submitted already is visa screen during our interview. I hope it is clear for you. Thanks and more power
What’s the use of manila nclex center if the husband say he will take it in the US?According to the NVC petition only nurses not nurse in the Philippines but US nurse registered. In the past visa screen is applicable with cgfns exam, but the results are disappointing because the petitioned nurse cant practice as a nurse because he/she isn’t registered in the state. So what did the Petitioned nurse do? Nursing Aid. Did it help the US of their Nursing shortage? No.
hi maria,
that’s what happened to my friend, her interview was way before she took her NCLEX, she was told that the visa will be issued as soon as she pass her exam, so i think you dont have to worry…
fyi, she’s now in the US for nearly 2 yrs…
good luck!
hello rnopy0writer
Its consul’s descision to hold our visa temporary. She wants my husband to take NCLEX in phils and we can’t insist if its the decision of the consul. In short the consul is not a family person. Thank you for sharing your knowlegde. god bless and more power
hello iyamims,
If you don’t mind ur friend how long did she wait after she pass her NCLEX and get a visa? Coz next month the EB3 will be available and we might affected that retrogression… Thanx and god bless