107 responses so far ↓

• 1 CADude // Apr 4, 2008 at 11:25 pm

  Thanks John for opening this one up.
  While waiting on John’s comments and predictions on the EB3 ROW in May VB, does anyone else have any relevant information on the topic from some official article or other reliable source of information. Thanks all!

• 2 paul kim // Apr 5, 2008 at 3:46 am

  i live in south korea .i applied other workers
  i was waiting for three years. my PD is september, 2003, how long will i wait from now,and what do you think of other workers progress within this year.thank for your response.

• 3 che-che // Apr 5, 2008 at 2:59 pm

  hi john, when do u think the may VB will come up? I hope there will be movement again for EB3…

• 4 san // Apr 7, 2008 at 3:54 pm

  India
  EB-1 - C
  EB-2 - Dec 2003
  EB-3 - Jan 2002

  Just a prediction… let’s see

• 5 pretty1021 // Apr 7, 2008 at 3:58 pm

  what’s the next visa bulletin? will it include pd 2006? my pd is nov 2006 and i wish there will be some movements on E3 category

• 6 CADude // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:14 pm

  John has been too busy lately. For once, we might actually get the VB before John gets to comment

  No offense John, I really appreciate the time you put in to this post.

• 7 John C // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:25 pm

  I don’t predict any movement for the EB3 category in the May visa bulletin. The numbers jumped forward in the March and April bulletins, and we’ve been told by State Department officials (in visa bulletin notes) and AILA that the movement was an effort to preempt unused numbers at the end of the fiscal year. So my prediction is modest, if any, movement in the EB3 category.

  @Paul Kim: I’m not familiar with the “Other Worker” category. The numbers are so limited I wouldn’t expect much movement.

• 8 MMS // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:26 pm

  Hello John,

  Glad to be back for the predictions and thanks again for having this. Below is my prediction for category effecting my case.

  Rest of the World:

  EB3 Dec 2005/Jan 2006

  P.S. If it was in my hand, I would have made it Current

• 9 MMS // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  John, your comment makes more sense, I was going by what happened last year and hoping that the movement will continue (but not that dramatic)

• 10 lostboy // Apr 7, 2008 at 6:48 pm

  John,
  Your predicting no major change / movement in EB category so May VB is expected to be out early? Did I get this right?

• 11 CADude // Apr 7, 2008 at 8:15 pm

  Hi John,

  Your earlier comment suggests that the visa numbers have already been reached for this FY if the “preemptive” move has been already satisfied by the two bulletin movements in March and April. Is there a source of info where one can see how many visa numbers have been used so far for each category and what is still available for consumption in the future?

  Thanks!

• 12 david // Apr 7, 2008 at 10:24 pm

  hi john
  Whats your prediction for FB1 category.
  thanks

• 13 wuwu :) // Apr 8, 2008 at 4:45 am

  ROW PHILS EB3 JAN/FEB 06
  I think the rest would move another 6 months

  Just Guessing Peace!

• 14 jen // Apr 8, 2008 at 4:08 pm

  Here’s an article from ilw.com: external link to article.

  [Editorial Note: Jen was kind enough to post the full article in her comment, but I replaced it with a single link to the full article. -John]

• 15 j.k.dave // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:31 am

  Dear Sir.
  What Your Prediction For F/3 Category.
  my P/D OCT-2000.

• 16 mygccard // Apr 9, 2008 at 2:34 pm

  John,

  What’s your prediction for EB2….(India)…

• 17 Carlos // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:32 pm

  John,

  Please, ¡Speak up!
  Thanks

• 18 che-che // Apr 10, 2008 at 3:47 am

  its disheartening to hear that May visa bulletin for EB3 wont move, but im still hoping for the best..

• 19 Ron // Apr 10, 2008 at 5:09 am

  John,
  Any forward movement for EB3 philippines this May & June?

• 20 Gary B // Apr 10, 2008 at 7:27 pm

  John, can you please tell me why most visa forums focus on EB visas? Seldom if ever do I see discussions and questions regarding family based visas. Furthermore, I never see any predictions regarding the movement of visas in the FB catagories.

• 21 AG // Apr 10, 2008 at 8:03 pm

  The EB3 for India is going to Dec’03 in May ‘08
  Bulletin (Insider info)

• 22 ONM // Apr 11, 2008 at 1:26 am

  AG,
  I laud your optimism! Would it be alright if I asked you about the source?
  Whether or not this comes true in 96 hours, thank you for suffusing the thread with some much needed optimism (especially since the moderator is MIA … ) Good luck and prayers, everyone!

• 23 Spitzer // Apr 11, 2008 at 2:12 am

  India and China EB2 could become unavailable for the rest of this fiscal year. This is my prediction based on what Charles Oppenheim says in the meeting.

• 24 che-che // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:11 am

  my prediction for VB this may for EB3 for philippines would be july 2007..a 2 year leap..hehehe..i will rather be optimistic about the movement…

• 25 VI // Apr 11, 2008 at 1:39 pm

  John, do you know what was the total number of I130 filed for family based categories? Is this information publicly available? Do you know what the trend has been in I130 filings for 2000-2003??

• 26 CHRISTINE // Apr 11, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  VB for May posted

  EB3 moved to March 06 for rest of the world

  mumbai.usconsulate.gov/cut_off_dates.html

• 27 John C. // Apr 11, 2008 at 5:19 pm

  Good stuff, Christine. I’m going to post your link in the main post above temporarily until the main visa bulletin is released.

• 28 KY // Apr 11, 2008 at 6:51 pm

  The main visa bulletin has been just released:
  http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4205.html

• 29 VI // Apr 11, 2008 at 6:53 pm

  I am not sure why the link I posted has disappeared. All it was was a link to a bulletin board thread to discuss family based immigration issues. Like GARY B noted, information about family based immigration is very limited and the coverage is not nearly as extensive as for employment based immigration. I thought Internet was all about open sharing of information and here I find out that it is censored. If family based immigration is not to be addressed on this website please specify that this is employment-specific discussion and that no links to external boards should be posted here.
  Thanks!

• 30 KY // Apr 11, 2008 at 6:54 pm

  It’s time to start June 2008 predictions discussion

• 31 Chachu // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:03 pm

  VI, they usually remove liks that can divert ppl from their visabulletin.com to some other web site.
  Last month I posted the same link to mumbai consulate and that was removed and this month John is thanking some one for posting the same link.

• 32 John C. // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:07 pm

  Thanks for the heads up, KY! I just posted the May Bulletin above.

  @VI: The link you posted “disappeared” because I did not think it was a quality link so I removed it. The internet is all about sharing information but this is my website and I reserve the right to censor anything in order to promote only *quality* content. I will let just about anything through, but I will scrutinize any outbound link from this website because outbound links reflect upon the quality of *this* site. I don’t think that is unreasonable.

• 33 John C. // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:19 pm

  Chachu, see my response to VI directly above. I remove links that I don’t think will be useful to visitors. But as you might have seen recently, I will actually add links to other sites that I think will be useful. See my response to Jen above.

  I removed your link last month because the official visa bulletin had already been posted (making your link useless). Please don’t take it personally if I remove or edit your link. I am not doing it for my own personal gain. I am doing it because I think my edits will help put the most relevant content at your fingertips.

• 34 John C. // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:38 pm

  Thanks for your patience everyone. I didn’t respond directly to a lot of comments asking for predictions because I knew the May Visa Bulletin would be posted soon and my predictions would be useless.

  @MMS: Turns out I was wrong about the EB3 ROW prediction. Your prediction was a lot closer. This is another example of the State Department saying one thing, but doing another.

  @Lostboy: There was some movement in the EB3 category (depending on where you’re from). See the main post above for the dates.

  @CADude: I don’t know of any source for the actual numbers. Sometime the State Department puts out numbers and AILA picks it up. If I see any numbers, I’ll post them.

  @Wuwu: The cutoff dates moved more than you predicted (and a lot farther than I predicted). See dates above.

  @Che-Che: I’m happy to say I was wrong and the EB3 dates moved. I hope the movement helped you.

  @Gary B: I think that family based visas are overlooked on a lot of visa forums because the forums are usually setup by immigration lawyers and most of those immigration lawyers target employment-based cases. I am guilty of this as well. That said, I appreciate your comment and I’ll do my best to address family-based issues whenever possible.

  @AG: Turns out your inside information wasn’t accurate.

  @ONM: Very good question, always ask the source of anyone who claims to have inside information (no offense AG).

  @Spitzer: EB2 actually moved another month for India/China in the May Visa Bulletin!

  @VI: I don’t know the total numbers for I-130 filings. If I come across anything, though, I’ll post it.

• 35 Moi // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:40 pm

  Hi John,

  Are you going to answer the questions on the April Visa bulletin discussions thread?? We’ve all been waiting for your answers its been over 3 weeks now!

  Thanks!!

• 36 John C. // Apr 11, 2008 at 7:42 pm

  Yes, Moi. Thanks for your patience! I’m actually working on those responses right now.

• 37 Gary // Apr 11, 2008 at 11:55 pm

  John & Everyone, in an attempt to predict when my stepdaughter’s priority date will be current I created a spreadsheet based on 2007 to 2008 showing the days the PD advanced each month for FB-1 in Europe. The days advanced were as follows; 2007 Feb 9, Mar 0, Apr 7, May 7, Jun 16, July 30, Aug 38, Sept 53, Oct 37, Nov 30, Dec 31, 2008 Jan 24, Feb 7, Mar 7, Apr 7, May 15. OBVIOUSLY, the priority dates in 2007 advanced rapidly from June to Jan. I don’t know if the pattern will hold true, but it should give hope to those who only see one day or one week advances. Check your own classification and area to compare.

• 38 Carmen Pilapil // Apr 12, 2008 at 1:08 am

  God Bless!!… Hurray!!! EB3 Phils at Mar06 cut off. My PD is July 06, 4 mos more and all July PD will be current!
  Let us not stop praying ang asking God’s help for this to happen. Everything is possible, please… no more negative predictions, let’s all hope for the best for everyone’s lives depends on the PD cut off.

• 39 che-che // Apr 12, 2008 at 2:07 am

  thank God!! the bulletin move for philippines!!!!

• 40 Carmen Pilapil // Apr 12, 2008 at 3:47 am

  Hi Che-che., what’s ur priority date? are you fromt eh Philippines? Do you think the June Bulletin will further move the cut off dats?
  Hi John.. ur predictions please…

• 41 che-che // Apr 12, 2008 at 4:22 am

  hi ms.carmen, yup i am from phil..well..my papers are still on nebraska service center. my receipt notice is on may 9, 2007. so i pressume my pd will be mostly around may 2007 also. am i right? so everytime the VB move, im so happy until it will reach around 2007. im praying so hard that this june, will leap for another year!!..

• 42 jen // Apr 12, 2008 at 6:03 am

  I’m so happy that there’s movement in the EB3 for the Philippines despite all the predictions that there wouldn’t be. But I’m so afraid that the movement will stop short of my PD (June 2007, but it’s already approved and with the NVC). Does anyone think my PD has a chance of becoming current this year?

  Che-che, has your petition been approved yet?

• 43 jo // Apr 12, 2008 at 6:04 am

  I’m so happy that the May VB moved by 8 months. Do you think before end of the year it will be current( open for 2008 application)? What will be your prediction? or guess? Thanks!

• 44 Rizi // Apr 12, 2008 at 6:19 am

  I think we are going to see about the same situation as last July. As it was curent for all in july so there must not be many left how didn’t file for I-485 with PD earlier than april or may 2007. So USCIS should not be reciving a whole lot of application untill the PD will become some where around June 2007. I strongly belive that the PD will aleast go until end of Dec 2007 for FY 2008.

• 45 sim // Apr 12, 2008 at 9:50 am

  my pd is sep 2003 as greencard holder spouse when will my visa comes ?

• 46 losie // Apr 12, 2008 at 9:51 am

  my pd is sep 2003 as greencard holder spouse when will my visa comes ?

• 47 edz // Apr 12, 2008 at 11:30 am

  hello john, I am an RN & my PD is august24,2005 eb3 Philippines. Why is it that until now my friends and I with the same PD have not been interviewed or even scheduled to be interviewed yet? the may visa bulletin shows that there is availability of visa until march 1,2006. i had emailed NVC & they replied that i am eligible for futher processing & that they will send instructions to my petitioner or the lawyer of record but until now there is no news yet in our case. thanx so much john, God bless you more & more…

• 48 che-che // Apr 12, 2008 at 3:15 pm

  hi jen..nope i havent been approved yet. as i checked on the nebraska service center, they are still processing february 28, 2007. mine is may 9, 2007 stated on the receipt notice. have u been approved already? I guess nebraska is quite slow on processing the papers on their center. I wish they could move their processing time frames faster just like texas service center.

• 49 ONM // Apr 12, 2008 at 5:53 pm

  Dear John,
  Feb 2002 by Oct 2008 for EB 3 I?!!
  I guess I learned my lesson, sometimes it’s best to not know…
  I need to wake up every morning for the next 2 years and say this in my head - “patience pays”.

• 50 maeve // Apr 12, 2008 at 9:44 pm

  Hi jonh,
  My PD is oct 10 of 2007 in EB3 cathegory. I would like to change employer, is that possible?or will i have to file for another I-140?

• 51 Mel // Apr 12, 2008 at 10:03 pm

  John, I’m so pleased about the May Visa bulletin! My PD is Jan. 06 so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I’ll be seeing my GC soon.

  Is it true that in order for your GC to be approved you must first be over the 180 day name check policy (which I am), you must be within processing time (which I’m not, my RD is Aug. 07) and your PD must be current (which i am)?

  So does this mean that I have to wait for the April processing time to come out and see if I’m within processing time in order for my GC to be approved?

  Looking forward to your response, More power!

• 52 MMS // Apr 13, 2008 at 1:04 am

  I just hope that they stay on the same pace and Retrogression disappears by the end of this year.

  Unlikely but still hopeful!

• 53 che-che // Apr 13, 2008 at 3:27 am

  John how is FBI name checks are done? is it before your approval of petition? or right after approval of petition and your PD is already current? its 180 days, so its about 6 months to wait..thank you

• 54 PVV // Apr 13, 2008 at 7:17 am

  if EB3 for Philippines will continue to move in the same trend each month for the next 6months, it would be current by october or november 2008….fingers crossed
  what do you think john?

• 55 hiba // Apr 13, 2008 at 5:06 pm

  Hey, I have a question. If my priority date is 1995 for mexico. Well it take around three years for it to reach that date? Well the dates ever speed up?

• 56 Joseph S // Apr 14, 2008 at 2:41 pm

  Hi John,
  Another question, I’m EB3 ROW with PD December 2003 waiting for consular processing for me and my wife (no kids so far) with both DS-230 already sent.
  What happens if I want to start growing my family before I get the Green Card? If the child is born before my interview will I be able to include him/her when I get the Green Card and he/she will also receive it? If not (can’t be included in my current process), what’s the scenario for the child? Can he/she move with me? then what?
  Thank you again for taking time to answer us….

• 57 Carmen Pilapil // Apr 14, 2008 at 3:02 pm

  Hi Edz… I read your comment and I just want to clear up things that your PD is Aug. 2005, the last VB was only until July 05, so your PD that time was not yet current, but now, on the May VB, it is because it’s already current now, expect to ahve your interview maybe by this coming months.

• 58 Carlos T // Apr 14, 2008 at 4:43 pm

  My priority date became current with this visa bulleting (EB3 - All other countries - 01MAR06) my priority date was 06OCT05; does anyone know how it takes to finalize the process at this point - i.e., How long until I get the Green Card?
  Thanks!

• 59 Bo2oy_Phil // Apr 14, 2008 at 11:44 pm

  My prediction is by the end of fiscal year, all 2006 PD under EB3 will be current.!!

• 60 che-che // Apr 15, 2008 at 4:12 am

  june visa bulletin for EB3 will be current!!!!

• 61 wuwu :) // Apr 15, 2008 at 4:34 am

  ROW/PHILS EB3 -Sept 07

  just hoping

• 62 che-che // Apr 15, 2008 at 5:39 am

  john, what’s your prediction for EB3 philippines this june VB? thanks…

• 63 che-che // Apr 15, 2008 at 6:15 am

  last question john, as i read back on the visa bulletins last year pertaining on EB3 philippines, i observed that the availability of visas are not consistent..example:
  may 2007 for EB3 phil: 01AUG03
  june 2007 for Eb3 phil: 01JUN05
  july 2007 for EB3 phil: Current
  august 2007 ebr phil: unavailable
  september 2007 eb3phil: 01AUG02
  october 2007 ebr3 phil: 01AUG02

  and now basing back on the bulletins we have now, we are nearing to 2007 PD’s. should we be worried that the PDs could regress back to unavailability or go backward for 2 years? i hope not..or the consular office had already solved the problem..thank you so much..

• 64 Sylvia Tan // Apr 15, 2008 at 8:12 am

  Hi Mr. John,

  My visa category: F4 – Brothers and Sisters of U.S. Citizens
  I am from Malaysia. Received a letter from National Visa Center informed - my priority date is Feb 13 2006.

  I am wondering how long I have to wait for my case. By checking on the Visa Bulletin every month, the progress of the processing for the category F4 is tremendously slow.

  Can you please help? At least let me know how many years I have to wait. I really hope I can migrate to U.S.A sooner possible .Thanks in advance.

• 65 edz // Apr 15, 2008 at 9:17 am

  Hello Carmen, thank you for your insight. I am a little bit anxious coz its been so long not only to me but to all of us. I know that God has a timetable for each of us when to go to the USA. I therefore rest my case and leave to God the go signal. I pray that it will be soon to all of us. I will give my updates hopefully sooon. Godspeed.

• 66 melo // Apr 15, 2008 at 12:54 pm

  hi john, im melo from phils. our priority date for EB3 is already current which is November 2005. Me and my husband with 2 kids already sent our ds-230 last june 2007 and we havent receive any notice fron NVC. When do you think the NVC will notify us ? How long will it take. I wil be very glad for your response. Thx and god bless!

• 67 jen // Apr 15, 2008 at 2:19 pm

  Legislation to recapture unused visas for H1 and EB categories from previous fiscal years has been introduced in the Senate. It’s called GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2008. Let’s all hope it will be passed by the US Senate and the US Congress in turn. Here’s a link to the provisions of the bill.

  http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ForPress.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=39c4cd1a-802a-23ad-4d63-7b0adab48b23

• 68 che-che // Apr 15, 2008 at 3:57 pm

  thanks jen for the info… Hopefully they would recapture the unuse visa…u have links for updates on retrogression? God bless our PD’s

• 69 gica // Apr 15, 2008 at 11:58 pm

  hi john, i was told to submit waiver 237H for my father but can’t find any form in the net but uscis advised him to download but we still can’t find it pls. help us with this thanks in advance

• 70 meyan // Apr 16, 2008 at 2:34 am

  Hi John! I’m a pharmacist in VA right now and I have a PD of December 2006. I’m curious about how PERM will affect the movement of priority dates in the future. I know sometime in 2006 (correct me if I’m wrong), regular processing was discontinued and PERM was the only option. I wonder if that would impact the number of visas available from hereon…

  Thanks!

• 71 meyan // Apr 16, 2008 at 2:35 am

  John, sorry, I’m under EB3, Phils…

• 72 ida // Apr 16, 2008 at 3:51 am

  hi john,

  I posted a question before, I have an approved I-140 with wrong priority date. The priority date on that I-140 is August 2005. The correct priority date should be Aug. 2004. In july 2007 when EB visa is current my lawyer advise to file for a new I-140 concurrent with I-485. Now that the visa bulletin for May 2008 has a priority date of March 2006 EB3 Philippines. Is it ok to apply for a new I-485 using the old approve I-140. Would there be problems if I do this.

  Thank you very much and best regards

• 73 HarGan // Apr 17, 2008 at 5:49 pm

  Hi John,

  I applied for I-140 5 months ago, do you know I can apply 140 in premium process?
  I applied in regular process as at that time 140 premium process was stopped for some time, are they taking premium process?

  My priority date is in oct. 2007, when it will be current, any idea? do you think it will be current in this year or not? any approximate idea?

  Thanks

• 74 ktsky // Apr 17, 2008 at 9:04 pm

  Hi maeve,
  I have been looking for a sponsor for EB3 since Aug 2007 but no luck. But apparently, you got sponsorship and a PD date of Oct 2007. Any suggestion?
  Thanks.

• 75 wuwu :) // Apr 18, 2008 at 12:28 am

  So sorry correction for my prediction

  ROW EB3 PHILIPPINES: SEPT 2006

  BETTeR IF it would be CURRENT for everyone :)… I maybe dreaming but hey, nothing is impossible, right John?

• 76 Tim // Apr 18, 2008 at 5:09 pm

  Hello! I’m in eb3 category world wide, consular processing (I’m not in the US) and my PD is September, 2005. Last year in July I received the package nr 3 to send the ds and copy of passport, etc. After the date was unavailable, I got my package back with all the documents and a letter that says there is no visa available. Is anyone knows how long time I have to wait until get package nr 3 again and what are the steps that I must to follow? Have any idea when I can come back to US?? I try to be strong and wait, but I feel like have no more power!! Thank you in advance for any advices and God Bless you John for this wonderful site!

• 77 edz // Apr 19, 2008 at 12:33 pm

  Hi john, My PD is Aug, 2005 EB3 Phil . I am very confused right now. I have emailed NVC of my status and they replied as of now that they are still waiting for my DS230. When in fact I have passed my Ds 230 & of my dependents with all the requirements on November 2006 and in july 2007 I have passed another Ds230 with all the requirements because NVC requested for an update. Then why is it that they are telling me that they are still waiting for my DS230. Could it be that they have lost all the documents I sent to them? And if I passed will I wait for some more like eternity again… Thanks so much John I will wait for your reply.

• 78 Belinda // Apr 19, 2008 at 7:22 pm

  hi john,

  thanks for all of your help! the community loves you!
  I am FB1 - rest of world. PD is 04/08/02. Literally a month away from being current. When do you think that the visa bull. will reach my date? Any hope for this year? THANKS SO MUCH and i look forward to hearing your thoughts!

• 79 Joshi // Apr 20, 2008 at 2:14 pm

  Hello Mr. John:

  My priority date is July 2003 from India. I have filed for my I-485 and my I-140 is approved. What are the predictions of getting something this year? I appreciate all of your help. Thank you once again.

• 80 amor // Apr 20, 2008 at 11:29 pm

  june vb if not sept 06, its current

• 81 Sercan Ekrem Tonbul // Apr 21, 2008 at 12:02 pm

  Hello Mr. John,
  I have applied for green card in 2003.My aplication was submited on Jan. 2004. I got my work authorization and social on 10/2007 and I went for my finger prints.I have sent I-485 on August 2007. When will I receive my green card?Thank you very much.

• 82 Mel // Apr 21, 2008 at 9:39 pm

  Just wanted to let everyone know that processing times for April is now posted on the USCIS website. Nebraska EB3 is on July 11,2007. Sigh…my RD is Aug. 10 - guess I’ll be waiting for next month’s processing time and keep my fingers crossed that June Visa Bulletin doesn’t retrogress.

• 83 jo // Apr 22, 2008 at 1:10 am

  Hey guys, John is not answering all our queries. Where is he?

• 84 che-che // Apr 22, 2008 at 2:54 am

  hi mel, i want to ask..because everytime i check for nebraska service center, and im at the eb3, i always check for the 140-immigrant petition for alien worker, at the classification of skilled worker. and i saw that it still on march 10, 2007. My pd is on may 9, 2007. and i saw your thread that eb3 is on july. 11, 2007 under the application to register permanent residence or to adjust status. at the classification of employment based classification.

  my receipt notice says that my section is skilled worker or professional..or those who have already been approved and the status need to be adjusted is totally different from my petition?

  could someone answer? john is not around..thanks…

• 85 Lorelie // Apr 22, 2008 at 5:11 am

  hello everybody,
  my PD is Feb 2006, EB3, phil; my receipt notice from NVC was JULY 2, 2007. in the bulletin today NVC processed up to July 11, 2007. but when i check online, it says, they received my adjustment of status on July 26, 2007. ( i am confuse).
  can you guys tell me if my case will be process this coming month? (May)

• 86 Sercan Ekrem Tonbul // Apr 22, 2008 at 11:56 am

  hi Lorelie,
  This is Sercan. I dont know if they will process it. Because they are reviewing June 2007 right now. Go to this web site where you can see the date that they are reviewing. Where are they processing your papers?
  https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp

• 87 FD // Apr 23, 2008 at 2:41 am

  Hello Lorelie:
  I’m in a similar situation as you are. My PD is July 08, 2005 and my NVC was July 2, 2007, but the online status shows august 10, 2007. I think they just made a mistake in the online status. I think we might get lucky in May and get our permanent residency.

• 88 Mel // Apr 25, 2008 at 3:08 am

  che-che, if your 140 is already approved you should be looking at the adjustment of status dates (485). Your PD is still not current as of the last Visa Bulletin but check your RD (receipt date) to see if it’s within processing times. you still have to wait for your PD to be current though. hope this helps.

• 89 CADude // Apr 25, 2008 at 7:05 am

  Hi John,

  Are you on vacation? If so, enjoy your time off. If not, would you please open up the June bulletin with your regular insightful comments and predictions?
  As always, thank you for your time.

• 90 John C. // Apr 27, 2008 at 4:09 am

  @Jen: I don’t think your PD will become current this year. EB3 Philippines for June 2007 is far off. Hopefully I’m wrong.

  @Jo: I don’t think there is any chance, but stranger things have happened.

  @Rizi: A lot of people weren’t able to file last July for a variety of reasons.

  @Sim: What is your country of origin?

  @Losie: Ask Sim.

  @Edz: When the visa bulletin moves forward, it takes some time for the agencies and their employees to do the necessary.

  @ONM: I’m guess wrong a lot.

  @Maeve: Need a lot more facts. And this type of question depends on your individual situation.

  @Mel: Congrats about your priority date. Your assessment sounds about right. I don’t think the process is as exact as you’ve put it, but be on alert for any developments.

  @MMS: Hopeful, indeed.

  @Che-Che: Here’s some information about FBI name checks. And regarding your other comment, anything can happen.

  @PVV: MMS said it best.

  @hiba: The dates change without notice.

  @Joseph S: Have you checked with the consulate?.

  @Carlos T: The times vary a lot.

  @Sylvia Tan: Hi. It’s impossible to foresee that far out. But you might seek out an alternative strategy if you hope to immigrate faster.

  @melo: Hi. Your priority just became current in the May visa bulletin. Even assuming your case is ready for adjudication, it takes time (weeks to months) to receive notification. Let us know what happens.

  @Gica: Have you received any instructions from USCIS? Your father’s situation depends on a lot on his individual situation. You might be looking for this form, but I’m not sure.

  @Meyan: PERM started in 2005. It can speed up the first step of the GC process.

  @ida: That’s a question for your lawyer…

  @HarGan: Premium Processing is still not available for I-140s at this time.

  @Tim: Let us know if you receive something.

  @edz: This is something that you need to clear up with the NVC. Let us know what happens.

  @Belinda: Thanks for your comment. It could happen in the June visa bulletin. Good luck.

  @Joshi: EB3?

  @Sercan Ekrem Tonbul: Which category are you?

  @CADude: June visa bulletin.

• 91 jeloux // Apr 27, 2008 at 6:58 am

  Hi John…
  I called the NVC yesterday and it says that..the office is waiting to submit the beneficiary biographic data to continue the processing of the file…what does this message means? Thank you!

• 92 jen // Apr 27, 2008 at 10:20 am

  Hi John, thanks for your comment, painful to hear but have to face the reality of things. Anyway, H.R. 5882 was introduced last week by Reps. Lofgren and Sensenbrenner to recapture an estimated 218,000 unused EB green cards. It’s said that it has bipartisan support and has a better chance of being passed by legislation than previous bills. If it does get the thumbs up, it will take effect in the following fiscal year which will start Oct. 1, 2008. How do you think the last four visa bulletin’s of the current fiscal year will be affected or potentially be affected by this? Thanks again.

• 93 jen // Apr 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm

  For those interested in reading more about the immigrant visa (EB & FS) recapture bill (hr 5882), here is a link where you can read the full text of the bill:

  http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html

• 94 amor // Apr 27, 2008 at 11:42 pm

  it seems like were just predicting and guessing but were is john?i thought hes the one who will have predictions…

• 95 Sim // Apr 28, 2008 at 12:10 am

  my country is Pakistan .

• 96 ST // Apr 28, 2008 at 8:03 am

  Hi John, Thanks for you’re replied.

• 97 Sercan Ekrem Tonbul // Apr 28, 2008 at 12:17 pm

  Hi John,
  I am in Employment based abdustment applications. My case is in Texas service center.

• 98 tosin // Apr 28, 2008 at 4:34 pm

  my PD is jan 2003. can you predict when my visa number will be ready. thanks

• 99 jeloux // Apr 29, 2008 at 10:01 am

  Hi John…

  This is the complete message of the NVC automated system…”The NVC is waiting for the returned biographic forms from the lawyer.” What are those biographic forms? Thank you!

• 100 muni // Apr 30, 2008 at 8:19 pm

  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.

• 101 Tom // May 1, 2008 at 4:31 am

  Hi John,

  thanks so much for all the work you put into helping us poor lost non-american souls!

  I am over 21, unmarried and a German citizen; my father is a green card holder, but he is eligible for US citizenship (and I could probably convince him to take it; though he has some reason to prefer not to do so..)

  I guess this currently places me in category 2B of family-related immigration, though I could be upgraded to 2A if my father got citizenship.

  3 questions: a) do you have *any* kind of reasonable guess - and I realise this is extremely provisional - of when I could expect a green card from the two respective categories?

  b) I’m in the first year of a PhD program on a F-1 visa, which will keep me busy for at least the next 5 years. Could a pending green card application have any adverse consequences on my F-1?

  c) I might want to spend one year of my PhD program at a different institutions in the US, for which there’s a formal exchange program from my current university. Would that require me to get a new F-1? If so, might that be complicated by a pending green card applic?

  Thanks SO much for your help..

• 102 Mar Stephen Sembrano // May 2, 2008 at 6:54 am

  hi everyone! we’ve been waiting for our visa for more than 22 yrs now.. and ive been over age for the petition.. can i still be in the petition even im over 21 years of age…? im 22 now turning 23.. thanks.. hope for response.. - thyron79@yahoo.com

• 103 Lali // May 3, 2008 at 6:58 am

  Hi, I live in Cape Town, South Africa and am waiting, hopfeully, for my second letter after having been selected as a lottery winner last year for 2008. What predictions as far as numbers coming up in the diversity visa section for July 2008?
  Many thanks

• 104 Patrick P // May 4, 2008 at 2:33 pm

  Hi John, I was wondering if you know the procedure to withdraw an EB3 petition from the USCIS? I checked the status of my application and it said its in “consular processing” which I basically do not know what stage that is My PD is July 2006. I was also wondering if it is possible to TRANSFER an EB3 petition (my PD) to my new H1 employer? Thanks for taking time to read this and I hope for your response

• 105 hiba // May 6, 2008 at 11:45 pm

  Why isn’t EB3 moving?? Not even a wk or a month? Is there really any hope..

• 106 June 2008 Visa Bulletin // Predictions and Comments // May 8, 2008 at 5:27 pm

  [...] get the visa bulletin to go! ← May 2008 Visa Bulletin // Discussion and Comments [...]

• 107 Grace Manifor // May 10, 2008 at 6:22 am

  Hi! I am from the Phil. I was in the F4 preference. They send us our choice of agent last March 19, 2008. I was waiting for our biographic data. Can my family will migrate this year?

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