Visa Bulletin - March 2011

March 2011 Visa Bulletin was released on 11 February, 2011. No movement for Family-Based categories. We expect retrogression for Family-Based F-2A category in coming months. For Employment-Based category, EB-3 overall saw some movement in cut-off dates for each country. EB2 is current for all other countries except India and China. EB2-India did not see any movement. EB2-China progressed by one week. EB1, EB4 and EB5 are still current.

Family-Based

Family 1st – no improvement for most countries; one week advance for Mexico and four and a half months advance for Philippines.

Family 2A – most countries retrogressed to January 2007; Mexico advanced to January 2006.

Family 2B – world numbers stalled at April 2003; Dominican Republic advances to January 2001; Mexico advanced one week and Philippines advances two months.

Family 3rd – most countries stalled at January 2001; Philippines advances a month and a half to December 08, 1991; Mexico retrogresses three weeks to 01 November 1992.

Family 4th – most countries stalled at January 2000; Philippines stalled at 15 January 1988; Mexico advances three weeks to 22 January 1996.

RETROGRESSION OF FAMILY PREFERENCE CUT-OFF DATES

Continued heavy applicant demand for numbers in the Family F2A preference category has required the retrogression of the Worldwide, China-mainland born, Dominican Republic, India, and Philippines cut-off dates for the month of March. Should the current and recent retrogressions have the intended impact to slow demand for numbers, it is anticipated that these cut-off could begin to move forward slowly in the coming months.

Further retrogressions cannot be ruled out should demand continue at the current levels for some categories and countries.

Employment-Based

Employment 1st – still current in all categories

Employment 2nd – no movement for India; one week improvement for China (08 July 2006) and still stalled for India (8 May 2006).

Employment 3rd – three months advance for most countries to 01 July 2005; three week advance for China to 22 January 2004; three month advance for Dominican Republic to 01 July 2005; three week advance for India to 15 March 2002; Mexico jumps six months to 08 January 2004; three month advance for Philippines to 01 July 2005.

Employment 3rd Other Workers – most countries advance six weeks to 15 June 2003; China stalled to 22 April 2003; Dominican Republic advances six weeks to 15 June 2003; India advances three weeks to 15 March 2002; Mexico stalled at 01 May 2003; Philippines advances six weeks to 15 June 2003.

Employment 4th – still current in all categories

Employment 5th – still current in all categories

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