It would also help in estimating date movements in future visa bulletin. It would be very useful to understand how USCIS is currently processing these cases in each category. GC Tracker: If you have not done it yet, please remember to add or update your I-130 / NVC / I-140 / I-485 case in the free GC This could change when we get new data from USCIS. HenceĮstimate would be unknown at this time. Since demand is changing every month in other EB categories, we cannot estimate how much spillovers will fall to EB2 India. In this case the only way EB2 India dates will move forward is when To EB2 India is using up all available quota for EB2 India (which is around 2802 per year). Currently the people porting (upgrading) from EB3 India If we are unable to determine a 'good estimate', the dates would be listed as 'Unknown'. The calculator is unable to predict some priority date? Why is that?Ī.

There could be big changes in dates (based on many other factors such as spillovers, etc). However in the next few months, it retrogressed by around six years and have stayed same for next 9 months. Dates moved forward by around 3 years in few months. Hence please consider this as a rough estimate.īased on new data received from USCIS, the dates shown above can easily change every month (or sooner).Ī good example of rapidly changing data is EB2 India category. Most of these factors changes every month. There are many factors which affects visa bulletin date movement.

DOS allocates these spillovers so that EB categories use up all available quota of 140,000 per year.Ī. Visas will be unused in EB1, EB4 and EB5 categories (which are Current) and allocates itĪs follows: EB4 + EB5 -> EB1 -> EB2 -> EB3. (b) In the last quarter of fiscal year (July to Sept), DOS estimates how many It is equally distributed among all EB categories. (a) If there are any unused visas in FB categories, then Since all FB categories are retrogressed, there are no spillovers in FB categories (unless there are unused visas in EB category). If the demand in EB2 India is more than 2802 per year, then DOS (Department Of State)Įstablishes a cuttoff date so that annual allocation does not exceed 2802 per year.Ī. Also each country has 7% limit on total visas.Įxample: EB2 India has an annual quota of 7% * 28.6% * 140,000 = 2802 visas per year. It is 140,000 per yearįor employment based (EB) categories + any unused visas in FB categories.Įach FB and EB categories has sub categories (F1, F2A, F2B, F3, F4, EB1, EB2, EB3, EB4, EB5) which has its own quota. Supply is fixed at 226,000 per year for family based (FB) categories. Visa Bulletin dates are based on supply and demand. How does USCIS/DOS determine Visa Bulletin Dates?Ī.

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