Visa Bulletin Check-in: Discouraging Predictions for FY18

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Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS), provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions nearly every month. The update this month for the August 2017 Visa Bulletin includes both some short-term predictions and some predictions for fiscal year 2018 (FY18), which begins October 1, 2017. All of the predictions provided are for the final action (FA) chart.

Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) India: Disappointing News

Due to a spike in ‘upgrade’ cases from the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category, EB2 India will not advance in September 2017, and may even retrogress. If that occurs, the cutoff date would return to the current date of July 22, 2008, in October.

More discouraging is the fact that, for FY18, EB2 India is predicted to advance at about the same pace as it did in fiscal year 2017 (FY17). If that holds true, this category would only advance by about one year by the end of FY18. Moreover, any such advancement is expected to be made fairly conservatively for the first quarter of the fiscal year, in order, hopefully, to avoid major retrogression later.

EB3 India: Slower Advancement in FY18

Although the cutoff date for EB3 India has moved relatively swiftly in recent months, Mr. Oppenheim expects that there will be increased demand for EB3 worldwide in FY18. If that holds true, this would mean fewer visa numbers available to trickle down to the heavily backlogged EB3 India category.

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