Archive · fiscal year 2005

Visa Bulletin for June 2005

Compared with May 2005: 16 lines moved forward, 4 retrogressed, current for all countries: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4, EB-4 Religious Workers.

Chart A

Final action dates

Family	All countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Apr 8, 2001+7 d	Apr 8, 2001+7 d	Apr 8, 2001+7 d	Oct 22, 1994	Jan 15, 1991
F2A	Apr 22, 2001+52 d	Apr 22, 2001+52 d	Apr 22, 2001+52 d	Apr 22, 1998+52 d	Apr 22, 2001+52 d
F2B	Dec 8, 1995+30 d	Dec 8, 1995+30 d	Dec 8, 1995+30 d	Mar 15, 1992	Dec 8, 1995+30 d
F3	Jan 22, 1998	Jan 22, 1998	Jan 22, 1998	Apr 22, 1995	Sep 1, 1990
F4	Aug 1, 1993+31 d	Aug 1, 1993+31 d	Dec 15, 1992+54 d	Aug 1, 1993+31 d	Dec 22, 1982

Employment	All countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-2	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-3	Current	Jun 1, 2002	Jun 1, 2002	Current	Jun 1, 2002
EB-3 Other Workers	Jan 1, 1999	Jan 1, 1999−30.0 mo	Jan 1, 1999−30.0 mo	Jan 1, 1999−30.0 mo	Jan 1, 1999−30.0 mo
EB-4	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-4 Religious Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current

What moved

Moved forward 16

F4India+54 dDec 15, 1992
F2AAll countries+52 dApr 22, 2001
F2AChina+52 dApr 22, 2001
F2AIndia+52 dApr 22, 2001
F2AMexico+52 dApr 22, 1998
F2APhilippines+52 dApr 22, 2001
F4All countries+31 dAug 1, 1993
F4China+31 dAug 1, 1993
Show all 16
- F4Mexico+31 dAug 1, 1993
- F2BAll countries+30 dDec 8, 1995
- F2BChina+30 dDec 8, 1995
- F2BIndia+30 dDec 8, 1995
- F2BPhilippines+30 dDec 8, 1995
- F1All countries+7 dApr 8, 2001
- F1China+7 dApr 8, 2001
- F1India+7 dApr 8, 2001

Retrogressed 4

EB-3 Other WorkersChina−30.0 moJan 1, 1999
EB-3 Other WorkersIndia−30.0 moJan 1, 1999
EB-3 Other WorkersMexico−30.0 moJan 1, 1999
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippines−30.0 moJan 1, 1999

What the State Department said

Retrogression of the employment-based third preference “other worker” category for june
As mentioned in the Visa Bulletin announcing the May cut-off dates, demand for visa numbers in the Employment Other Worker category has remained extremely high despite the imposition of a cut-off date. As a result, it has been necessary to retrogress the June cut-off date in an attempt to hold number use within the annual limit. It is likely that the limit will be reached sometime during June, and the category would immediately become “unavailable”.
U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for June 2005

Visa availability during the remainder of FY-2005
Employment-based: During the past month there has been a significant increase in the amount of numbers being used by Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) offices for adjustment of status applicants. This level of demand has significantly depleted the supply of Employment-based numbers available under the annual limit. Recent discussions with CIS have made it clear that their backlog reduction efforts will sustain or increase the current level of demand. Therefore, continued visa availability in the Employment-based categories cannot be guaranteed during the final quarter of FY-2005. If demand continues at the current rate, it will be necessary to oversubscribe many or all of the Employment categories on a Worldwide basis. Such oversubscription could result in the establishment of cut-off dates, retrogression of already established dates, or some categories becoming “unavailable”.
Mexico: Heavy applicant demand in all of the Mexico Family-sponsored categories is causing the issuance level to approach the annual limit. It is likely that many of the Mexico cut-off dates will be retrogressed during the final months of FY-2005.
U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for June 2005

Released May 10, 2005. Official text: travel.state.gov.