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Visa Bulletin for November 2006

Compared with October 2006: 35 lines moved forward, 0 retrogressed, current for all countries: EB-1, EB-2, EB-4, EB-4 Religious Workers.

Chart A

Final action dates

FamilyAll countriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F1Apr 22, 2001+11.7 moApr 22, 2001+11.7 moApr 22, 2001+11.7 moJul 1, 1993+5.9 moNov 15, 1991+14 d
F2ASep 1, 2001+4.3 moSep 1, 2001+4.3 moSep 1, 2001+4.3 moDec 1, 1999+47 dSep 1, 2001+4.3 mo
F2BFeb 1, 1997+31 dFeb 1, 1997+31 dFeb 1, 1997+31 dFeb 22, 1992+7 dAug 15, 1996+24 d
F3Nov 15, 1998+24 dNov 15, 1998+24 dNov 15, 1998+24 dJan 1, 1995+12.0 moFeb 8, 1991+6.3 mo
F4Oct 22, 1995+37 dApr 22, 1995+2.6 moAug 1, 1995Oct 22, 1993+37 dMay 1, 1984+30 d
EmploymentAll countriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2CurrentApr 15, 2005+14 dJan 1, 2003+6.6 moCurrentCurrent
EB-3Jul 1, 2002+2.0 moJul 1, 2002+2.0 moApr 22, 2001May 8, 2001+7 dJul 1, 2002+2.0 mo
EB-3 Other WorkersMay 1, 2001+3.9 moMay 1, 2001+3.9 moMay 1, 2001+3.9 moMay 1, 2001+3.9 moMay 1, 2001+3.9 mo
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent

What moved

Moved forward 35

  • F3Mexico+12.0 moJan 1, 1995
  • F1All countries+11.7 moApr 22, 2001
  • F1China+11.7 moApr 22, 2001
  • F1India+11.7 moApr 22, 2001
  • EB-2India+6.6 moJan 1, 2003
  • F3Philippines+6.3 moFeb 8, 1991
  • F1Mexico+5.9 moJul 1, 1993
  • F2AAll countries+4.3 moSep 1, 2001
  • Show all 35
    • F2AChina+4.3 moSep 1, 2001
    • F2AIndia+4.3 moSep 1, 2001
    • F2APhilippines+4.3 moSep 1, 2001
    • EB-3 Other WorkersAll countries+3.9 moMay 1, 2001
    • EB-3 Other WorkersChina+3.9 moMay 1, 2001
    • EB-3 Other WorkersIndia+3.9 moMay 1, 2001
    • EB-3 Other WorkersMexico+3.9 moMay 1, 2001
    • EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippines+3.9 moMay 1, 2001
    • F4China+2.6 moApr 22, 1995
    • EB-3All countries+2.0 moJul 1, 2002
    • EB-3China+2.0 moJul 1, 2002
    • EB-3Philippines+2.0 moJul 1, 2002
    • F2AMexico+47 dDec 1, 1999
    • F4All countries+37 dOct 22, 1995
    • F4Mexico+37 dOct 22, 1993
    • F2BAll countries+31 dFeb 1, 1997
    • F2BChina+31 dFeb 1, 1997
    • F2BIndia+31 dFeb 1, 1997
    • F4Philippines+30 dMay 1, 1984
    • F2BPhilippines+24 dAug 15, 1996
    • F3All countries+24 dNov 15, 1998
    • F3China+24 dNov 15, 1998
    • F3India+24 dNov 15, 1998
    • F1Philippines+14 dNov 15, 1991
    • EB-2China+14 dApr 15, 2005
    • F2BMexico+7 dFeb 22, 1992
    • EB-3Mexico+7 dMay 8, 2001

What the State Department said

Oversubscription of the schedule a worker (ex) visa category

Background: Title V, Section 502 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Division B of Pub. L. 109-13 enacted May 11, 2005) provided for the recapture of 50,000 Employment-based immigrant visa numbers that were unused in fiscal years 2001 through 2004. Such numbers have been made available to Employment-based immigrants described in the Department of Labor's Schedule A and their accompanying spouses and children. The immigrant category for these 50,000 visa numbers was designated as Schedule A Workers in the cut-off date table.

Issue: The Schedule A Workers category has become oversubscribed for November and a cut-off date established to hold number use within the 50,000 numerical limit. It is expected that demand will bring allocations up to the program limit during November. Once the limit is reached no further allocations will be possible, and the category listing will be removed from future cut-off date tables.

U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for November 2006
Employment-based visa availability in the coming months

Cut-off date movements in recent months have been greater than might ordinarily be expected, in an effort to maximize number use within the annual numerical limits. This has been necessary because demand being received from Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Offices for adjustment of status cases has been relatively light. As these dates have advanced, however, many thousands of applicants have become eligible for processing at CIS Offices. Once number use increases significantly as CIS addresses its backlog, cut-off date movement will necessarily slow or stop. Moreover, in some categories cut-off date retrogression is a particular possibility.

Readers should be aware that the recent rate of cut-off date advances will not continue indefinitely; however, it is not possible to predict when significantly increased CIS number use will begin to influence the cut-off date determinations.

U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for November 2006

Released Oct 6, 2006. Official text: travel.state.gov.

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