EB-1 and EB-2 cut-off dates for Worldwide, Mexico and the Philippines are projected to remain current, and EB-3 will move forward by approximately one month every month for these countries.

As for China and India- the most seriously backlogged countries- we expect the EB-2 category to make some advancement over the next few months, then most likely retrogress. EB-3 China will likely move one to three weeks per month for the rest of the year, but EB-3 India will see extremely limited movement due to the massive demand and very limited supply. 

Proposed immigration legislation would shift large amount of existing visas numbers to China and India, which would relieve the deep and prolonged visa backlog for these two countries, but at the same time will slow progress for the remaining parts of the world. Rose Immigration Law Firm continues to work with AILA, the immigration bar association, in lobbying for comprehensive immigration reform to provide backlog relief for all countries.

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The October bulletin indicates the First Preference Employment visas will become available again for all countries.

The Second Preference will remain available for Mexico, the Philippines, and the Worldwide category in October. China and India 2^nd preference categories are still delayed, but those categories jumped forward by three months, and individuals whose EB-2 cases were initiated prior to July 15, 2007 are eligible to file an application for permanent residence starting on October 1^st.

The Third Preference category will continue to be backed up for all countries with the Worldwide, Mexico, and the Philippines at December 8, 2005, China at August 8, 2004, and India at July 15, 2002. All other workers are backed up from early 2002 to late 2005, depending on country.

 Family-based categories: The October Visa Bulletin indicates only minor advancements in all family-based preference categories across all nationalities. The exception to this is family-based second preference for China, India, and the Worldwide categories, which have not moved at all in the past several months.

We realize these delays are stressful and unreasonable for your business and your employees. We urge you to advocate with your elected representatives to recognize how the visa backlog impacts your business. Rest assured our office and the immigration bar are doing the same!

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