Latest update on us retrogression

Although not factually correct, time to current is often used by applicants as an estimation of how long it is going to take them to get their Green Card. The incredibly sad news here is that family Green Cards that were not issued over the last two years are gone forever.

As a result, time to current will go up:. The problem is that Covid has created a backlog of cases waiting for an interview to be scheduled, and F4-Interview are not yet where they used to be pre-pandemic. The following graph is based on U. Department of State data. This enables the aggregation of data coming from more than posts and gives us a precise and unique perspective into what is going on those who want to see the kind of reports we had to work with can take a look at the original data here.

We are however doing much better now, especially since the summer and there has been about 4, Worldwide F4 Green Cards issued per month between July and September latest available data because published with at least a two-month lag. Clear priority was given by the State Department to immediate relatives, so their situation is generally much better and their wait much shorter. If you want to assess the wait at your U.

Embassy or Consulate, see what is happening with applicants in the F4 category there. We expect to update our predictions the day after the next Visa Bulletin is released. Our best guess as to when we will update these predictions is as follows: Jan 21, Toggle navigation. What does Immigration Planner predict? Years ago it was easier to get into the US but with such a high demand for visas unfortunately people are affected. There is nothing stopping you considering another country but like mentioned in another post at least you have a PD of and things will move although may be a bit slow.

Silverdragon chose another route and ended up loving it in Canada, now she plans on staying there. If you keep your options open then you explore the possibilities of finding something better. That might not be the case with everyone but how are you ever going to know if you don't try.

Patience is a virture and good things come to those that wait. Sign In Register Now! Search Search. World International. US retrogression update Posted Nov 5, Register to Comment.

As our clients and readers are aware, USCIS had been advancing the cutoff dates for employment-based cases very aggressively over the past months and, as a result, many applicants were able to submit their I applications with USCIS. It looks like USCIS has sufficient number of EB-3 cases India and China to use the newly-available quotas for the fiscal year, at least for the initial months, and, as a result, they are slowing down the rate of I filings by retrogressing the cutoff date for EB-3 India and China.

In other words, time is running out for EB-3 downgrades. We have put together a guide on understanding the EB-2 to EB-3 downgrading process , including who may benefit from it and how to go about the process. We invite you to review our guide and also to contact us if we can be of any help. This means that FB-2A applicants, especially those who are in the U.

So this is an opportunity to file I not only for existing but also for new FB-2A cases. Consular sections can complete the interview and the immigrant visa approval process as soon as possible. The October Visa Bulletin provides some predictions and expectations for movement of visa numbers over the next few months.

Expected to remain current for the foreseeable future. EB-2 ROW. EB-2 India. Up to several months forward movement. EB-2 China. EB-3 ROW. A cutoff date is imminent, possibly as early as November. Retrogression; not much forward movement expected.