Visa Bulletin December 2013

1. As of November 20th - No additional EB-2 visas will be allocated for EB-2 India for the rest of November. 2. Demand for EB-2 visa number is unprecedented 3. Majority of requests were because of upgrades where beneficiary had EB-3 and upgraded to EB-2. 4. Oppenheimer says that perhaps in August or September 2014, the last two months in FY, EB-2 India will advance to December 2008 as a priority date. 5. Factors that impact EB-2 retrogression are - usage of visa numbers in the EB-1 category that would "drop down" to EB-2; The number of EB-3 to EB-2 upgrades from worldwide and other countries; The number of EB-2 India Visa numbers used for applicants with priority dates before November 2004; and the fact that the total worldwide quote is about 8,000 visa numbers lower than the previous year.