DOS's Visa Office Updates on Availability of Employment-Based Visa Numbers - 04/22/05
The limits of section 201(a)(2) do not apply to the fourth quarter of FY05
The limits of section 201(a)(2) do not apply to the fourth quarter of FY05 and the 27% limitation only applies to the first three quarters. The remaining numbers will be made available in the final quarter. But if the 27% limit is being reached, then a maximum of 19% of the annual limit would be available for the final quarter. As a result of the CIS backlog reduction efforts the quarterly limits are met during FY-2005.
Mostly all available visa numbers will be made available in FY05
The Visa office is confident that all available visa numbers will be made available in FY-2005. The total employment-based numbers available for use for FY2005 will be the regular 140,000+and about 7,000 unused family from FY04-101,000 AC21.
AC21 numbers were not required in the other fiscal years as the demand did not exceed the amount of numbers available under the normal annual limit.
For each AC21 about 131,000 numbers were "recaptured" based on unused FY01999 and FY-2000 Employment-based numbers. During FY-2003 about 30,000 were used and the remaining 101,000 will be utilized during FY-2005. AC21 numbers were not required in the other fiscal years as the demand did not exceed the amount of numbers available under the normal annual limit.
Oversubscription of EB1 category for countries like China, India and Philippines
As per the current numerical guidelines recognized by the INA the Visa Office expects the oversubscription of China and India EB2categories at some point during FY-2006. It is also likely that FY06 could also see the oversubscription of the EB1 category for China and India. Presently the office expects Philippines EB1 and EB2 to remain "current".
The limits of section 201(a)(2) do not apply to the fourth quarter of FY05
The limits of section 201(a)(2) do not apply to the fourth quarter of FY05 and the 27% limitation only applies to the first three quarters. The remaining numbers will be made available in the final quarter. But if the 27% limit is being reached, then a maximum of 19% of the annual limit would be available for the final quarter. As a result of the CIS backlog reduction efforts the quarterly limits are met during FY-2005.
Mostly all available visa numbers will be made available in FY05
The Visa office is confident that all available visa numbers will be made available in FY-2005. The total employment-based numbers available for use for FY2005 will be the regular 140,000+and about 7,000 unused family from FY04-101,000 AC21.
AC21 numbers were not required in the other fiscal years as the demand did not exceed the amount of numbers available under the normal annual limit.
For each AC21 about 131,000 numbers were "recaptured" based on unused FY01999 and FY-2000 Employment-based numbers. During FY-2003 about 30,000 were used and the remaining 101,000 will be utilized during FY-2005. AC21 numbers were not required in the other fiscal years as the demand did not exceed the amount of numbers available under the normal annual limit.
Oversubscription of EB1 category for countries like China, India and Philippines
As per the current numerical guidelines recognized by the INA the Visa Office expects the oversubscription of China and India EB2categories at some point during FY-2006. It is also likely that FY06 could also see the oversubscription of the EB1 category for China and India. Presently the office expects Philippines EB1 and EB2 to remain "current".
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