In January, 2016, the Department of State\u2019s Chief of Visa Control and Reporting Charles Oppenheim responded to questions regarding trends and projections for employment based visa number availability for EB-2s and EB-3s for India and China.<\/p>\n
In brief, here is what he said:<\/p>\n
India:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0EB-2s from India have advanced significantly in the last few months arising out of lower than anticipated demand.\u00a0 DOS is taking steps to ensure that cases can be concluded and visas issued within the fiscal year by aggressively moving visa numbers in these categories.\u00a0 It is unclear if lower demand arose from fewer India EB-3 to EB-2 conversions than previously were expected, or whether prior months\u2019 visa movement met the India EB-2 visa demand, or whether USCIS reduced its EB-2 backlog from India so that demand appears to be lower.<\/p>\n
China:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0China EB-2s are expected to trail EB-3s, although DOS expects the China EB-2 demand will diminish from high usage (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In January, 2016, the Department of State\u2019s Chief of Visa Control and Reporting Charles Oppenheim responded to questions regarding trends and projections for employment based visa number availability for EB-2s and EB-3s for India and China. In brief, here is…<\/span><\/p>\n