EB-2 Visa for India Retrogressed further in Jan. 2008
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) just releases the Visa Bulletin for January 2008. According to the January 2008 Visa Bulletin, the second preference, employment-based, immigrant visa category for Indian nationals is retrogressed by two more years from January 2002 to January 2000. Worse still, the DOS predicts that the annual limit for this preference category will likely be reached within the next few months. If so, the category will show “unavailable” or “U” for the remainder of the fiscal year (until October 2008).
The DOS explanation for the retrogression is as follows:
"INDIA EMPLOYMENT SECOND PREFERENCE CUT-OFF DATE RETROGRESSION FOR JANUARY
It has been necessary to once again retrogress the India Employment Second
preference cut-off date. This is a direct result of continued heavy
applicant demand for numbers by CIS for adjustment of status cases
despite the retrogression which occurred for December. It is likely
that the annual limit for this category will be reached within the next
few months, at which time the category would become “unavailable” for
the remainder of fiscal year 2008. "
It is very important for the Indian nationals to rethink their immigration options in light of these drastic changes.
