Th Ng
Jun 23, 2024
RETROGRESSION IN THE EMPLOYMENT-BASED THIRD (EB-3) PREFERENCE CATEGORY
Anyone notice this in the visa bulletin July 2024?
As readers were informed was possible in Item D of the June 2024 Visa Bulletin, it has become necessary to retrogress the worldwide EB-3 final action date (including Mexico and Philippines) effective in July. Given continued high demand and number use in this category, it will likely be necessary to either further retrogress the final action date or make the category “Unavailable” in August. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.
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Th NgJun 23, 2024
@SC JN I hope they don’t tell the the whole category EB3 skilled and unskilled to be Unavailable because I remember Unavailable was very long time ago in 2000s probably 2006, 2007? I hope it not, I feel so so bad to be in 2021 and probably I should have just done this category earlier. It’s weird, as we just got final action date advanced.
Th NgJun 23, 2024
@SC JN Yeah I hope so as they don’t mention the words Other Worker. I hope it not, this is like playing stocks, it’s up and down unexpectedly. I feel relieved for July final action date 2024 and now I feel worried for the August final action date just because of that notice.
Th NgJun 23, 2024
@SC JN it is from the official notice in July Visa Bulletin 2024. Even if it is for EB3 skilled only I would feel very threaten as they were just current in June 2024 for late PD 2022 and now become Unavailable. They got spill over from many other categories also, so it’s weird that EB3 skilled would go Unavailable for the remainder of the year in August and September 2024.
Young NguyenJun 23, 2024
they mentioned THIRD, not OTHER WORKER. they made the notice coz skilled VB went backward.
Th NgJun 23, 2024
@Young Nguyen Are you sure? Some lawyers said it is the whole EB3 included skilled and unskilled
Young NguyenJun 23, 2024
look at the topic you show “employment-based THIRD”
Italo BonifacioJun 23, 2024
You just have to think a little bit. What would be the point of advancing three months and then reteogressing again? Stop overthinking about this my boy. Just wait and your time will come, asking questions all the time and stressing over the process is not going to speed things up so just chill
Th NgJun 23, 2024
@Italo Bonifacio Yeah but you never know what might actually happen. I hope it won’t turn to Unavailable next month.
G CJun 23, 2024
@T N chill uscis mentions eb3 other worker EW for unskilled.
Th NgJun 23, 2024
@G C I hope so
Th NgJun 23, 2024
@fresh Yoo is this skilled or unskilled or both?
T NJun 24, 2024
Marking it unavailable means that there is no available number of visa for that category and no approvals are expected. It matters if your PD is current, but if your PD is not current, then just treat it as retrogression. Also! new FY is coming up in Oct, so don't think to much
