Paan Singh
Jun 4, 2026
Seems like USCIS along with DOS is planning on wasting more than half of visas for Eb3 Unskilled.
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/eb_inventory_february_2026.xlsx.
DOS is just moving the dates, USCIS is slow to catch up, at this rate they’re going to waste more than half visas this year, I guarantee it. At least 5k visas is going down the drains.No way they’re going to utilize 6-7k visas 4 months remaining in this FY.
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LEE xpressJun 4, 2026
yes
GRU AlphaJun 4, 2026
saw the report this morning, I agree with you 100%. I don’t expect USCIS to hand out more than 4-5k visas this Fiscal Year.
Tribal ChiefJun 4, 2026
On purpose, sadly. Our only hope is if they donate all those visas in the last quarter to us; we are doomed.
Sylvester TanningJun 4, 2026
yes I agree they will be wasting the visas
Paan Singh Jun 4, 2026
@Sylvester Tanning this category barely gets 7.5-8k instead of 10k allocated, but this year the waste is going to be insane.
BDV PUBLIC ENEMY #1Jun 4, 2026
that was the whole agenda from this administration so far, changing stuffs up to have excuses for delay and visa waste disguised as extra vetting.
Xhi YhaoJun 5, 2026
This is a repeating pattern.. same thing was done in his first term.. embassies closed down, USCIS offices were not working to quarter of their capacity and nothing moved.
By the time he leaves and all his bans are rescinded.. all categories will retrogress back to 2020
find ebJun 5, 2026
does the data contain only 485 AOS? how about CP number?
May 2022Jun 5, 2026
I wonder what are those 2016 AOS people doing. Are those cold cases or what?😅
@find eb no public data of CP :(
BDV PUBLIC ENEMY #1Jun 5, 2026
Between Feb and Jan, they approved only 102 green cards, that average out to ~1k2 green cards/year. High chance they will wast 7k-8k visa this year.
sam youngJun 5, 2026
they get 140k quota for employment based category altogether and if they decide not to approve eb3 unskilled cases those green cards will not waste but directly move towards eb3 skilled or eb2 and I think that’s what happening atm. all other eb category are getting approval really fast
