AILA regularlychecks in with Charlie Oppenheim, who is the Department of State’s guru on VisaBulletin numbers. Their most recent CheckIn with Charlie contains projections for 2015. Here are his projections for several majorvisa categories.
India EB-2. This category had stagnated for a long timeuntil the recent March 2015 Visa Bulletin that progressed the date by 16months, to January 2007. Charlie expectsthat India EB-2 will continue to progress at a very steady rate in the upcomingmonths.
Philippines EB-3. Demand for Philippine EB-3 remains lower thanexpected, which is good news for those in this category. He does not see the demand on the horizon,which leads to his projection that Philippine EB-3 should run parallel toWorldwide EB-3. He cautions that if thenursing demand returns, a correction may be required for this category.
Worldwide EB-3. The Worldwide EB-3 hasadvanced in the past few months in order to spur demand. If the demand continues to stay soft, theprogressions will continue. If thedemand picks up, the Worldwide EB-3 number will slow down.
China EB-2 and EB-3. Low demand for Chinese family-based visas hasbuoyed the China EB-2 and EB-3 categories. The EB-2 continues to run behind the EB-3 category, although the gapbetween the two appears to be tightening.