AILA holds a regularmeeting with the Department of State’s Charlie Oppenheim, who is the DOS’chief for producing the Visa Bulletin. MULaw has spoken with Mr. Oppenheim several times in the past and have alwaysfound that his projections are well thought out and very accurate.
India EB-2. Mr. Oppenheim suggests that India EB-2 may slightlyprogress in the first-half of 2015. Historically the Visa Office has waited until the summer to advance theIndia EB-2 date.
China EB-3. China EB-3 is expected to continue to advancesince demand has not yet been exceptional. However, as more and more ChinaEB-2 applicants “downgrade” their Application to EB-2, advancement will slow.
President Obama’s Recent ExecutiveAction. The Visa Office reminds usersthat the President’sExecutive Action is not expected to have any impact on the Visa Bulletin. While the Executive Action suggests thatAdjustment of Status applications will be able to be filed much earlier in thegreen card process, these “pre-filings” will not impact the priority dates.