MU Lawyers were atAILA’s annual convention in Boston last week. In discussing the Visa Bulletin with several attorneys, and piecing togethersome information from DOS officials, here are our unofficial projections forthe remainder of Fiscal Year 2014, which ends September 30, 2014.
EB-1  
EB-1 is expected tostay current through the Fiscal Year.
EB-2
China:  Chinese EB-2 numbers could progress, although itdoes not appear that it will move too quickly.
India:  Indian EB-2 numbers jumped dramatically betweenMay and June 2014, progressing nearly four years to September 2008.  Our sense is that the Indian EB-2 number willcontinue to stay in 2008, and will continue to progress because the DOS doesnot want a single visa to go unused in this category.  The number may temporarily become unavailablein September 2014, which is common.
All Other: Allother EB-2 should remain Current for the remainder of the Fiscal Year.
EB-3
China: Chinese EB-3numbers have been on a wild ride this year. They were into 2012 for much of the year before a massive retrogressionin June.  There is a sense that the DOSis unsure just how many numbers are needed. MU Law’s read is that the number will progress this summer, perhapsseveral years.  Again, the DOS is tryingto insure that all numbers in this category are used.
India: The DOS hasthis category accurately projected.  As aresult India EB-3 will continue its very slow progression.
Philippines:  It seems unlikely that this number will getinto 2010.  That having been said, thenumber should progress steadily in FY 2015.

All Other:  The DOS tapped the breaks on this number in June,stalling it at April 2011.  MU Law’s senseis that the number will progress before becoming temporarily unavailable laterin the Summer.