The Department of State has justreleased the October 2013Visa Bulletin. This is the first Visa Bulletin of the 2014 US FiscalYear, which begin October 1, 2013. There was virtually nochange in the dates from the September2013 Visa Bulletin. The September 2013 Visa Bulletin had a massivepromotion of dates.
The lack of retrogression in the new Visa Bulletin was awelcome surprise. The Department of State’s comments in theprior Visa Bulletin led some to fear that there would be a retrogression. In those comments, the DOS explained that the massive promotion ofdates in the September 2013 Visa Bulletin was done to insure thatall available Fiscal Year 2013 immigrant visas wereused before the FY-2013 year’s end on September 30, 2013.
It is not expected that the next few Visa Bulletins will include significantpromotions of dates. We may see the next promotions of dates after theNew Year.
Here is the chart:
| October 2013 Visa Bulletin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Other Countries | China | India | Philippines | |
| EB-2 | Current | 15SEP08 | 15JUN08 | Current |
| EB-3 | 01JUL10 | 01JUL10 | 22SEP03 | 15DEC06 |