Visa Bulletin August 2024 update

The August 2024 visa bulletin was published it does not bring a lot of news for the categories EB2 NIW (national interest waiver) and EB1 (Extraordinary Ability). In this video we cover that and also a historical backlog analysis of India EB1, China EB1, and Rest of World EB-2.
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Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - Table A EB-1
04:14 - Table B EB-2
06:40 - EB2 retrogression
09:50 - Historical wait times
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Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro
03:27- Table A Final Action Dates
08:00 - Table A or Dates for Filing
10:17 - Bad news coming in July 2024 visa bulletin
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[@OscarsGreenCard]

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[@bethjarrell-sanibelpublicl7868]

Thanks Oscar!! I rely on these videos to not completely give up hope!

[@cutepanda666]

First one here! Gracias por tu video como siempre :)

[@OscarsGreenCard]

Gracias por estar aquí!!!

[@gussgr8917]

Thanks for your video! Do you think that EB2 for Mexico will advance in October 2024 (new fiscal year)

[@OscarsGreenCard]

I hope so!

[@hannah60934]

Thanks Oscar!!!

[@OscarsGreenCard]

you're welcome!

[@edgarmarcillo5293]

Hi Oscar thanks for the video. Table A (15MAR2023) and Table B (22MAR2023) are almost equal in terms of date. Does it imply that your Excel plot predictions will be the same for Table A and Table B? So people under table B will not have any advantage compared with Table A, when they have to follow Table B instead of Table A.

[@OscarsGreenCard]

Hi Edgar, first of all my plots are not predictions, they are just the historical data. I don't try to predict. Second, if they two tables are close enough yes, but typically B is more beneficial, from a few weeks to a few months depending on the moment.

[@tilksewa.kelemu4407]

@OscarsGreenCard How long is NVC taking to communicate Applicant's after their PD becomes current? I came current in July, no comms as yet from NVC neither the CEAC is active to uploading civil docs. Very confusing!😢

[@OscarsGreenCard]

For NIW you don't upload documents to CEAC; you submit them by mail following the instructions they give you. Until you don't pay fees, submit DS-260 and submit documents, they won't call you. And depending on the consulate/embassy it can take many months

[@tilksewa.kelemu4407]

@@OscarsGreenCard fees paid, DS260 uploaded a year ago... still no comms.

[@OscarsGreenCard]

@@tilksewa.kelemu4407 civil documents?

[@tilksewa.kelemu4407]

@@OscarsGreenCard sent on email, but received a not accepted email back. The email I received back says my case is not enrolled in the electronic application category; and hence not legible to send civil docs by email, and asks to follow the instruction from NVC. But, NVC did not share any comms on how to send civil docs. Very very confusing.

[@OscarsGreenCard]

@@tilksewa.kelemu4407 you need to mail them, not email them. The address is both in the welcome letter and inside the CEAC portal

[@lis4_676]

Hi sir In 2010, my grandfather applied a case for my mother (our family) in usa and it was approved in 2016 and it is at the Visa Center. Can you give me information on how much time it will take? it take alomlst 13 year in 2019 uscis send it to nVs sry for typing mistakes and plz give information how much time more it will take and our country is afghanistan and One more thing after applying cace My one brother and one sister borned and we send there documents can it effect case hm take more time

[@josuensumba4199]

Hi Oscar. Hope you're doing well. So when the EB-2 NIV application gets approved will the date to action be the date you submitted your application or the date your application got approved? Thanks.

[@OscarsGreenCard]

PD is always the date you submitted and USCIS received the package

[@arinolaoyesile742]

Hey Oscar, can I file for advance parole even though my priority date is not current?

[@OscarsGreenCard]

To file for advance parole / travel doc you need to be able to file I-485

[@whalenali]

Hi Oscar, great video! My EB2 was filed Sep 2023, do you think it will be current by the time it refreshes on the fiscal year?

[@OscarsGreenCard]

Thanks. Unfortunately I can't predict what's going to happen! We'll see sometime in Setember when they publish the October bulletin

[@nasiba8730]

Hi Oscar, I was wondering if you need to show your tax files at AOS stage? Also if your family member (US born child e.g.) receives snap, does it affect the case ? Thank you!

[@nasiba8730]

Thank you! Looking forward to receiving your advice on this.

[@astafzciba]

It seems that for eb-2 it is moving month to month for india but stopped completely for the rest of the world. Is there a reason for this?

[@OscarsGreenCard]

the reason is always demand and visa availability

[@OmolayoChristianah-ro7wx]

I Oscar, thank you for making this video. Pls I'm from Nigeria and I am a Resident in US. I have already had my masters here and currently doing my PhD. My question is can I file for Eb1a? Thank you

[@OscarsGreenCard]

If you think you qualify, yes, but EB1A is a high standard to meet.

[@nishantchhabra]

Do you think India can reach December 2022 PD for EB1 this year?

[@OscarsGreenCard]

Nobody knows, we can only hope. We will see as new visa bulletins are released

[@zahraaliakbartehrani795]

Thanks Oscar. I have been wailing for being current/EB2/outside US. Final action date is so closed to my PD=March/27/2023 and DQ=Nov 2023, but since I am Iranian, possibly will be stopped by travel ban in Jan 2025 if D. Trump gets elected.

[@OscarsGreenCard]

fingers crossed for your becoming current soon. As per Trump, we won't know until (if) it happens

[@zahraaliakbartehrani795]

@@OscarsGreenCard Thanks again Oscar. I am afraid it happens again same back to 2017 since EB is immigrant visa. I have been living in Prague since 2016 and will do interview here.

[@silverscrew]

You'll be good to go this fiscal, I think. Statistically, EB2 ROW moves forward roughly 60 days every quarter this year.

[@zahraaliakbartehrani795]

@@silverscrew Thanks, only one month remains from FY2024 so will see. it moved forward in Jun by 2 months indeed.

[@silverscrew]

​@zahraaliakbartehrani795 my guesstimate is that we won't see any movement in ROW in the September 2024 VB also. However, there will be a good (min 60 day) advancement in the October 2024 VB.

[@silverscrew]

Has anyone added EB2 visas from the monthly immigrant visa issuance report by chargeability area located at the USCIS website. I have added EB2 visas issued from Oct-23 to May 24, and the numbers add up to 7904 visas. It's an awfully law number given that eight month in the year have already passed. Even if we extrapolate this number to the entire year we'll get 12 thousand visas, which is still less that half of the quota. My question is why is this number so low? Does the number reported under this category also contain petitioners' family members?

[@OscarsGreenCard]

As far as I know there is no monthly report from USCIS. There is a report from State and that is for visas issued abroad only. Fom USCIS data, last year they approved more than 80K I-140s, which is a very high number as I-140 only includes the principal applicant and not the family members.

[@silverscrew]

@@OscarsGreenCard Thought so. What category the families of EB2 petitioners are reported under, do you know?

[@David-zh2zw]

Oscar. Donde te puedo contactar para que por favor me cotices un servicio distinto. Saludos

[@OscarsGreenCard]

No tengo servicios diferentes . Saludos

[@David-zh2zw]

@@OscarsGreenCard en realidad es más una asesoría para envío de documentos.

[@temuujinbayaraa3479]

Thanks, Oscar, what do you think benefit of applying concurrently now? Can we at least expect to have the work authorization card within 6 months?

[@OscarsGreenCard]

For EB2 it's not possible to apply concurrently today based on the visa bulletin. For EB1 it is possible . The median processing time is around 4 months now.

[@beautyuche]

I heard indipendent recommendation letters

[@OscarsGreenCard]

?

[@beautyuche]

@@OscarsGreenCard i didn’t know such service is available

[@OscarsGreenCard]

@@beautyuche yes , in our course we provide a discount to get a letter from a reputable agency payhip.com/b/gfuRU

[@Muhammad_Akram_Zai]

Pls pls pls pls pls make a video on islamabad embassy process of EB2 NIW

[@OscarsGreenCard]

Hi! I don't have enough to say to make an embassy-specific video

[@sabeenaammad2099]

Muhammad_Akram_Zai, Did u apply for EB2 NIW?

[@Muhammad_Akram_Zai]

@@sabeenaammad2099 yes I applied for it and my pd has been current since last month but Islamabad embassy has not sent any interview letter even to cases far before me I am worried

[@sabeenaammad2099]

@@Muhammad_Akram_Zai wish you good luck. We are waiting for approval.

[@user-xm1vi3pc7w]

Can someone having M.Phil Zoology degree but no experience apply for eb2 niw

[@OscarsGreenCard]

Without any experience it may be a tough case