As a general overview, the EB2 visa processing time usually takes about 18 months from start to finish, but it can take up to several years in certain cases (depending on your country of birth).

Priority date: This is the date that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received your I-130 petition. Think of this date as your place in the green card line. You can find your priority date on the I-797 form mailed by USCIS approving your I-130 petition.

In the EB-3 category, we see significant retrogression for China and India. China moves to April 1, 2019, while India moves to January 22, 2012….Employment-Based Dates for Filing Chart.

EB2 India Predictions for Green card movement. EB3 will stay ahead of EB2. EB3 will not move forward from Jan 2014 in 2022. Retrogression expected….Nov, Dec, Jan 2022 Predictions.

How long does it take to get an appointment? Although NVC strives to schedule appointments within three months of NVC’s acceptance of all requested documentation, this timeframe is subject to the operating status and capacity of the consular section.

Per CATO Institute, Estimations show that that there are around 560,000+ applications pending in the EB2 category for FY2020.

Now that EB1 is no longer current, there is going to be no spillover from EB1. EB2 and EB3 have priority dates that are very close. That is why in FY 2017, EB3 got more green cards than EB2. So in the future, EB3 will start moving faster and people in the EB2 wait list might downgrade to EB3 as it will be faster.

how many eb2 india applications are pending? Per CATO Institute, Estimations show that that there are around 560,000+ applications pending in the EB2 category for FY2020.

Why is the NVC taking so long? The NVC processes cases at different speeds at different times depending on how many cases they are handling. The more people applying for visa, the longer it takes. If you have not received confirmation, then you should contact the NVC as soon as possible.

Now, in the future EB2 India moves faster than EB3 India and you have approved 140 and EAD from EB3. Yes, you can go back and use previously approved 140 (EB2) to file i485 to get GC faster if both EB2 i140 and EB3 i140 are valid.

You can remain in the U.S. beyond June 2017 if the FORM I-140 is approved and a visa is available and a FORM I-485 is filed prior to expiration of the L-1B status.

The final action dates for the EB-1 category are current for all countries including China and India. Final action dates for EB-2 China have moved forward by 4 months to April 1, 2018. EB-3 China moves forward ever so slightly by 7 days to to January 8, 2019, and EB-3 India advances by six months to July 1, 2013.

You may be eligible for an employment-based, second preference (EB-2) permanent worker visa if you are a member of a profession and you have an advanced degree or its equivalent, or if you have an exceptional ability. You will need a labor certification and must meet basic criteria depending on your category.

EB-2 China will move forward by 3 months to July 1, 2018. India will advance by 3 months to September 1, 2011. All other countries will remain current. EB-3 China will remain frozen at January 8, 2019. India will move forward by 6 months to January 1, 2014. All other countries will remain current.

The employment-based (EB) categories in the Visa Bulletin are as follows: 1 EB-1 Priority Workers 2 EB-2 Advanced Degree Professionals 3 EB-3 Professionals & Other Workers 4 EB-4 Religious Workers 5 EB-4 Special Immigrant Juveniles 6 EB-5 Investors