TinFoil100:
Imminent retrogression for the last quarter make sense knowing that in 3-4 months, a new fiscal year begins for new numbers to roll in. Albeit, Movement of Priority dates for fiscal year 2025 will be reduced to cope with influx of application .

With imminent retrogression, worse case dates expected for FAD July -September:
EB2 = November 2022 vs Aug/ July 2022 (Aggressive).
EB3 = Aug 2022 vs Dec 2021.

Seem Employment based Backlog has come to stay for forseeable future. USCIS has gotten efficient with processing of enormous cases, but congress isn't helping anytime soon to help other arm of the process function properly. Enormous demand with limited supply.

This too shall pass !!

johnikwoyi:
Hello House, good morning all, pls who has tried the Eb-3 skilled route recently. I notice most past discussion were about the other Eb-1,2
Regards

Juddy2018:


EB-3 route are here also, some of us DQ, waiting for PD to become current. Most of us representing our wives who are nurses, I don't know if it is only nurses that are in EB-3. So I don't know your academic qualifications.

kollykolly:
Nah wa oh. Everywhere is quiet while Lagos consulate keeps mum too. The waiting is tiring and only the strong keeps going without hindrance. I pray we all hear the good news from. Lagos.

TinFoil100:


Will be surprised if IL come before August- September at this rate. On the bright side, That is like 3-4 months which will be here before you know it. In the mean time, find some healthy distraction to keep mind off this BS => olympics , uefa, copa america soccer competition start next month. Checkout podcast i.e WOndery to listen to, or some softskill masterclass to help.

Not too late to start scouting for jobs if you are on EB-NIW and have no offer at the moment. We are at the cusp of Massive Lay-off in all sectors, best to start now than never.

Waiting daily for a consulate that wouldn't change it's capacity anytime soon is not the best way for your mental! Shalom!!

kollykolly:
You may be right or wrong as none of us know what is on the mind of the consulate. And for your information, that people are anxious does not mean they are idle including my humble self. Have a beautiful day.

TinFoil100:


How is/was my suggestions of distraction and starting to seek possible offers if none is available in the country people will be relocating to an allusion to idleness? I Apologise for chipping in, will ignore going forward. Shalom!!

TinFoil100:


Will be surprised if IL come before August- September at this rate. On the bright side, That is like 3-4 months which will be here before you know it. In the mean time, find some healthy distraction to keep mind off this BS => olympics , uefa, copa america soccer competition start next month. Checkout podcast i.e WOndery to listen to, or some softskill masterclass to help.


We will get our ILs soon enough, 4 months is worth the wait. Let's keep faith alive.

Not too late to start scouting for jobs if you are on EB-NIW and have no offer at the moment. We are at the cusp of Massive Lay-off in all sectors, best to start now than never.

Waiting daily for a consulate that wouldn't change it's capacity anytime soon is not the best way for your mental! Shalom!!

chiboy429:
Good evening everyone, I trust we are doing good and feeling good today.

Please I have an inquiry to make. For someone who is not resident in the USA, what is the alternative for paying the I-140 fee to USCIS.

Aku660:
You can look for a trusted friend in the US to assist you make the payment.

Adnman:


Ok, thanks. I guess they are using standard delivery.

impactMAKER01:
Thanks for this insight. I did WES Canada evaluation in 2020. Just confirming if I can still use that. I will check out the silvergate evaluation.

KemsyDA:


I hope this helps......

The last sentence on my PCC reads "This Certificate is issued to the holder for the purpose of Travelling to United States of America and it is valid for 3 months from the date of issuance." I believe I applied for travelling....

ladeonas:


please can i get a PCC from Nigeria? i need one urgently

adedammy009:
Good day everyone. I noticed 7 people were issued EB2 visas in April 2024. Do we by any chance know these 7 people? This will help us know if they sent new IL recently or the visas were from those who interviewed in Jan 2024.
Thank you.

TinFoil100:

JULY Visa bulletin 2024
FAD (Final Action date)
EB1 ROW- Current
EB2ROW - 15 MARCH 2023
EB3 ROW - 01 DEC 2021

DOF (Date of Filing)
EB1 ROW Current
EB2 ROW 22 MAR 2023
EB3 ROW. 1 Feb 2023

RETROGRESSION IN THE EMPLOYMENT-BASED THIRD (EB-3) PREFERENCE CATEGORY

As readers were informed was possible in Item D of the June 2024 Visa Bulletin, it has become necessary to retrogress the worldwide EB-3 final action date (including Mexico and Philippines) effective in July. Given continued high demand and number use in this category, it will likely be necessary to either further retrogress the final action date or make the category “Unavailable” in August. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.

Babanaaboy1:
It's sad ! Some people got IL for July now retrogression again ! Chai this journey is not for a weakened heart

uduafemhe24:
I just created a group now.
https:///+nOLWeE72-dsyMjVk

dest4real:
Good afternoon house,

Please, if I want to file for Form 1-140 and I want to use the premium service, do I need to pay the filling fee ($715) and premium processing fee(2805) as separate fees?

Or if I'm requesting for premium processing, and I pay the $2,805, there'll be no need to pay additional filling fee of $715?

Thanks.

DoubleNn:
Hi, I just joined NL. I'm self petitioning for EB2 NIW from Canada. I'm very happy to have stumbled upon this thread while looking for resources online.

These fees caught my attention because I filed for EB2 NIW on June 7 but got my entire application sent back to me for wrong fees. I did $715 for I-140 and $2805 for premium processing.

Apparently there's now a $300 Asylum fee. It's $600 for petitioners that employ more than 25 people. USCIS is transferring the cost of Asylum seekers to us. It started April 1.

It took me a while to wrap my head around it because I'm an individual not a company but the fee still applies unfortunately. You can Google form G-1055 to see the fee schedule. It was a pain reprinting almost 5lbs of docs. The returned petition was marked hence useless.

I'll be resubmitting next week with the additional $300.

So the current fees are:

$715 - I-140
$300 - Asylum fee
$2805 Premium processing (optional)

Thanks to everyone who started this thread. It's so useful 🙏🏽

olig:
The fee schedule is a bit confusing.
A friend of mine got his petition sent back a couple of weeks ago. It was stated that he has not fully completed his petition. They pointed to:

-Part I 501(c)(3) or government research nonprofit organizational
- Part I 25 or fewer full-time equivalent

Since the "Other information" (last part in Part I of form 1-140) was the only part left blank in Part I (because he thought it was not applicable), I told him to answer NO to the two "objective" questions (5 and 6 under other information in Part I), and send it back. He is till waiting to hear from them again.

Initially, when he told me, I thought it was regarding the fee; because he paid only the 715 for regular processing. But when he sent me the attached letter, nothing was mentioned about the fee not being appropriate. Only those issues mentioned above. To my understanding, they are still related to the fee anyway.

I believe, the new schedule is also confusing to some USCIS adjudicators. Probably, the NIW often skipped their minds. To my understanding, NIW has nothing to do with Asylum fee. Only for those who are already in the US. I-140 is applicable to many categories of people, that is why.

Anyone will recent successful filing story can guide on this please 🙏