Yes, I used ICES evaluation initially done for Canada express entry, and got approval

Happy new month everyone.
Anyone here had EB-2 visa interview in August or September?
Kindly update us on how it went, also, how long it took them to grant the visa.

We are eager to hear

This is good news indeed.

Mine was just a forecast. Meaning those of us DQed recently (Sept. 2023) have hope of IL in the 2024 FY

adedammy009:


What is your thought on the August 2023 visa stats. Eight ( visas were issued in Lagos for EB2 category.

From what we have heard recently in this group, November DQ received IL, not sure about December, I only speculated.

However, your forecast doesn't work that way.

See the trend for 2023 FY
Oct. 2022 - 76 IL
Nov. 2022 - 16
Dec. 2022 - 10
Jan. 2023 - 13
Feb. 2023 - 01
Mar. 2023 - 00
Apr. 2023 - 00
May 2023 - 00
June 2023 - 09
July 2023 - 01
Aug. 2023 - Yet to be released, but cannot > 2
Sept. 2023 - Yet to be released but should be 0

That will make the total 127 slots for EB-2 visa interviews for the 2023 FY.

More IL are issued at the beginning of the FY. So, the fewer ILs released in October to have gotten to DQ of November 2022, the better for us down the que.

E.g. if 125 ILs are released in October and November 2023, it means they can only issue 2 more ILs for the rest of the FY.

Mandem101:
@MatthewProf IL for December for real or Guesswork? Reason for asking is if the rate continues, whichshould be the case at least from september through February, the backlog may be reduced to average of

Permutation again, no legit information to back this up,
The Letters today possibly was meant to have been sent out between Monday 28th august to cover for August IL batch. If this is the approach going forward, i will probably expect September IL to cover Dec '22 through February 2023 DQ, with Current PD based on visa bulletin

October IL to cover Feb/March through April/May 2023 DQ, with Current PD based on visa bulletin (Visa bulletin may move to November 22 PD ROW)

November IL to cover May/June through July DQ. one month at a time we shall get there.

The FY begin in October each year.

In 2022 FY, a total of 127 IL were granted in Lagos Embassy.

In 2023 FY, and with the release of July Lagos EB-2 visa interview update (only 1), it brings the total so far to 125.

This means that only 2 EB-2 visa interviews were scheduled for August and September.

With DQs of September to maybe November or December getting IL, It will be interesting to see how many EB-2 visa interviews granted in October 2023 (beginning of 2024 FY). This will give us a clue on how the IL will progress for the remaining part of the 2024 FY.

Congratulations Koldfuzhion and all the best in your interview.

@adedammy009, please let us know when you receive your IL, so we can tactically calculate/predict ours

Mogullet:
Hello my people, please would like to know if anyone lost their job while their i140 was awaiting approval? 
I applied from the UK, my PD is 1st of June but I lost my job in the same month. 
Though I'm interviewing for a new job in the same field as my proposed endeavour, I would appreciate it if anyone could help with any info or ideas on how to update my pending i140 or inform USCIS of the change of employer if need be. 
Better still, would really appreciate any ideas or suggestions from anyone on what I should do so that my pending i140 won't get denied as a result of job loss.

Sorry about your job loss, but I don’t think that is going to be a factor in considering your application for NIW.

Congratulations on sending your case to NVC.

Fingerprints does not appear on the police clearance certificate (pls correct me if I am wrong).

The finger prints are taken during capturing and in the backend, with the reference number, that could be validated.