September 2013 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 & EB-3 (India) Advances

U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the September 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the last Visa Bulletin for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.  The cutoff dates for Employment-Based second preference (EB-2) India has moved to June 15, 2008 and for Employment-Based third preference (EB-3) India has moved to September 22, 2003. 

The worldwide, China, and Mexico Employment-Based third preference (EB-3) category moved forward to July 1, 2010 to generate demand so that the annual numerical limits may be fully utilized; however the DOS notes that there will unlikely be any forward movement for most EB dates during the next couple of months; in fact the DOS does not rule out the possibility of retrogression.   

We will continue to monitor developments on this front and will provide our readers with additional information once we receive it from the DOS.