May 2012 Visa Bulletin Prediction

[f2a4spouse 4]

My PD is 27 Dec 2010, i think it will be current between Nov/Dec of this year(2012)

I think and hope so too..

BTW why was there only one month at a time movement in the last 3 or 4 months? Had that gone atleast at 2months pace we would have been very close.

[Steve visa bullet 17]

I guess May 2009 will move to 2010 pds.i guess jan 2010

2012 May. my mistake.lol

[William2535 10]

I guess May 2009 will move to 2010 pds.i guess jan 2010

2012 May. my mistake.lol

I had a dream yesterday that may PD's have moved to feb-10!!!! really....!!!

[listeria 14]

We can not completely rely on what is said by DOS, as quoted below. The reason is that what we don't know is how DOS count demand data- the number of completed cases available with NVC or number of I-130s filed at USCIS. If DOS demand data is based on first scenerio, the cut off dates will move slowly as they are now. Remember USCIS took more than a year or two to clear out I-130s back in 2007 thro 2009 and this could possibly have caused low demand at DOS NVC. Since the the last quarter of 2010, USCIS clears most of I-130s within 6 months-that indicates there is more demand and slow forward movement as you would see now.

As I said previously, unless we know how DOS determines demand data, we can not predict how PDs move in the coming months.

the vol was very high after setempber 2010, not in july.

F. VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS

Family-sponsored: From early 2009 through September 2010, the level of demand for numbers in the Family-sponsored preference categories was very low. As a result, the cut-off dates for most Family preference categories were advanced at a very rapid pace, in an attempt to generate demand so that the annual numerical limits could be fully utilized. As readers were advised in previous Visa Bulletins providing projections of visa availability (e.g., April 2009, January 2010, May 2010, July 2010), such cut-off date advances could not continue indefinitely, and at some point they could slow, stop, or in some cases retrogress.

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5197.html

Edited March 15, 2012 by listeria

[Noemhy 0]

My PD is April 2010. I'm currently living in the USA, but have to leave before i turn 18 and a half ( before July 3, 2012) so i dont get the 3 year punishment. I am Salvadorian, by my plan was to go to Ecuador, where my brother lives, stay there until i get my interview, and then travel to El Salvador go to the interview and return here to the USA. But since the VB has gotten ahead so much, i don't know what to do anymore. I had anticipated that i would stay in Ecuador at least 6 months, but now it seems more like 3 months, if the VB only advances one month at a time.

Do you guys think it'll be better if i go straight to El Salvador??

By when do you think i could be getting my interview??

Is there any possibility of the VB slowing down??

Please help, i need to make a decision fast so i can buy my plane ticket!!

[ashu 1]

ashu do let me know about your interview at Islamabad embassy okay? Best of Luck for that!

Its my wife's. But I am here in Islamabad to take them to states. I will let you know of the interview. There was another guy from Pakistan who posted in April VB thread about his family's interview and the question that they asked. Do you remember? I am unable to find.

Thanks, ashu

[ashu 1]

My PD Is 27 Dec 2009 . What You Guys Think When My PD Will Be Current ? Any Expert Answer ? Thnks !!!

You are pretty close to be current. If May VB moves at the same pace as April which was 78 days, my friend you will be current in next month PD. Otherwise your will be current for sure in June VB unless there is retrogression which has minimal chances.

Goodlukc.

Don't worry! We all are in the same boat. No one can predict the PD. So just relax have faith! Just keep looking at the section "VISA AVAILABILITY IN COMING MONTHS" that appears after few months in the monthly Visa Bulletin.

Was there any forward movement notice in April VB?

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

My PD is April 2010. I'm currently living in the USA, but have to leave before i turn 18 and a half ( before July 3, 2012) so i dont get the 3 year punishment. I am Salvadorian, by my plan was to go to Ecuador, where my brother lives, stay there until i get my interview, and then travel to El Salvador go to the interview and return here to the USA. But since the VB has gotten ahead so much, i don't know what to do anymore. I had anticipated that i would stay in Ecuador at least 6 months, but now it seems more like 3 months, if the VB only advances one month at a time.

Do you guys think it'll be better if i go straight to El Salvador??

yes

By when do you think i could be getting my interview??

Perhaps July/August 2012?!

Is there any possibility of the VB slowing down??

Not in your time

Please help, i need to make a decision fast so i can buy my plane ticket!!

Welcome

You're smart and you think ahead I like that. You are right you will start to build a bank of illegal presence 180 after your 18th birthday. Going to Ecuador would make sense since your brother is there adjustment is likely to be easier. There is a twist - to have your F2A visa interview in Ecuador you will need to be a legal resident there, If you are able to show residency then you are in the clear, if not - then you will have your interview set in your home country (El Salvador) when your PD is current.

[Mahrukh 2]

I just wish that I get current soon in 2012. By the way the good news is that my hubby is coming to Pakistan next month...yeeeeeeyyyyyy!!!!

[mahakali 2]

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[Athena June 37]

We can not completely rely on what is said by DOS, as quoted below. The reason is that what we don't know is how DOS count demand data- the number of completed cases available with NVC or number of I-130s filed at USCIS. If DOS demand data is based on first scenerio, the cut off dates will move slowly as they are now. Remember USCIS took more than a year or two to clear out I-130s back in 2007 thro 2009 and this could possibly have caused low demand at DOS NVC. Since the the last quarter of 2010, USCIS clears most of I-130s within 6 months-that indicates there is more demand and slow forward movement as you would see now.

As I said previously, unless we know how DOS determines demand data, we can not predict how PDs move in the coming months.

I agree with you. From what I have read, it seems that demand data means completed cases. Logically it makes total sense as a visa number would only need to be allocated when someone has been placed on the list of documentarily qualified applicants.

[Steve visa bullet 17]

Im reading guys 24h all postings.and i can see there is now any good news for future.we just need to wait no matter how long.it's so hard but there is nothing we can do

No good news

[William2535 10]

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your pd is may-10. did you get a interview call?

[Steve visa bullet 17]

Does anybody got interview from 2010pds??

[Athena June 37]

Does anybody got interview from 2010pds??

Hi Steve,

The NVC will start giving out interview appointments for May at the end of March/beginning of April, so we'll still have a couple of weeks before we know how much the cut-off date will move in May.