please help what does this mean we are cut off?

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Please help my sister she was married last year to a us citizen and application was received in september of 2014. Last inquiry about the progress and this is what they send back. What does this mean?

Dear Sir/Madam:

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry regarding the immigrant visa petition: KNG201******* filed by **** **** on behalf of **** ****.

Due to the numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance prescribed by law, this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time. The petition will be retained at the NVC until an immigrant visa becomes available. The petitioner, principal applicant, or attorney of record will be notified when this petition is eligible for further processing. The principal applicant should not make any firm plans such as disposing of property, giving up jobs, or making travel arrangements at this time. For additional information please review the explanation of numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance below.

EXPLANATION OF NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE:

Immigrant visa processing is governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952, as amended, which controls priority dates and the number of immigrant visas that can be issued under certain preference categories. To establish which petitions are eligible for visas, the Department of State issues a monthly publication called the Visa Bulletin.

The Visa Bulletin provides a list of cut-off dates that are used to ensure the number of immigrant visas issued each year does not exceed the legal limit established in the INA. Cut-off dates are categorized by foreign state of chargeability and preference category. Only a petition with a priority date that is earlier than the cut-off date is eligible for a visa and consular processing. Please note this petition's priority date, foreign state of chargeability, and preference category can be found at the end of this correspondence.

The NVC may begin processing this petition prior to a visa number becoming available per the current edition of the Visa Bulletin. This allows ample time for the petitioner and applicant(s) to obtain and submit all required fees, forms, and documents. This petition, however, will not be eligible for an immigrant visa interview until its priority date is earlier than the cut-off date established in the current edition of the Visa Bulletin

To determine the cut-off date and which priority dates are current and ready for consular processing please review the current edition of the Visa Bulletin by visiting the following website:

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html

To be placed on an email subscription list to receive the monthly Visa Bulletin please send an email to listserv@calist.state.gov , with the following statement:

Subscribe Visa-Bulletin First name/Last name

(example: Subscribe Visa-Bulletin John Doe)

By any chance did your spouse upgrade during the process from a LPR? If not he needs to get on phone and call NVC and demand to talk to a supervisor to get this handled. Looks like some emails went out in error. Especially since a few from Jamaica are reporting could very well just be someone pressing the wrong button.

Do not give up until you get resolution. Do not let this sit.