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  1. RR159
    Nothing against DR. Things are “sluggish” because we’re not focusing on the rules. As the visa bulletin states every month: “Section 202 prescribes that the per-country limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620”. This is subsequently spelled out more clearly here: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/Web_Annual_Numerical_Limits_FY2024.pdf In FY 2024, it could even be Philippines. Their PD cutoff dates are far behind other countries including DR. The point is, once these countries reach the threshold, other countries should be given a fair chance.
  2. RR159
    Philippines, DR and Jamaica did receive F1’s. In fact DR is halfway past their annual quota of 1638 F1’s for 2024 (@860 now). Speaking of which, DR is already close to their annual limit of 1838 F2B’s for 2024 (@1661 now).
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    Monthly report for November is out. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html F2B for DR is down: from 1286 in October to 375. Not sure if it’s a good sign or bad, since total F2B visas also reduced to 1158!! In October it was 2581.
  4. RR159
    Agreed that it will create more backlog than solving the problem. When the per country limit is 7%, Dominican Republic already received more than 12% (in 2023). Now they are proposing a limit of 15% for family categories, MAYBE DR will now receive 25%+. Meanwhile rest of the world will continue to suffer. Instead why can’t they enforce the existing rules? Since DR is grossly oversubscribed, they should set up a new PD cutoff date for DR, just like Mexico, India, China or Philippines.
  5. RR159
    Immigration visa efficiency and security act 2023: is this new bill going to help, or hurt, current applicants?
  6. RR159
    To simplify, we can say that a lot of F2B beneficiaries have educational qualifications as well as work experience, but are unable to get sponsorship from their employers, for whatever reasons. Since they are being sponsored by their parents, they should be provided with an expedited process to get their visa or adjust their status.
  7. RR159
    Yes! F2B moved up by 9(NINE) days.
  8. RR159
    Does anyone from Visa Office at the Department of State actually look up this thread?
  9. RR159
    A total of 41,812 interviews are scheduled for the month of November. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-backlog.html There is a good chance that more than 552 F2B candidates from DR are in that interview list.
  10. RR159
    Immediate relative (IR) categories are not included in that limit of 25,620. Those countries exceed the limit without IR’s.
  11. RR159
    Looking forward to the annual report. On a somewhat similar situation, in FY 2022, India, China, Mexico received more than 25,620 combined visas (family + employment). Is it because they are exempt from this restriction? Hopefully DR is not exempt as well.
  12. RR159
    🙂 lol indeed! Last year the numerical limit for any country was 25,620 (family and employment categories combined). DR received 45k+.
  13. RR159
    You are absolutely right, those are a lot of people being processed from Dominican Republic. According to the link below, F2B has a limit of 1,838 for any specific foreign state. https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/Web_Annual_Numerical_Limits_FY2024.pdf In October, they received 1286 F2B’s. So there are only 552 F2B’s available for them, for the remainder of the fiscal year 2024 (Nov ‘23 to Sep ‘24). Let’s see how it goes for Dominican Republic in November.
  14. RR159
    Well annual numerical limits came out for FY 2024 and it shows worldwide F2B limit of 26,266 (expected). It also shows 7% limit for individual foreign states AND for individual categories. So F2B has a limit of 1,838 for any specific foreign state. Let’s see how it goes for Dominican Republic… https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/Web_Annual_Numerical_Limits_FY2024.pdf
  15. RR159
    Maybe it’s the “Dependent area limit is set at 2%?” So the F2B beneficiaries also included theirs dependent children but stayed within 9% in total? F2B’s are not allowed to be married but nothing stops them from having dependent children.
  16. RR159
    “The backlog will be cleared somewhere in the middle of next year”… famous last words:) There’s no way of knowing that.
  17. RR159
    So Dominican Republic continues to dominate the tables!...I am not sure if USCIS will impose the 7% quota on DR even if they exceed that. USCIS is so expert at doing nothing...
  18. RR159
    Of course! Waiting long enough to see false hopes being spread, but actually no progress being made. So yes, I would like to know the source please.
  19. RR159
    If members of congress are writing to USCIS that will be great! May I know the source of this news?
  20. RR159
    Interesting discussion that includes F2B visa category:
  21. RR159
    The following categories are most subscribed to, or gets the most number of Green cards on a regular basis: 1. IR5 - Parents of US citizens 2. DV - Diversity Visa 3. IR1 - Spouse of US citizens 4. FX - Spouse of lawful permanent residents (exempt from country quota limitations) 5. F4 - Siblings of US citizens Let's see if and how these groups of people contribute to the US economy. There are some hard truths that need to be discussed. Twenty first century demands that to be successful, the workforce needs to be technically knowledgeable and skilled. Start with the easy one, DV. The basic premise is to make America more representative of all countries/cultures, but does that automatically mean that it will help the economy? IR5, Parents. Bringing parents may give some peace of mind to new citizens, but are they not a burden to the overall system? Same can be said about F4, Siblings, if they are not technically qualified or skilled enough for the US job market. It doesn't make sense to allow residency for just being a parent or sibling of a citizen without any qualifications. IR1, Spouse of US citizens. This is one of the most abused visa categories. People who have no other way of getting residency, or who can not afford to wait in the very long wait lists in other categories, typically attempt for this shortcut, and find a suitable citizen partner. Once green card in hand, they are not required to stay committed to the marriage. And finally FX. Regular applicants of green cards typically include their Spouses and children under various employment and other categories, including F2A. But this FX is a special category for the spouses who are considered "Exempt". Why should some spouses be exempt from numerical limitations when vast majorities are not? So which groups should ideally get the priorities? A. IR2 - Children of US citizens B. F2B - 21+ children on LPR C. F1 - 21+ children of US citizens D. E2, E3 - Employment based Children should stay with their parents, so they should have the permanent resident status. Even if they are above 21 years of age, parents sponsorship helps them to gain education and subsequently employment. Other sources of sponsorship are increasingly hard to get these days. Please feel free to provide feedback on the topics discussed above.
  22. RR159
    And just like that the total number of F2B visas issued worldwide has dropped to 1703 for the month of May '23. Mar '23 April '23 May '23 Dominican Republic 2,014 2,037 609 Rest of the world 2,263 1,110 1,094 I guess anything that goes up must come down. It appears that decision makers at DOS has the "discretion" to determine which category of people will get preference over others on any given month.
  23. RR159
    In the current FY2023 total 342,072 immigrant visas are issued until April '23. Dominican Republic received 31,251 visas so far, which is 9.14% of the total. It's clearly above the 7% threshold. Is DOS waiting until the end of FY2023 to check on this? Majority of their visas are in the F2B category. One possible reason Dominican Republic getting so many F2B visas: a lot of derivative visas are probably getting attached to the original beneficiaries. For example, if the PD becomes current for a F2B applicant, he or she is not only applying for themselves, they are also including their children in their application. So basically they are under F24 and their children are under F25. By definition they are not allowed to be married, but they are allowed to have children. Without any limitations. Any thoughts?
  24. RR159
    Assuming annual cap of 26,200, monthly average application expected to be processed = 2,183. Reality is far from average, dear F2B hopefuls! Checking through immigration visa issue records from October 2019 to March 2023, it looks like there is a backlog of about 42,000 visas for F2B category due to COVID. Is USCIS taking any steps to recover these visas? Does any one know what is the rate of new applications per month for this category? If the rate of new applications is higher than before as well, then I guess USCIS will never be able to catch up. Any information, insights..., appreciated
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